Stocktoria

BLACKLINE, INC. BL

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 2016-10-28 · LEI

BLACKLINE, INC. (BL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $700.4M at a 3.5% net margin.

Chart by TradingView
51/100
Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
6/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.53
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
Dividend yield · no dividend

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
5 3 5 5 4 3 4 5 7 6 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.32 1.91 1.52 3.31 2.49 3.25 2.39 2.25 2.74 1.53 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$28.42 as of 2026-08-12 · -46.5% 1y
$28.07$57.2552-wk
Market cap USD$1.7B
P / E67.8×
Net margin 5y avg0.9%
Return on equity 5y avg0.4%
Beta0.65
Employees1,850

Analyst price target

$42.58 +49.8% vs last
consensus: hold · 12 analysts
target range $26.00 – $70.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 76%
Net marginstronger than 63%
Return on equitystronger than 62%
Revenue growthstronger than 49%

Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.187
Retained earnings / assets-0.014
EBIT / assets0.015
Equity / liabilities0.239

Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
BLBLACKLINE, INC.6/91.5367.8+7.2%
NAVNNavan, Inc.5/91.7+30.8%
NTSKNetskope Inc5/9-4.34+31.7%
APPNAPPIAN CORP6/9-2.31308.1+17.8%
DSGXDESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC5/98.6949.4+12%
CWANClearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.2/92.68+61.9%
QLYSQUALYS, INC.7/93.1121.9+10.1%

All Services companies →

About BLACKLINE, INC.

BlackLine, Inc. provides cloud-based solutions to automate and streamline accounting and finance operations in the United States and internationally. It offers financial close and consolidation solutions, such as account reconciliations that provides a centralized workspace for users to collaborate on account reconciliations; transaction matching, which analyzes and reconciles individual transactions; task management to create and manage processes and task lists; and financial reporting analytics that enables analysis and validation of financial data. The company also provides journal entry, which allows users to generate, review, and post manual journal entries; variance analysis that offers anomalous fluctuations in balance sheet and income statement account balances; compliance, an integrated solution that facilitates compliance-related initiatives, consolidates project management, and provides visibility over control self-assessments and testing; and smart close for SAP solution. In addition, it offers credit and risk, collection, dispute and deduction, and team and task management, as well as AR intelligence, electronic invoicing and payment, and cash application solutions. Further, the company provides intercompany create functionality that stores permissions and business logic exceptions by entity, service, and transaction type; intercompany balance and resolve, which records an organization's intercompany transactions; and netting and settlement that enables open intercompany transactions, which integrate with treasury systems. Additionally, it offers implementation, optimization, live and web-based training, and support services. The company sells its solutions primarily through direct sales force to multinational corporations, large domestic enterprises, and mid-market companies across various industries. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

FAQ

Is BL financially healthy?

BLACKLINE, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does BL pay a dividend?

No, BLACKLINE, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.

How profitable is BL?

In FY2025, BLACKLINE, INC. had a net margin of 3.5% and a return on equity of 7.4%.

What is BL's P/E ratio?

BLACKLINE, INC.'s trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 67.8×, based on its latest annual earnings.

What is the analyst price target for BL?

The average Wall-Street price target for BLACKLINE, INC. is $42.58, about 49.8% above the recent price, from 12 analysts (consensus: hold).

Is BL a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BLACKLINE, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 67.8×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.