What is BlackLine's R&D?

BlackLine (BL) reported R&D of $30.56M in Q1 2026.

How has BlackLine's R&D changed year-over-year?

BlackLine's R&D increased by 18.8% year-over-year, from $25.73M to $30.56M.

What is the long-term trend for BlackLine's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), BlackLine's R&D has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $77.32M to $109.2M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

BlackLine BL R&D

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$183.2M+9.7%

Gross profit$139.2M+10.4%

Operating income$6.2M+74.4%

Net income$8.1M+34.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.13+30.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$242.2M-49.5%

Total debt$20.6M-92.0%

Total equity$306.0M-26.8%

Total assets$1.5B-18.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$46.3M-1.0%

CapEx$2.1M-64.4%

Free cash flow$44.2M+8.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.59B-27.8%

Profitability

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Gross margin75.4%+0.1pp

Operating margin3.9%+0.9pp

Net margin3.7%-19.9pp

FCF margin23%-4.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.3%-37.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.5×

Current ratio1.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by BlackLine in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: BlackLine’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is BlackLine's R&D?: BlackLine (BL) reported R&D of $30.56M in Q1 2026.
How has BlackLine's R&D changed year-over-year?: BlackLine's R&D increased by 18.8% year-over-year, from $25.73M to $30.56M.
What is the long-term trend for BlackLine's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), BlackLine's R&D has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $77.32M to $109.2M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.