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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report
BL Q2 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS$0.61
Consensus EPS$0.57
Beat/MissBeat by +$0.04
One Year Ago EPS$0.51
BL Q2 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue$187.82M
Expected Revenue$186.99M
Beat/MissBeat by +$833.00K
YoY Revenue Growth+9.18%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/04/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallTuesday, August 4, 2026
BL Upcoming Earnings
BlackLine's next earnings date is estimated for October 29, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio
BL Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call communicated strong underlying demand, meaningful product momentum around AI-enabled Agentic offerings, improving contract quality (RPO up 17%, deal sizes +24%, multiyear commitments up to 56%) and healthy profitability/cash generation. Offsetting these positives are near-term headwinds from elongated enterprise sales cycles driven by AI governance and security reviews (about $8M of slipped deals), FX pressure (~$2M–$3M), and early-stage monetization of Agentic revenue. Management maintained full-year guidance, highlighted product validation and platform adoption, and expects the deal timing issues to shorten and contribute as tailwinds into 2027.Company Guidance
Revenue Growth
Total revenue of $187.8 million, up 9.2% year-over-year; subscription revenue up 9% and professional services revenue up 11%.
Strong Profitability and Cash Generation
Non-GAAP operating margin of 23.3% (up from 22.1% a year ago); non-GAAP gross margin 80.4% and non-GAAP subscription gross margin 83%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to BlackLine of $42.9 million and adjusted EPS of $0.61. Operating cash flow $45 million and free cash flow ~$36.5–$37 million.
Robust Contract Backlog (RPO) and Deal Quality
Remaining performance obligations (RPO) exceeded $1.1 billion, growing 17% year-over-year; current RPO (next 12 months) grew 11%, indicating strong contracted backlog and higher mix of multiyear deals.
ARR and Platform Traction
ARR grew to $719 million, up 6% year-over-year (approximately 7% excluding ~1 point FX headwind). Platform ARR as a percent of eligible ARR crossed ~17% (from 13% last quarter) with mega enterprise already above 21%.
Larger, Longer Commitments
Average deal sizes up 24% year-over-year; multiyear commitments represented 56% of the renewal book versus 45% a year ago; nearly 90% of net new business this quarter landed directly on platform pricing.
AI / Agentic Product Momentum
Studio360 and Agentic offerings seeing measurable adoption: roughly 3,500 eligible customers AI-enabled (~90% of base) and ~3,000 (~77%) actively using AI. Feature actions reached nearly 13 million in the quarter, up over 220% sequentially. Verity Prepare drove more than $20 million of platform ACV to date and customer count grew nearly 4x quarter-over-quarter.
Product Efficiency and Measurable Outcomes
Verity Accruals customers report closing up to 3 days faster and spending ~80% less time on accruals; Verity Prepare can deliver up to 94% reductions in preparation time; Verity Match (automated+AI) brings total match resolution to ~90% and cuts manual investigation time by ~2/3; Verity Remit reduces manual effort by >95% for top customers.
Customer Wins and Partnerships
Major new customer wins and expansions including Vodafone, a leading global market data platform, Royal Dutch Shell and other large enterprises. Subsequent to quarter end closed 2 of the top 6 largest U.S. banks on long-term 7-figure deals. Strong partner traction with Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, E&Y and KPMG; SAP remained 26% of revenue with SolEx/SAP opportunities advancing.
Capital Allocation and Share Repurchase
Repurchased 1.2 million shares for $38 million in the quarter; ended quarter with ~$180 million capacity remaining and Board approved an additional $100 million buyback (total available ~$280 million). Company expects to use ~100% of free cash flow for repurchases outside M&A for remainder of year.
Guidance and Forward Expectations
Q3 revenue guidance $193M–$195M (8.3%–9.4% growth); full-year revenue range maintained at $765M–$769M (9.2%–9.8% growth). Company expects non-GAAP operating margin expansion (Q3: 24.5%–25.5%; full year: 24.1%–24.6%) and anticipates exiting the year at double-digit growth with further acceleration in 2027. Management expects at least 2 points of incremental revenue growth next year from platform conversion and Agentic adoption.
BL Earnings History
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