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How Backblaze, Inc. stacks up
BLZE · against 620 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
8/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #561 of 621 · scores higher than 9% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score71 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 · 578 reported | -25.5% | 3.4% | 6% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 616 reported | -11.6% | 3.7% | 16% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 607 reported | -9.1% | 1.3% | 6% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 596 reported | -24.3% | 3.6% | 8% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 621 reported | 62.3% | 27.0% | 89% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BLZE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 2 | 50.3B JPY (≈$342M) | 99 | 84 | |
| 3 | 56.5B JPY (≈$384M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 3 | 60.1B JPY (≈$409M) | 98 | 72 | |
| 3 | 72.9B JPY (≈$496M) | 98 | 82 | |
| 561 | 8.6B TWD (≈$267M) | 8 | 23 | |
| 561 | 4.4B CNY (≈$610M) | 8 | 45 | |
| 561 | 3.2B CNY (≈$442M) | 8 | 25 | |
| 561 | 7.0B CNY (≈$980M) | 8 | 27 | |
| 561 | 519M USD | 8 | 29 | |
| 561 | 454M USD | 8 | 13 | |
| 561 | 740M USD | 8 | 26 | |
| 569 | 698.7B KRW (≈$503M) | 7 | 15 | |
| 569 | 4.4B CNY (≈$619M) | 7 | 56 |
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