Why did BlackLine (BL) stock move recently?

On 9/1/2026, BlackLine moved -3.0% — BlackLine shares declined with peers Varonis Systems, Qualys, and Workiva in a broader software sector selloff, with no company-specific news or earnings catalyst today (latest results and maintained guidance were from early August). This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is BlackLine (BL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows BlackLine's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 52.8, a forward P/E of about 11.8, a price-to-book of about 6.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does BlackLine's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.04×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is BlackLine's revenue?

BlackLine reported revenue of $700.4M for FY2025, with net profit of $24.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of BlackLine (BL)?

BlackLine last traded at $32.71 (-1.6% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

BlackLine

BL · NYSE · Technology · United States

Snapshot

TickerBL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorTechnology

IndustrySoftware - Application

CountryUnited States

Employees1,850

HeadquartersWoodland Hills, United States

Websitewww.blackline.com

Filings tracked21

About BlackLine

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.

Who owns it

Insiders9.5%
Institutions90.5%
Public & other0.0%

350 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.18%
Clearlake Capital Group, LP9.83%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.54%
Fivespan Partners, LP5.79%
First Manhattan Co. LLC4.14%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.03%
State Street Corporation3.71%
ICONIQ Capital, LLC3.59%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 5.5 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion2.04×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.0% → 3.5%

Margin has compressed by about 5.5 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity7.4%

Latest ROE of 7.4% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 9% · PAT -32%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $201.8M · EPS 0.70

Est. earnings growth +10.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $847.1M · EPS 2.78

Est. earnings growth +11.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$700.4M

Net margin

3.5%

ROE

7.4%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+9.0%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-31.9%

EPS (FY2025)

0.39

Net profit (FY2025)

$24.5M

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Why it moved

Sep 1, 2026
BlackLine shares declined with peers Varonis Systems, Qualys, and Workiva in a broader software sector selloff, with no company-specific news or earnings catalyst today (latest results and maintained guidance were from early August).
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 28, 2026
BlackLine shares rose on the July 27 announcement of general availability for its Verity Prepare multi-agent AI system, which automates account reconciliation preparation with governed, audit-ready workflows.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 27, 2026
BlackLine shares rose sharply after the company announced the general availability of Verity Prepare, a multi-agent AI system designed to automate reconciliation preparation with governed, auditable workflows.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 24, 2026
No company-specific catalyst identified in recent filings or news; the gain appears to reflect broader market or sector movement.
· confidence: low
Jul 22, 2026
BlackLine shares fell after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to Equalweight from Overweight and slashed its price target, citing that growth acceleration under new management had not attracted buyers and AI-driven growth would take time to materialize in the risk-averse finance sector.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$700.4M	$24.5M	0.39	3.5%	7.4%
FY2024	$653.3M	$161.2M	1.45	24.7%	36.1%
FY2023	$590.0M	$52.8M	0.81	9.0%	20.3%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$187.8M	$16.5M	0.27	8.8%
2026Q1	$183.2M	$8.1M	0.13	4.4%
2025Q3	$178.3M	$5.3M	0.09	3.0%
2025Q2	$172.0M	$8.3M	0.13	4.8%
2025Q1	$166.9M	$6.1M	0.10	3.6%
2024Q3	$165.9M	$17.2M	0.27	10.4%
2024Q2	$160.5M	$76.7M	0.22	47.8%
2024Q1	$157.5M	$10.8M	0.17	6.9%
2023Q3	$150.7M	$11.9M	0.19	7.9%
2023Q2	$144.6M	$30.8M	0.45	21.3%
2023Q1	$139.0M	$-12.0M	-0.20	-8.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/5/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/3/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/8/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC3/17/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC3/10/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/26/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/10/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/2/2026material

2025

8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC12/22/2025material
8-K — Other events
SEC11/10/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
8-K — Other events
SEC9/9/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2025material

In the news

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