Blacksky Technology Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Blacksky Technology Inc. had return on equity of -74.4%, an operating margin of -44.0%, debt equal to 219.1% of equity and a current ratio of 3.48. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −195.9% | −352.5% | −132.4% | −59.2% | −43.4% | −44.0% | −43.4% |
| Net margin | −92.4% | −720.7% | −113.5% | −57.0% | −56.0% | −65.9% | −61.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −151.2% | −161.8% | −85.9% | −34.6% | −21.6% | −41.8% | −63.9% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −49.2% | −50.1% | −61.1% | −74.4% | −43.5% |
| Return on assets | −16.3% | −115.4% | −27.5% | −23.5% | −23.9% | −21.9% | −14.8% |
| Asset turnover | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.24 |
| Current ratio | 0.33 | 5.85 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 4.10 | 3.48 | 5.83 |
| Debt to equity | — | 41.3% | 63.3% | 90.8% | 116.0% | 219.1% | 102.7% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 135.3% | 254.2% | 121.9% | 76.8% | 72.6% | 82.0% | 82.3% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.3% | 3.7% | 17.9% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 15.2% | 14.1% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −58.7% | −20.0% | −40.5% | −62.8% | −85.8% | −11.8% | −89.2% | −23.4% |
| Net margin | −55.8% | −63.9% | −43.4% | −185.8% | −78.2% | −2.5% | −142.8% | −62.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −20.7% | −17.1% | 77.1% | −49.2% | −218.3% | −38.5% | −30.0% | −20.8% |
| Current ratio | 5.68 | 4.10 | 3.79 | 3.71 | 3.89 | 3.48 | 3.46 | 5.83 |
| Debt to equity | 89.6% | 114.5% | 129.8% | 141.5% | 214.2% | 212.0% | 250.8% | 99.7% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 79.7% | 62.8% | 72.6% | 102.1% | 110.8% | 61.2% | 108.6% | 71.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $310m of assets due within a year against $53m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $310m short-term assets against $252m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $37m of cash against $211m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 100% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 40% to 100% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$54m of operating cash flow against $211m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$47m against $16m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Blacksky Technology's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 7 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -27.7% of total assets over 7 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -72.0%; its worst year was -267.8%.
- Cash conversion 2 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 1 of 5 years, at a median -63.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.
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