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How BlackLine, Inc. stacks up
BL · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #505 of 1,708 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score171 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 · 1,598 reported | 34.1% | 6.8% | 90% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 4.3% | 6.3% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,668 reported | 2.4% | 2.9% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,633 reported | 7.0% | 7.5% | 48% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,712 reported | 75.6% | 33.4% | 91% | 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 | |
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 3 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 505 | 9.1B TWD (≈$281M) | 70 | 65 | |
| 505 | 4.6B TWD (≈$143M) | 70 | 51 | |
| 505 | 12.3B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 70 | 70 | |
| 505 | 790.0B USD | 70 | 56 | |
| 505 | 1.9B USD | 70 | 41 | |
| 505 | 164M GBP (≈$213M) | 70 | 74 | |
| 505 | 7.6B USD | 70 | 69 | |
| 505 | 841M EUR (≈$925M) | 70 | 45 | |
| 505 | 1.3B CHF (≈$1.5B) | 70 | 69 |
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