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How BlackLine, Inc. stacks up
BL · against 501 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #179 of 502 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score58 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including BL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 70?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, which is stronger than most Technology peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 4.3% vs peer median 6.3%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.4% vs peer median 2.9%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: 34.1% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 474 reported | 34.1% | 7.4% | 88% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 501 reported | 4.3% | 6.9% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | 2.4% | 3.4% | 44% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 465 reported | 7.0% | 9.2% | 45% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 505 reported | 75.6% | 51.0% | 80% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.84T USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 598.2B USD | 99 | 60 | |
| 1 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 174 | 30.8B USD | 71 | 59 | |
| 174 | 1.5B USD | 71 | 77 | |
| 174 | 6.2B USD | 71 | 53 | |
| 179 | 790.0B USD | 70 | 56 | |
| 179 | 1.9B USD | 70 | 41 | |
| 179 | 7.6B USD | 70 | 69 | |
| 179 | 5.2B USD | 70 | 47 | |
| 183 | 1.8B USD | 69 | 44 | |
| 183 | 156M USD | 69 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score