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Blackbaud, Inc.

BLKB

Technology · 45.12 +2.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 10:00 GMT-4

Market read

Blackbaud, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 4.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+2.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 21 activeInformation Technology Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • BLKB's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BLKB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Application

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 4.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 11.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 620.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • BLKB's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements103
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +40.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +36.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.31x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -2.3% year over year.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 65% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 26% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

44.30
6m-1.6%12m-35.4%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$927.7M+1.6%$0.12-1.0%
2022-12-31$1.1B+14.1%$-0.88+6.9%
2023-12-31$1.1B+4.6%$0.06+4.2%
2024-12-31$1.2B+4.3%$-5.92-5.9%
2025-12-31$1.1B-2.3%$2.37-4.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
Financing Cash Flow During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had a net increase in borrowings of $28.6 million, primarily due to our stock repurchase program and to satisfy tax obligations of employees upon settlement of equity awards (see discussion bel…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Data center and AI demandmixed · 4 filings
Cost of revenue is primarily comprised of compensation costs for customer support, production IT, professional services and onsite training personnel, hosting and data center costs, third-party contractor expenses, third-party royalty and data expenses, alloc…
10-Q · Jul 30, 2025
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 2 filings
Over the long term, we expect stock repurchases to remain an important component of our capital allocation strategy, subject to market conditions, business performance, leverage considerations, U.S.
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Demand and volumepositive · 1 filings
Financial Summary Total revenue ($M) Income from operations ($M) YoY Growth (%) YoY Growth (%) Revenue increased by $11.2 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, driven largely by the following: + Incre…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.9× · EV/sales 2.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

45.12+2.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 10:00 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BLKB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-30.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 4.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 11.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 620.3% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Cost of revenue decreased by $0.2 million, or 0.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, driven primarily by the following: - Decrease in third-party contractor costs of $1.7 million primarily related to transition of work to employees in our GCC, decreased use of outside contractors and completion of prior year investments - Decrease in compensation costs of $1.5 million primarily due to a shift in resources from supporting cost of revenue to research and development + Increase in direct costs of revenue of $2.3 million primarily due to an increase in the volume of transactions for which we process payments and data center costs Gross marg...

The increases in dollars and as a percentage of revenue were primarily driven by the following: + Increase in compensation costs of $3.7 million primarily due to a shift in resources from supporting cost of revenue to research and development, merit-based salary increases and increased engineering headcount to support our innovation focus - Decrease in third-party contractor costs of $1.9 million primarily related to transition of work to employees in our GCC and prior year investments ramping down, partially offset by an increase in investment in AI innovation Not included in research and development expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $12.2 million and $12.4 mi...

costs of revenue of $2.3 million primarily due to an increase in the volume of transactions for which we process payments and data center costs Gross margin increased by 180 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2026, when compared to the same period in 2025, due to the increase in revenue combined with the decrease in cost of revenue.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BLKB

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.partnerApr 29, 2026

We have entered into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of the foreign currency exposure that arises on translation of our investments denominated in British Pounds into U.S.

MSFTMicrosoft CorporationcompetitorFeb 18, 2026

General business software vendors , such as Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce.com, compete with us in certain areas of our business.

ORCLOracle CorporationcompetitorFeb 18, 2026

General business software vendors , such as Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce.com, compete with us in certain areas of our business.

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BLKB is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Information Technology Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.