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How BlackLine, Inc. stacks up
BL · against 475 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #141 of 476 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score55 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 · 455 reported | 34.1% | 7.3% | 91% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 475 reported | 4.3% | 7.1% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 467 reported | 2.4% | 3.1% | 42% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 463 reported | 7.0% | 7.6% | 47% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 477 reported | 75.6% | 32.7% | 94% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 137 | 1.5B USD | 71 | 77 | |
| 141 | 163.9B JPY (≈$1.1B) | 70 | 64 | |
| 141 | 15.6B CNY (≈$2.2B) | 70 | 52 | |
| 141 | 12.3B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 70 | 70 | |
| 141 | 1.9B USD | 70 | 41 | |
| 141 | 1.3B CHF (≈$1.5B) | 70 | 69 | |
| 146 | 26.3B CNY (≈$3.7B) | 69 | 60 | |
| 146 | 211.9B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 69 | 70 | |
| 146 | 1.8B USD | 69 | 44 |
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