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The BlackLine Inc news page aggregates real-time news articles, press releases, and market updates related to the company and its stock performance. BlackLine operates in the financial software sector, providing cloud-based solutions for enterprise accounting and finance operations. News coverage typically focuses on the company's financial results, product announcements, strategic initiatives, customer wins, and partnerships with ERP vendors and consulting firms.
Investors and analysts monitor news about BlackLine's quarterly earnings reports, which provide insights into subscription revenue growth, customer acquisition metrics, and profitability trends. Product development announcements reveal the company's innovation roadmap, particularly regarding artificial intelligence capabilities, new automation features, and expanded platform functionality. Strategic partnerships with major ERP providers and system integrators can indicate market expansion opportunities and competitive positioning.
Market analysts pay attention to developments in the broader financial software industry that may affect BlackLine's competitive environment, including consolidation among financial technology providers, regulatory changes impacting financial reporting requirements, and evolving customer preferences for cloud-based versus on-premise solutions. Industry trends such as the adoption of continuous accounting practices and the increasing use of AI in financial operations directly relate to BlackLine's market opportunity.
News about customer implementations at large enterprises or within specific industry verticals can signal the strength of BlackLine's market position and the effectiveness of its sales strategy. Analyst reports and upgrades from financial institutions provide third-party perspectives on the company's growth prospects and valuation. Additionally, news regarding the competitive landscape, including product releases from competitors or new entrants in the financial close software market, helps investors assess BlackLine's ability to maintain and expand its market share in the evolving financial automation sector.
Horizon3.ai (BL) appointed Andres Botero as Chief Marketing Officer on January 7, 2026 to lead global marketing, demand generation, and category positioning for its NodeZero® autonomous offensive security platform.
Botero’s background includes leading Rubrik’s growth to >$1B subscription ARR and an April 2024 IPO, plus senior marketing roles at BlackLine and CallidusCloud. Horizon3.ai recently closed a $100 million Series D led by NEA and earned customer and industry recognition including a Customers’ Choice nod in October 2025 Gartner Peer Insights and a #3 ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) announced that board member Tom Unterman intends to retire and will not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting in May 2026. Mr. Unterman has served on the Board since 2010 and was credited with guidance on strengthening BlackLine’s position within the Office of the CFO. Company leaders thanked Unterman for his service and said he will remain a supporter. The Company also said its Board expects to reduce its size to 11 directors immediately following the 2026 election.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) announced on December 15, 2025 that it has acquired WiseLayer, a New York company that builds AI-powered agents for judgment-based finance and accounting processes. Terms were not disclosed.
WiseLayer's AI agents will be embedded into BlackLine's Verity suite to automate complex tasks starting with accruals and payroll accounting, aiming to reduce risk, increase accuracy, and accelerate the close. BlackLine also reaffirmed its Q4 and full-year 2025 guidance.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) expanded its global cloud footprint with a locally hosted cloud region in Saudi Arabia, delivered in partnership with Google Cloud Platform.
The deployment provides lower latency, local data residency, and meets Saudi NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) and Cloud Cyber Security Controls (CCC), enabling organizations to keep financial data in-region while using BlackLine’s Studio360 and Verity AI suite.
BlackLine positions the expansion to support Saudi Arabia’s economic modernization and to work with local partners including SAP, EY, and Deloitte for implementation and support.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) said that the company and its board regularly meet with stockholders and remain open to constructive dialogue. Engaged Capital met with management and independent directors seven times in the past 12 months, including periods when Engaged Capital was and was not an investor. The company emphasized continued shareholder engagement and willingness to discuss governance and strategy with all stockholders.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) reported third-quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2025, with GAAP revenue of $178.3M (+7.5% year-over-year) and GAAP net income of $5.3M ($0.09 per diluted share).
Key metrics include non-GAAP net income of $37.6M ($0.51 per diluted share), billings of $161.6M, remaining performance obligation of $964.1M (+12.4% YoY), operating cash flow of $63.8M and free cash flow of $57.0M. The company repurchased ~2.1M shares for $113.0M.
Outlook: Q4 2025 revenue $182M–$184M; full-year 2025 revenue $699M–$701M; non-GAAP operating margin and EPS guidance provided.
Engaged Capital, a significant BlackLine (NASDAQ: BL) stockholder, urged the Board on October 30, 2025 to hire financial advisors and launch a strategic alternatives process after media reports of renewed acquisition interest from SAP. Engaged says SAP submitted a formal offer earlier this year that BlackLine rejected and argues the Board has failed to create stockholder value.
The letter cites total stockholder return underperformance versus software indices (BlackLine: (8%) 1-year, 0% 3-year, (47%) 5-year) and warns it may hold the Board accountable at the next annual meeting if no process is pursued.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 after market close on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Management will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET the same day. A live webcast and replay will be available at https://investors.blackline.com/. Phone participants must register to receive dial-in details and are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes early to avoid delays.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) received the SAP Global Finance and Spend Management Partner Excellence Award 2025 for Partner Solution Success on October 6, 2025. The award recognizes top-performing partners based on SAP sales data and steering-committee evaluation of sales achievement and performance.
BlackLine is an SAP platinum partner with solution extensions that completed SAP's premium qualification process for record-to-report and intercompany governance. More than 1,200 companies run BlackLine alongside SAP to automate financial close tasks and improve accuracy, efficiency, and intelligence.
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