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Backblaze, Inc. BLZE
Backblaze, Inc. (BLZE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $145.8M at a -17.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
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.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.021 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -1.155 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.123 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.766 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLZE | Backblaze, Inc. | 5/9 | -3.65 | — | +14.3% |
| EXFY | Expensify, Inc. | 2/9 | 2.71 | — | +2.1% |
| LAW | CS Disco, Inc. | 4/9 | -1.07 | — | +8.3% |
| CLPS | CLPS Inc | 2/9 | 2.23 | — | +15.2% |
| CMCM | Cheetah Mobile Inc. | 5/9 | 0.34 | — | +48.8% |
| DRTTF | DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD | 3/9 | -5.72 | — | -3.1% |
| SOUN | SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. | 3/9 | -0.14 | — | +99.4% |
About Backblaze, Inc.
Backblaze, Inc., a cloud storage platform, provides businesses and consumers cloud services to store, use, and protect data in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company offers cloud services through a web-scale software infrastructure built on commodity hardware. It also provides B2 Cloud Storage, which enables customers to store data, developers to build applications, and partners to expand their use cases. In addition, the company offers cloud storage solutions for a range of cases, such as public, hybrid, and multi-cloud data storage; application development and DevOps; content delivery and edge computing; security and ransomware protection; media management; backup, archive, and tape replacement; and Internet of Things. Further, it provides computer backup that automatically backs up data from laptops and desktops for businesses and individuals, which offers a subscription-based software-as-a-service and serves use cases, including MAC and PC backup; ransomware protection; theft and loss recovery; data archiving; organization and managed service provider level management; and remote access. The company serves individuals, developers, MSPS, small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises across industries, including media, AI innovators, creative agencies, academic institutions, government agencies, research institutes, and gaming companies. Backblaze, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
FAQ
Is BLZE financially healthy?
Backblaze, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does BLZE pay a dividend?
No, Backblaze, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is BLZE?
In FY2025, Backblaze, Inc. had a net margin of -17.6% and a return on equity of -30.8%.
What is the analyst price target for BLZE?
The average Wall-Street price target for Backblaze, Inc. is $13.70, about 29.2% below the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is BLZE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Backblaze, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. 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.