Does BlackLine, Inc. have an economic moat?

Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores BlackLine, Inc. (BL) 40.6 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 100, returns on capital 0, balance-sheet safety 29, capital discipline 24.

Is BL stock trading below its intrinsic value?

Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $11.69 per share versus a recent price of $30.29 — 159% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.

How has BL's Moat Score changed over time?

The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 40.6 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

The Moat Index

BlackLine, Inc.

BL · Technology · $1.8B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · Shallow moat ·

Doesn't clear the bar

Shallow moat

The four filters

Pricing power100

Median gross margin 76.4% over 10y, very stable.

Returns on capital0

Median ROIC -8.4%, above the 9% hurdle in 0% of years.

Balance-sheet safety29

Net debt/EBITDA n/ax, interest coverage 3x.

Capital discipline24

Owner earnings trend unclear, share count growing (dilution).

Margin of safety

Above valueOn sale

159% above value

Owner earnings (normalized): $63.0M
Est. intrinsic value / share: $11.69
Recent price: $30.29
Discount to value: 159% above value

Conservative model: 9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth (capped at 4%), maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A).

13 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

BlackLine, Inc. booked $700.4M of revenue in FY2025 in the Technology sector and kept 75.2% of it as gross profit — a high-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 3.5% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $51.7M (FY2014) to $700.4M (FY2025) — about 26.7% a year compounded over 11 years.

It earned −28.8% on invested capital in FY2020, with a median of −8.6% across 7 filed years. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 0/100.

BL's filings don't disclose total debt in a form the methodology can use, so leverage is treated as unmeasured — never assumed to be zero.

The share count rose 47.2% between FY2015 and FY2025 — existing owners have been diluted over the record. Capital Discipline scores it 24/100.

Put together: Pricing Power is the strongest of the four filters (100/100) and Returns on Capital the weakest (0/100), which is how BL lands at 41/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

RevenueSales, as filed$700.4M FY2025

Gross marginRevenue kept after cost of goods75.2% FY2025

Return on invested capitalOperating profit on the capital employed−28.8% FY2020

Owner earningsCash an owner could take out$63.0M FY2025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in BL’s filings for that year — the series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

Moat Score history

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale40.6 / 100

Score history begins Jul 17, 2026 — the record builds from here and can’t be backfilled.

Tier changesSame-methodology crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

None yet — BL has read Shallow moat for every logged capture since Jul 17, 2026.

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record can’t be backfilled, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Technology context

#309 of 532 scored Technology companies, ranked by Moat Score.

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Common questions about BL

Does BlackLine, Inc. have an economic moat?: Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores BlackLine, Inc. (BL) 40.6 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The four filters behind that score (each 0–100): pricing power 100, returns on capital 0, balance-sheet safety 29, capital discipline 24.
Is BL stock trading below its intrinsic value?: Against a deliberately conservative owner-earnings model (9% discount rate, 0% assumed growth, capped at 4%), estimated intrinsic value is $11.69 per share versus a recent price of $30.29 — 159% above value. This is an educational estimate computed from primary SEC filings, not investment advice.
How has BL's Moat Score changed over time?: The record logs 3 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 40.6 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

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