BlackBerry Limited (BB)
BlackBerry is a software company that focuses on cybersecurity and providing the digital brains for connected cars and industrial equipment.
Is BlackBerry Limited a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: BlackBerry is a software company that focuses on cybersecurity and providing the digital brains for connected cars and industrial equipment.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
BlackBerry becomes a standard in autonomous vehicle systems
Technological obsolescence or loss of key clients
What does BlackBerry Limited do?
Once famous for its physical keyboards, BlackBerry has reinvented itself as a software-first business. These days, the income comes from selling security software to big companies and licensing its operating system to car manufacturers. Their progress really hinges on how successfully they grow software sales against other tech giants in the automotive and security spaces.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on growth and momentum, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 26% over the year
- !High P/E of 85 - big growth is already priced in
- ✓Low debt - a sturdier balance sheet
- Growth screens high (87/100)
- Momentum screens high (70/100)
- High profit margins typical of software businesses
- Strong position in the growing connected car market
- Significant recent growth in both revenue and earnings
- Value screens low (16/100)
- Income screens low (16/100)
- High beta means the share price can be quite volatile
- Reliance on a few key industries like automotive
- Rapidly changing technology could make current products less relevant
What do BlackBerry Limited's numbers mean?
How much money does BlackBerry Limited make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does BlackBerry Limited pay a dividend?
No - BlackBerry Limited doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
When does BlackBerry Limited report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
BlackBerry Limited is next scheduled to report on about 2026-09-24 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | $0.03 | $0.04 | Beat +50% |
| 2026-04-09 | $0.04 | $0.06 | Beat +38% |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.04 | $0.05 | Beat +36% |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.01 | $0.04 | Beat +186% |
| 2025-06-24 | — | $0.02 | Beat +669% |
| 2025-04-02 | — | $0.03 | Beat +506% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, BlackBerry Limited came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWhat are the scenarios for BlackBerry Limited?
An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of BlackBerry Limited?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- High profit margins typical of software businesses
- Strong position in the growing connected car market
- Significant recent growth in both revenue and earnings
- High valuation metrics suggest a lot of future success is already priced in
- No dividend payments for those looking for regular income
- Operates in a highly competitive tech landscape
- High beta means the share price can be quite volatile
- Reliance on a few key industries like automotive
- Rapidly changing technology could make current products less relevant
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in software revenue growth
- Loss of major automotive contracts to competitors
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.