Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Bridgeline Digital's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -16.26% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.17 percentage points from -22.42% a year earlier and up 1.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Bridgeline Digital (BLIN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Bridgeline Digital came in at -23.40%, down 5.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a four-year change of -15.40 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -17.41% in FY2024 (+41.14 pp), -58.56% in FY2023 (-49.40 pp), -9.15% in FY2022 (-1.15 pp) and -8.00% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +30.49 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 68.28 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 79.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BLIN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was -17.97% (Q2 2026), -20.79% (Q1 2026) and -23.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 406.71 Bn | 371.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | - |
| 2 | Oracle | 356.71 Bn | 229.27 Bn | 18.57 Bn | 10.99% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 287.26 Bn | 215.24 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 35.64% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.69 Bn | 131.56 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 9.01% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.83 Bn | 107.63 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -47.20% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 103.38 Bn | 82.65 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.25% |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.37 Bn | 70.72 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 16.71% |
| 8 | Relx | 72.62 Bn | 72.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 48.71 Bn | 35.85 Bn | 89.63 Mn | -27.59% |
| 10 | Bridgeline Digital | 8.19 Mn | 2.24 Mn | 2.53 Mn | -16.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -23.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -22.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -18.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -87.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -88.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -85.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -61.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -10.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.74% |
API Access
Bridgeline Digital Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BLIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "BLIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BLIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();