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MQ vs BL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Marqeta Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. BlackLine Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MQ 2
— BL 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $18.07 (-0.44%) • MKT CAP: $1.88B
valuation
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LAST: $33.71 (-0.24%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
valuation
48.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MQ VS. BL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MQ | BL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 70.00% | 75.20% | -5.20 | BL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 20.60% | -55.60 | BL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 48.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.55% | 8.24% | +0.31 | MQ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.40% | 3.60% | -11.00 | BL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -2.20% | 3.50% | -5.70 | BL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 23.30% | 7.20% | +16.10 | MQ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.43 | 1.50 | -0.07 | BL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | BL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.9 | 66.9 | -13.94 | BL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 74.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.88B | $1.96B | -$78.3M | BL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MQ REV | BL REV | MQ GROSS % | BL GROSS % | MQ FCF | BL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $624.9M | $700.4M | 70.0% | 75.2% | $160.8M | $161.5M |
| FY 2024 | $507.0M | $653.3M | 69.4% | 75.2% | $55.8M | $188.7M |
| FY 2023 | $676.2M | $590.0M | — | — | $21.1M | $126.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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