BL
BlackLine, Inc.
BL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over BL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
BL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
BL's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $28.48 | — |
| Cheap | 41x | $26.87 | -5.7% |
| Current | 44x | $28.48 | — |
| Fair | 68x | $44.36 | +56% |
| Expensive | 95x | $61.45 | +116% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BL's PE is in its cheap range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over BL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BL, with profitability improving.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
BL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.66 | +310% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.65 | -41% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.56 | -57% |
| Q1 2024 | $1.18 | +$1.70 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.81 | +$1.30 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.64 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2023 | $0.11 | +$1.32 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.52 | +$0.95 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.49 | +$1.48 |
BL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.65 over the past year, against $1.29 in mid-2025.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over BL in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
BL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $193.4M | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $187.8M | +9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $183.2M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $183.2M | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.3M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $172M | +7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $166.9M | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $169.5M | +8.8% |
BL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $193M last quarter, up 8.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.8% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4% | +3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -4.6 points |
BL's operating margin was 8.7% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 378% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over BL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.5M | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.1M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $44.2M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.1M | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $63.3M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.4M | -22% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.8M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $43M | +7.2% |
BL generated $178M in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as the year before.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
BL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -741K shares |
| 1 year | +7.3% | +4.6M shares |
| 3 years | -5.5% | -4M shares |
| 5 years | +16% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +23% | +12.5M shares |
BL has 68M diluted shares, up 7.3% from a year ago, despite $158M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $38.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $46M |
| Q4 2025 | $34.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $111.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $43.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $45.5M |
BL spent $158M buying back its own shares over the past year.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over BL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
BL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -6.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -12.9x | Net Cash |
BL has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
BL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.7 | Neutral |
BL's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
BL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 57% above |
| PE % | 22 | 35 | 13 pts below |
BL is trading at 44x earnings, a 57% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over BL on valuation relative to its sector.
BL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.7 | 4.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.1 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $35.8 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.8 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $51.0 | 44% below |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. BL is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
BL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.4 | $137.8 | +163% |
| 2021 | $137.8 | $103.9 | -25% |
| 2022 | $103.9 | $65.8 | -37% |
| 2023 | $65.8 | $62.4 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | $62.4 | $61.2 | -2% |
| 2025 | $61.2 | $57.8 | -5.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $57.8 | $28.5 | -51% |
BL has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 51% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over BL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.