Welcome to our dedicated page for Blackline news (Ticker: BL), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Blackline stock.
BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) is a software company focused on financial operations for the Office of the CFO, and its news flow reflects both its product evolution and corporate developments. The company describes its offering as a future-ready platform built on Studio360 and powered by Verity, a suite of embedded, auditable AI capabilities that support accurate, efficient, and intelligent financial operations.
News about BlackLine often highlights product and platform updates, including advances in AI and automation. For example, the company has announced the launch of Verity as its trusted AI offering for the Office of the CFO and the acquisition of WiseLayer, a provider of AI-powered agents designed to automate complex, judgment-based finance and accounting processes. These developments illustrate how BlackLine is integrating AI into its platform to support tasks such as accruals and payroll accounting.
Investors and finance professionals can also expect earnings and financial performance updates, such as quarterly results that detail revenue, margins, cash flow, customer counts, and key metrics like remaining performance obligation and net revenue retention. These releases typically include management commentary on execution, platform adoption, and the role of Studio360 and Verity in the company’s growth strategy.
BlackLine’s news includes corporate governance and shareholder-related items, such as changes in board composition, leadership transitions, stock buyback program updates, and statements regarding engagement with shareholders. In 2025, for example, the company reported the existence of an independent strategic committee of the board and responded publicly to letters from Engaged Capital concerning strategic alternatives and acquisition interest.
Additional coverage features geographic expansion and partnerships, including the launch of a locally hosted cloud region in Saudi Arabia in partnership with Google Cloud Platform and references to its role as an SAP Solution Extension provider. Recognition from third parties, such as industry awards for its CIO and partner accolades from SAP, also appears in BlackLine’s news stream.
For users following BL news, this page aggregates these updates in one place, making it easier to review product announcements, financial results, governance developments, and strategic communications as they are released.
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.
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.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) announced that Chief Information Officer Sumit Johar has been awarded the 2025 BayAreaCIO ORBIE® Award in the Large Corporate category. The award recognizes excellence in technology leadership for organizations with over $500 million in annual revenue.
As CIO, Johar leads BlackLine's global IT, Information Security, and AI strategy, championing a "Customer Zero" philosophy in partnership with CTO Jeremy Ung. His leadership has been crucial in scaling IT operations and implementing an 'Automation First' culture, particularly in developing the Studio360 platform and Verity AI solution.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) has achieved ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, becoming a pioneer in the financial technology sector. This certification validates the governance and trust framework of their Studio360™ platform, which powers their newly launched Verity™ AI suite.
The certification demonstrates BlackLine's commitment to developing AI with stringent standards of ethics, transparency, and accountability. This achievement adds to BlackLine's existing security certifications, including ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701, and SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports. The company's AI governance is further supported by strategic partnerships with leading auditing and advisory firms.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) has unveiled Verity, a comprehensive AI suite specifically designed for finance and accounting teams. Built on BlackLine's Studio360 platform and powered by Snowflake, Verity introduces a digital workforce led by Vera, an AI team lead that coordinates specialized agents for financial operations.
The platform is built on three key pillars: a centralized AI control layer for governance and auditability, a unified platform serving as a single source of AI truth, and decades of process knowledge from 4,400+ customers. Verity's capabilities include agentic experiences for workflow management, intelligent insights for predictive analysis, next-generation process automation, and automated content generation.
Through a partnership with Google Cloud, BlackLine integrates Google's Gemini models to enhance financial operations efficiency and strategic decision-making.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) has announced its 2025 Modern Accounting Awards winners, recognizing companies that have achieved significant financial transformation through their platform. Key winners include American Express Global Business Travel, Cavco Industries, and The Wendy's Company.
Notable achievements include Amex GBT's automation of over 90% of high-volume reconciliations and 60% auto-certification for account reconciliations. Cavco Industries, a decade-long customer, has expanded its use of BlackLine's solutions, while Wendy's successfully implemented BlackLine's platform for streamlined operations and compliance. The winners will be honored at BlackLine's BeyondTheBlack™ conference in Las Vegas from September 8-10, 2025.
BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) announced it will host an investor session during its annual customer conference, BeyondTheBlack, on September 9, 2025 at 1:30pm PT in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event will be accessible via webcast on BlackLine's investor relations website. BlackLine serves as a future-ready platform for CFOs, providing digital finance transformation solutions through its comprehensive platform that handles record-to-report and invoice-to-cash processes. The company currently serves over 4,400 customers across multiple industries.
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