Blackberry (TSE:BB)
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
C$8.00
▲(20.66% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/22/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance (return to profitability, lower debt, and stronger free cash flow) and a positive earnings outlook supported by QNX momentum and backlog. These strengths are tempered by a rich valuation (P/E ~37) and technically overbought signals that increase near-term downside risk.
Positive Factors
QNX profitability & Rule of 40
QNX's very high gross margins and Rule‑of‑40 performance indicate durable pricing power and low incremental cost in embedded software. High margins support sustained cash generation and reinvestment for product development, making the business resilient to cyclical OEM timing differences.
Negative Factors
Modest consolidated revenue growth
Despite pockets of strong performance, the company’s overall revenue growth is tepid, indicating recovery is uneven. Modest consolidated growth limits operating leverage and makes it harder to sustain margin expansion and justify long‑term earnings momentum if broader adoption doesn’t broaden beyond QNX.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
QNX profitability & Rule of 40
QNX's very high gross margins and Rule‑of‑40 performance indicate durable pricing power and low incremental cost in embedded software. High margins support sustained cash generation and reinvestment for product development, making the business resilient to cyclical OEM timing differences.
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BlackBerry (BB) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$4.33B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)2.29M
Price to Earnings (P/E)37.1
Beta (1Y)1.20
Revenue Growth-4.13%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryCA
Employees1,820
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.08
Shares Outstanding587,882,400
10 Day Avg. Volume3,441,167
30 Day Avg. Volume2,293,805
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.22
Price to Book (P/B)2.69
Price to Sales (P/S)3.60
P/FCF Ratio42.50
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$6.81Price Target Upside2.67% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)0.25
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$817.35M
BlackBerry Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
BlackBerry Limited provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The company offers BlackBerry Cyber Suite, w...
How the Company Makes Money
BlackBerry makes money primarily by licensing software and selling subscription-based cybersecurity services.
1) Cybersecurity software and services (subscription and recurring revenue): A significant portion of BlackBerry’s revenue comes from it...
BlackBerry Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 09, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 01, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized multiple strong operating and financial wins — record QNX revenue with high margins and EBITDA, a growing ~$950M backlog, accelerating Secure Communications momentum and healthy cash generation. Management provided constructive FY2027 guidance and articulated sizable growth levers (Alloy Core, non-auto/physical AI, gov't digital sovereignty). The main negatives were concentrated: modest full-year consolidated revenue growth (3%), UEM remains challenged with DBNRR under 100%, some licensing variability, and planned near-term investments that will temper margin expansion. On balance, the positive operational momentum, backlog strength, improving margins and cash generation materially outweigh the contained challenges.Positive Updates
QNX Record Quarter and Strong Profitability
QNX delivered a record quarter with revenue of $78.7M (up 20% YoY), Q4 gross margin of 84% (up 1 pp), and adjusted EBITDA of $21.4M (27% of revenue). For the full fiscal year QNX grew 14% and generated $71M of adjusted EBITDA, making QNX a Rule of 40 business for both the quarter and the year.
Negative Updates
Modest Full-Year Revenue Growth
Total company revenue grew only 3% year-over-year for fiscal 2026 despite a strong Q4, indicating the recovery is concentrated in parts of the business and seasonality is significant.
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
QNX Record Quarter and Strong Profitability
QNX delivered a record quarter with revenue of $78.7M (up 20% YoY), Q4 gross margin of 84% (up 1 pp), and adjusted EBITDA of $21.4M (27% of revenue). For the full fiscal year QNX grew 14% and generated $71M of adjusted EBITDA, making QNX a Rule of 40 business for both the quarter and the year.
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Company Guidance
The company guided to a Q1 cadence that reflects QNX seasonality and an overall acceleration for fiscal 2027: QNX Q1 revenue $60–64M and full‑year revenue $290–307M (top of range ≈15% growth) with QNX adjusted EBITDA $69–81M and the business expected to remain a Rule‑of‑40 company; Secure Communications Q1 revenue $66–70M and full‑year revenue $270–280M (≈4–8% growth) with adjusted EBITDA $57–65M; Licensing run rate roughly $6M revenue and ~$5M adjusted EBITDA per quarter; consolidated guidance of $584–611M total revenue (+6–11%), $110–130M adjusted EBITDA and non‑GAAP EPS $0.15–0.19 (excludes impact of any future buybacks); cash flow guidance shows Q1 operating cash flow breakeven to $10M and full‑year operating cash flow of ~ $100M (nearly double year‑over‑year).BlackBerry Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
64
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 558.13M | 534.90M | 759.10M | 526.30M | 718.00M |
| Gross Profit | 413.49M | 394.90M | 490.70M | 366.60M | 467.00M |
| EBITDA | 85.28M | 59.20M | 93.90M | -90.70M | -38.00M |
| Net Income | 54.07M | -79.00M | -130.20M | -734.40M | 12.00M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.24B | 1.30B | 1.40B | 1.68B | 2.57B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 359.58M | 337.80M | 237.00M | 426.00M | 712.00M |
| Total Debt | 18.78M | 239.00M | 252.00M | 419.00M | 601.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 498.76M | 572.96M | 619.00M | 822.00M | 1.01B |
| Stockholders Equity | 745.34M | 716.47M | 776.00M | 857.00M | 1.56B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 47.26M | 6.40M | -23.86M | -304.00M | -67.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 51.13M | 16.50M | -3.00M | -263.00M | -28.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 15.86M | 60.70M | 46.00M | 176.00M | 207.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -59.16M | 3.10M | -165.00M | 6.00M | 10.00M |
BlackBerry Technical Analysis
Positive
6.63
Price Trends
4.80
Positive
5.14
Positive
5.48
Positive
Market Momentum
0.38
Negative
86.75
Negative
96.24
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:BB, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 6.63 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 5.00, above the 50-day MA of 4.80, and above the 200-day MA of 5.48, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.38 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 86.75 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 96.24 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:BB.
BlackBerry Risk Analysis
BlackBerry disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. BlackBerry reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
BlackBerry Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
67 Neutral | C$4.33B | 37.14 | 7.27% | ― | -4.13% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
59 Neutral | C$190.67M | -28.58 | -2.82% | ― | -7.01% | 16.25% | |
53 Neutral | C$427.06M | -16.02 | -28.39% | ― | 12.64% | -218.91% | |
47 Neutral | C$11.23M | -16.31 | -21.69% | ― | -27.64% | -2400.00% | |
43 Neutral | C$43.82M | -10.77 | 247.94% | ― | -113.46% | -441.67% | |
41 Neutral | C$8.66M | -2.15 | 286.87% | ― | 3.73% | 71.72% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
BlackBerry Returns to Growth on Record QNX Results and Strong Secure Communications Demand
Positive
Apr 9, 2026
BlackBerry reported a return to top-line growth in its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2026, with quarterly revenue up 10% year over year to $156 million and full-year revenue rising 3% to $549.1 million. The company has now logged eight conse...
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