Appian vs BlackLine Systems
Appian reported revenue of $727 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as BlackLine Systems' $700 million in fiscal 2025. Appian's revenue grew 17.8% in its latest year, and BlackLine Systems' grew 7.2%. Appian had an operating margin of 0.1%, against 3.6% at BlackLine Systems. Free cash flow was $60 million at Appian and $161 million at BlackLine Systems.
Side by side
| Appian | BlackLine Systems | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $727M | $700M |
| Revenue growth | 17.8% | 7.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 19.0% | 14.8% |
| Gross margin | 72.5% | 75.2% |
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow | $60M | $161M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.2% | 23.1% |
| Return on capital | — | 3.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 5.2x | 1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $20M | $236M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.3% | −10.3% |
| Last close | $51.60 | $25.89 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 39.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $99,993, sold $5.8 million | sold $2.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Appian and BlackLine Systems pages.