Backblaze, Inc.
BLZE Nasdaq Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2020โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$8.34
3.1%What Backblaze, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Backblaze, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 10, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001628280-26-016395
0001462056
Revenue and margins
Backblaze, Inc. had $146M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 14.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
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 $18.9M in fiscal 2025, 12.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Backblaze, Inc. returned $2.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 11% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 29.1%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Backblaze, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $105M | $65.4M | $29.3M | $54.9M | $51.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $31.2M | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ5.1x | โ11.2x | โ15.3x | โ12.7x | โ6.1x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Total assets | $164M | $152M | $132M | $169M | $192M |
| Total liabilities | $68.1M | $83.7M | $86.7M | $90.9M | $109M |
| Shareholders' equity | $95.5M | $68.7M | $44.9M | $77.6M | $83.2M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$105M | โ$34.2M | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ35.7% | โ23.1% | โ23.8% | โ36.9% | โ40.7% | โ27.3% |
| Altman Z'' | โ4.73 | 2.62 | โ2.35 | โ6.99 | โ4.51 | โ3.65 |
6 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | $53.8M | $67.5M | $85.2M | $102M | $128M | $146M |
| Gross profit | $28.0M | $34.3M | $43.9M | $49.9M | $69.3M | $88.8M |
| Research and development | $13.1M | $20.5M | $33.1M | $39.5M | $42.1M | $46.1M |
| Operating income | โ$3.7M | โ$18.8M | โ$48.1M | โ$57.9M | โ$46.3M | โ$23.6M |
| Interest expense | $2.9M | $3.7M | $4.3M | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.9M |
| Pretax income | โ$6.6M | โ$21.6M | โ$51.4M | โ$59.7M | โ$48.5M | โ$25.5M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | $0.1M | โ$0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$6.6M | โ$21.7M | โ$51.4M | โ$59.7M | โ$48.5M | โ$25.6M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.36 | โ$1.07 | โ$1.62 | โ$1.66 | โ$1.11 | โ$0.46 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | $12.8M | $3.5M | โ$13.8M | โ$7.4M | $12.5M | $23.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.1M | $7.6M | $7.3M | $5.5M | $1.7M | $4.7M |
| Free cash flow | $10.7M | โ$4.0M | โ$21.1M | โ$12.9M | $10.8M | $18.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $13.0M | $16.3M | $20.2M | $24.9M | $28.3M | $25.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.9M | $5.6M | $17.0M | $25.2M | $28.6M | $26.4M |
| Share buybacks | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $6.1M | $105M | $65.4M | $29.3M | $54.9M | $51.4M |
| Total debt | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | $31.2M | $25.9M | $26.8M | $35.7M |
| Current assets | $9.2M | $111M | $74.4M | $38.5M | $65.7M | $65.7M |
| Current liabilities | $36.4M | $45.1M | $56.3M | $57.1M | $59.8M | $61.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | $38.7M | $43.1M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Intangible assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $40.8M |
| Total assets | $54.5M | $164M | $152M | $132M | $169M | $192M |
| Total liabilities | $58.5M | $68.1M | $83.7M | $86.7M | $90.9M | $109M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$6.8M | $95.5M | $68.7M | $44.9M | $77.6M | $83.2M |
| Margins | ||||||
| Gross margin | 52.0% | 50.9% | 51.5% | 48.9% | 54.3% | 60.9% |
| Operating margin | โ6.9% | โ27.9% | โ56.5% | โ56.8% | โ36.3% | โ16.2% |
| EBITDA margin | 17.1% | โ3.7% | โ32.8% | โ32.3% | โ14.1% | 1.3% |
| Net margin | โ12.3% | โ32.2% | โ60.4% | โ58.5% | โ38.0% | โ17.6% |
| FCF margin | 19.9% | โ6.0% | โ24.8% | โ12.6% | 8.5% | 12.9% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ1,143.1% | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ20.6% | โ15.9% | โ50.0% | โ77.6% | โ42.6% | โ18.1% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ49.0% | โ62.6% | โ105.0% | โ79.2% | โ31.8% |
| Return on assets | โ12.2% | โ19.9% | โ32.5% | โ42.0% | โ32.3% | โ14.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ22.7% | โ74.8% | โ132.9% | โ62.5% | โ60.4% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 25.5% | 26.2% | 19.8% | 25.1% | 14.3% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ137.8% | โ | โ | โ | 74.6% |
| Share count change | โ | 9.3% | 55.6% | 13.7% | 20.9% | 29.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ0.6x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | โ | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ1.3x | โ5.1x | โ11.2x | โ15.3x | โ12.7x | โ6.1x |
| Current ratio | 0.3x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | 4.0% | 11.2% | 8.6% | 5.4% | 1.3% | 3.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.5% | 8.3% | 20.0% | 24.7% | 22.4% | 18.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ4.7 | 2.6 | โ2.4 | โ7.0 | โ4.5 | โ3.6 |
| Accruals ratio | โ35.7% | โ23.1% | โ23.8% | โ36.9% | โ40.7% | โ27.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001462056). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
