BlackLine Inc (BL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Growth and Strategic Advances

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Wed, February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM GMT+9 3 min read

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Release Date: February 10, 2026

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

BlackLine Inc (NASDAQ:BL) reported a 22% growth in full-year bookings, marking the strongest booking quarter and year in its history.

The company has successfully expanded its presence, now serving approximately 70% of the Fortune 100, up from 50% in 2022.

BlackLine Inc (NASDAQ:BL) achieved a 25% non-GAAP operating margin and a 25% non-GAAP net income margin, demonstrating strong financial efficiency.

The company has completed its Google Cloud migration, which is expected to unlock further margin potential and opportunities for strategic investments.

BlackLine Inc (NASDAQ:BL) is seeing solid growth in the number of customers paying over $1 million in ARR, up 20% to 85%, indicating strong customer commitment.

Negative Points

The company experienced a peak in churn during Q4, driven by strategic choices in the lower middle market.

Revenue renewal rate was impacted by churn associated with external M&A, reducing the rate by about 2 points.

Despite strong enterprise customer retention, the overall revenue renewal rate was 92%, affected by lower middle market churn.

The transition to platform pricing has seen some customers pause their buying decisions to have more strategic conversations.

The company faces challenges in demonstrating the value of AI to secure defined budgets from enterprise customers.

Q & A Highlights

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Q: Can you unpack the drivers behind the RPO and customer additions above $250k? A: Owen Ryan, CEO: The multi-year renewal strategy and longer contracts with new customers have been key drivers. This reflects our focus on taking customers on a digital finance transformation journey rather than just offering quick fixes. Patrick Villanova, CFO, added that the platform pricing model and product-led growth have significantly increased average selling prices and led to longer-term contracts.

Q: How is AI impacting your business, and what value do you see it bringing? A: Owen Ryan, CEO: AI is helping automate mundane tasks, freeing accountants for higher-value work. We’ve seen increased adoption of generative AI, and expect a shift towards agentic AI. Our AI capabilities are developed in collaboration with leading companies and auditing firms, ensuring they deliver cost savings, accuracy, and timeliness. Jeremy Ong, CTO, noted that customers are excited about AI but are cautious about policies and controls.

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Q: What percentage of customers are adopting AI, and what are the typical AI capabilities they are using? A: Owen Ryan, CEO: About 20% of customers are adopting some level of AI. They are primarily using tools like our Journal Risk Analyzer and Verity Flag, which involve human interaction for reviewing outputs. Jeremy Ong, CTO, added that our solutions meet customers where they are in their digital transformation journey, offering both traditional and AI-extended capabilities.

Q: How are you positioning your solutions to capture AI budgets within enterprise customers? A: Owen Ryan, CEO: We focus on demonstrating strong ROI, reliability, trust, accuracy, and security. Our acquisition of Wiselayer and Verity Accruals allows us to expand into upstream use cases, providing value and ROI. Jeremy Ong, CTO, emphasized the opportunity to expand into areas traditionally not covered by BlackLine but feeding data into our systems.

Q: What are your expectations for platform pricing adoption in 2026? A: Patrick Villanova, CFO: We expect 25-35% of our customers to adopt platform pricing by the end of 2026. The largest renewal cohorts are in the second and fourth quarters, so adoption will not be linear throughout the year. The guide reflects this expected adoption rate.

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

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