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How Backblaze, Inc. stacks up
BLZE · against 501 other Technology companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #422 of 502 · scores higher than 15% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score89 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including BLZE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 8?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on assets: -9.1% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on invested capital: -25.5% vs peer median 6.8%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 87% of peers. Operating margin: -11.6% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BLZE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BLZE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 474 reported | -25.5% | 7.4% | 10% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 501 reported | -11.6% | 6.9% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | -9.1% | 3.4% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 465 reported | -24.3% | 9.2% | 13% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 505 reported | 62.3% | 51.0% | 62% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BLZE| 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 | |
| 414 | 330M USD | 9 | 33 | |
| 414 | 5.8B USD | 9 | 27 | |
| 414 | 183M USD | 9 | 29 | |
| 414 | 772M USD | 9 | 21 | |
| 422 | 519M USD | 8 | 29 | |
| 422 | 5.2B USD | 8 | 40 | |
| 422 | 454M USD | 8 | 13 | |
| 422 | 740M USD | 8 | 26 | |
| 422 | 3.4B USD | 8 | 52 |
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