AI vs BIDU vs LIF Stock Comparison

C3.ai, Baidu and Life360 Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.43 +14.2% 1M -30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$77.20 -14.0% 1M -35.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
LIF Life360, Inc.
$45.23 +11.0% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$572.56M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Life360 leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Life360 4, Baidu 3, C3.ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIBIDULIFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.99B $2.68B $3.56B LIF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -5.6x 24.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 34.3x BIDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -37.5% -0.9% +34.0% LIF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -192.1% -2.6% 25.7% LIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.8% -35.9% -50.5% AI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.9%/yr -15.4%/yr — BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 47.3% 77.0% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 79/100 LIF

Percentile Scorecard

AIBIDULIF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAIBIDULIF
Valuation 16 #104 of 124 92 #11 of 124 71 #37 of 124
Growth 7 #105 of 113 19 #92 of 113 100 #1 of 113
Profitability 13 #96 of 110 54 #51 of 110 70 #34 of 110
Financial Health 85 #20 of 129 57 #56 of 129 75 #33 of 129
Shareholder Returns 19 #55 of 68 – –
Overall 28 55 79
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • LIF ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAIBIDULIFSPY
1 month +14.2%-14.0%+11.0% -1.0%
3 months +52.5%-26.7%-7.4% +2.9%
6 months +43.9%-40.0%-1.2% +6.4%
Year to date -7.8%-40.9%-29.5% +11.4%
1 year -30.8%-35.9%-50.5% +13.1%
3 years -53.0%-30.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -22.3%-11.5%— +21.5%
5 years -72.7%-56.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.9%-15.4%— +10.9%
10 years —-56.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-8.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAIBIDULIFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%47.3%77.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%45.0%85.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.071.682.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.76-0.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-56.4%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-52.5%-54.5% -2.5%
52-week high $18.36$162.52$99.32 $779.14
52-week low $7.76$77.20$38.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAIBIDULIF
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 37.4x -5.5xmedian 37.4x 24.9xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x 6.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 35.0x —median 35.0x 129.1xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 27.2x 5.5xmedian 27.2x 35.6xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.4x 0.6xmedian 3.4x 6.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.27 0.10median 1.27 0.41median 1.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAIBIDULIF
Revenue $232.38M $18.33B $572.56M
Gross profit $67.61M $1.81B $444.26M
Operating income -$471.95M -$999.00M $6.51M
Net income -$446.41M -$543.00M $147.29M
Free cash flow -$155.78M $4.78B $103.24M
R&D $210.99M $2.84B $152.42M
EPS (diluted) $-2.88 $-11.24 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $136.44M $3.61B $267.06M
Total debt – $42.23B –
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 42.88M 85.59M
Enterprise value -$529.41M -$72.78B $1.99B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAIBIDULIF
P/E -4.3x -5.5x 24.9x
P/FCF -12.4x 5.5x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x 17.7x 35.2x
P/S 8.3x 1.4x 6.4x
P/B 2.8x 0.6x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 0.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – 129.1x
EV/EBIT -2.7x -12.7x 523.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 0.7x 5.9x
EV/FCF -8.2x 2.7x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.2x 8.6x 32.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.10 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIBIDULIF
Revenue growth (1Y) -37.5% -0.9% 34.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -0.5% 28.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -67.8% 12,345% 34.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -36.6% 33.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.3% -140.6% 31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.4% -32.9% 28.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.3% -114.0% 434.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.5% -30.7% 69.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.8% -201.2% 427.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -55.3% 61.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.3% 2,449% 136.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -31.9% 85.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.4% 236.1% 144.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -6.5% 84.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIBIDULIF
Gross margin 29.1% 9.9% 77.6%
EBITDA margin -197.3% – 4.6%
Operating margin -203.1% -5.5% 1.1%
Pretax margin -191.8% -2.3% 2.5%
Net margin -192.1% -2.6% 25.7%
FCF margin -67.0% 26.1% 18.0%
Operating cash flow margin -66.5% 8.1% 18.2%
Return on equity -66.2% -1.3% 24.3%
Return on assets -52.8% -0.8% 14.1%
Return on invested capital – -2.0% –
Return on capital employed -65.5% -1.8% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -2.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 111.1% – 12.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIBIDULIF
Debt / assets – 15.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 40.1% 41.7%
Equity / assets 79.4% 59.9% 58.3%
Interest coverage – -2.7x –
Current ratio 6.2x 2.3x 5.6x
Quick ratio 6.0x 2.0x 3.6x
Cash ratio 5.2x 1.9x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 2.69 – 5.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIBIDULIF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.6% – –
Shareholder yield -4.6% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAIBIDULIF
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.71FY2026 $5.67FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -25.8%FY2026 -45.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.8% +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $207.24MFY2026 $19.45BFY2026 $718.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -17.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% -0.8% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIBIDULIF
Held by institutions 62.6% 17.5% 40.8%
Institutions holding 320 490 205
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.5% +8.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying 179 236 116
Institutions selling 72 144 65
Buyers to sellers 2.49 1.64 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AIBIDULIF
AI 1.00 0.22 0.25
BIDU 0.22 1.00 0.26
LIF 0.25 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AI, BIDU and LIF?

Life360 (LIF) is the largest by market capitalisation: C3.ai (AI) $1.99B, Baidu (BIDU) $2.68B, Life360 (LIF) $3.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Life360 (LIF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C3.ai (AI) -37.5%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, Life360 (LIF) +34.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Life360 (LIF) has the highest net margin (C3.ai (AI) -192.1%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, Life360 (LIF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year C3.ai (AI) returned the most: C3.ai (AI) -30.8%, Baidu (BIDU) -35.9%, Life360 (LIF) -50.5%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (C3.ai (AI) -22.9%/yr, Baidu (BIDU) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (C3.ai (AI) 59.4%, Baidu (BIDU) 47.3%, Life360 (LIF) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AI, BIDU and LIF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Life360 (LIF) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.