Blackbaud Inc
BLKB Nasdaq Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Blackbaud Inc does
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- Legal name
- BLACKBAUD INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 18, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001280058-26-000006
0001280058
Revenue and margins
Blackbaud Inc had $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 10.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $258M in fiscal 2025, 22.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Blackbaud Inc returned $217M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 84% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.1%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Blackbaud Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $55.1M | $31.7M | $31.3M | $67.6M | $38.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $961M | $862M | $781M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.4x | 11.2x | 4.8x | β | 3.9x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 8.5x | 13.1x |
| Interest coverage | 1.4x | β0.8x | 1.2x | β4.9x | 2.8x |
| Current ratio | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.5B | $2.4B |
| Total liabilities | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $717M | $744M | $810M | $127M | $85.1M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $906M | $830M | $750M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.3% | β6.6% | β9.2% | β9.5% | β6.9% | β8.3% | β8.4% | β6.7% | β22.0% | β6.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.22 | β0.10 | 0.15 | 0.09 | β0.19 | 0.14 | β1.53 | β0.10 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $731M | $788M | $849M | $900M | $913M | $928M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Gross profit | $392M | $427M | $467M | $482M | $485M | $485M | $553M | $599M | $631M | $663M |
| Research and development | $89.9M | $89.9M | $98.8M | $106M | $100M | $125M | $157M | $147M | $154M | $138M |
| Operating income | $68.2M | $68.2M | $59.4M | $27.1M | $37.2M | $24.9M | β$28.5M | $46.4M | β$271M | $191M |
| Interest expense | $10.6M | $12.1M | $15.9M | $20.6M | $17.3M | $18.0M | $35.8M | $39.9M | $55.6M | $68.0M |
| Pretax income | $57.4M | $58.3M | $44.6M | $10.6M | $21.6M | $7.1M | β$55.6M | $19.3M | β$312M | $132M |
| Income tax | $11.9M | β$15.3M | β$0.2M | β$1.3M | $13.9M | $1.4M | β$10.2M | $16.3M | β$12.9M | $16.8M |
| Net income | $45.4M | $73.6M | $44.8M | $11.9M | $7.7M | $5.7M | β$45.4M | $3.0M | β$300M | $115M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.96 | $1.54 | $0.93 | $0.25 | $0.16 | $0.12 | β$0.88 | $0.06 | β$5.92 | $2.37 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $154M | $176M | $201M | $182M | $148M | $214M | $204M | $200M | $296M | $266M |
| Capital expenditure | $17.7M | $10.2M | $14.7M | $11.5M | $29.7M | $11.7M | $12.3M | $4.7M | $7.4M | $7.8M |
| Free cash flow | $136M | $166M | $187M | $171M | $118M | $202M | $192M | $195M | $289M | $258M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $70.5M | $73.9M | $79.6M | $85.7M | $92.7M | $82.4M | $102M | $109M | $122M | $86.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $32.6M | $40.6M | $48.3M | $58.6M | $87.3M | $120M | $110M | $128M | $105M | $92.9M |
| Acquisitions | $3.4M | $147M | $44.9M | $109M | $0.0M | $419M | $20.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.7M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $41.0M | $108M | $0.0M | $18.8M | $418M | $217M |
| Dividends paid | $22.8M | $23.1M | $23.3M | $23.6M | $6.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $22.8M | $23.1M | $23.3M | $23.6M | $47.0M | $108M | $0.0M | $18.8M | $418M | $217M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $16.9M | $29.8M | $30.9M | $31.8M | $35.8M | $55.1M | $31.7M | $31.3M | $67.6M | $38.9M |
| Total debt | $344M | $440M | $389M | $468M | $534M | $961M | $862M | $781M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Current assets | $508M | $799M | $598M | $735M | $819M | $851M | $919M | $930M | $977M | $930M |
| Current liabilities | $680M | $975M | $806M | $989M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Property and equipment, net | $50.3M | $42.2M | $40.0M | $35.5M | $105M | $111M | $107M | $98.7M | $91.9M | $85.1M |
| Goodwill | $438M | $530M | $545M | $634M | $636M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Intangible assets | $254M | $315M | $292M | $318M | $278M | $698M | $635M | $582M | $133M | $107M |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.5B | $2.4B |
| Total liabilities | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $269M | $336M | $374M | $397M | $426M | $717M | $744M | $810M | $127M | $85.1M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 53.7% | 54.1% | 55.0% | 53.5% | 53.1% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 54.1% | 54.7% | 58.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 2.7% | β2.7% | 4.2% | β23.5% | 16.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.0% | 18.0% | 16.4% | 12.5% | 14.2% | 11.6% | 7.0% | 14.1% | β13.0% | 24.5% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 9.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | β4.3% | 0.3% | β25.9% | 10.2% |
| FCF margin | 18.6% | 21.1% | 22.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% | 21.8% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 25.0% | 22.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 1.2% | β1.4% | 1.9% | β18.9% | 14.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 1.3% | β1.6% | 2.7% | β21.8% | 15.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.9% | 24.3% | 12.6% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.0% | β6.2% | 0.4% | β64.0% | 108.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | β1.5% | 0.1% | β11.1% | 4.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 7.9% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 14.1% | 4.6% | 4.3% | β2.3% |
| Net income growth | β | 62.2% | β39.1% | β73.4% | β35.2% | β26.2% | β896.9% | β | β10,024.6% | β |
| EPS growth | β | 60.4% | β39.6% | β73.1% | β36.0% | β25.0% | β833.3% | β | β9,966.7% | β |
| FCF growth | β | 22.2% | 12.4% | β8.4% | β30.8% | 70.8% | β5.1% | 1.7% | 48.0% | β10.7% |
| Share count change | β | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | β1.0% | 6.9% | 4.2% | β5.9% | β4.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.4x | 2.9x | 2.6x | 3.9x | 3.8x | 8.4x | 11.2x | 4.8x | β | 3.9x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 8.5x | 13.1x |
| Interest coverage | 6.4x | 5.6x | 3.7x | 1.3x | 2.2x | 1.4x | β0.8x | 1.2x | β4.9x | 2.8x |
| Current ratio | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 16.8% | 13.9% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 39.7% | 53.7% | 0.0% | 9.7% | 144.9% | 84.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | β0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | β0.2 | 0.1 | β1.5 | β0.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.3% | β6.6% | β9.2% | β9.5% | β6.9% | β8.3% | β8.4% | β6.7% | β22.0% | β6.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001280058). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.