BBAI vs BIDU vs VERI Stock Comparison

BigBear.ai Holdings, Baidu and Veritone Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$79.50 -8.6% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
7 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.67 -47.7% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Baidu leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Baidu 7, Veritone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBAIBIDUVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $2.70B $61.80M BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x -5.6x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -0.9% +4.3% VERI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -126.8% -2.6% -121.3% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -28.0% -2.0% -67.4% BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.7% -37.3% -90.0% BIDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -13.3%/yr -53.2%/yr BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 47.1% 106.1% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 56/100 23/100 BIDU

Percentile Scorecard

BBAIBIDUVERI

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

AxisBBAIBIDUVERI
Valuation 24 #95 of 124 92 #11 of 124 44 #70 of 124
Growth 11 #101 of 113 19 #92 of 113 10 #102 of 113
Profitability 21 #86 of 109 55 #50 of 109 27 #80 of 109
Financial Health 83 #23 of 127 57 #55 of 127 12 #112 of 127
Shareholder Returns 45 #35 of 63 – –
Overall 37 56 23
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBAIBIDUVERISPY
1 month -7.9%-8.6%-47.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.7%-24.5%-33.0% +5.9%
6 months -35.6%-34.3%-67.2% +8.5%
Year to date -54.4%-39.2%-85.6% +13.3%
1 year -63.7%-37.3%-90.0% +12.4%
3 years +96.8%-25.7%-71.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.3%-9.5%-34.1% +23.5%
5 years —-51.0%-97.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-13.3%-53.2% +11.0%
10 years —-55.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-7.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBBAIBIDUVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%47.1%106.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%45.1%125.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.271.663.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.79-0.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-55.3%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.7%-51.1%-90.0% -0.9%
52-week high $7.17$162.52$6.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.12$77.20$0.53 $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.

MultipleBBAIBIDUVERI
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 37.9x -5.7xmedian 37.9x -0.6xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.4x 1.5xmedian 4.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x -1.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 26.6x 5.7xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 3.4x 1.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.69median 1.24 0.10median 1.24 -0.43median 1.24

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 monthsBBAIBIDUVERI
Revenue $142.07M $18.33B $93.99M
Gross profit $42.91M $1.81B $63.41M
Operating income -$233.30M -$999.00M -$81.76M
Net income -$180.20M -$543.00M -$114.02M
Free cash flow -$72.72M $4.78B –
R&D $23.30M $2.84B $21.38M
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $-11.24 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $77.11M $3.61B $12.42M
Total debt $16.69M $10.97B $188.16M
Shares (diluted) 480.32M 42.88M 94.03M
Enterprise value $5.93M -$72.75B -$27.85M

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
MetricBBAIBIDUVERI
P/E -6.6x -5.7x -0.6x
P/FCF -16.3x 5.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -16.5x 18.3x –
P/S 8.3x 1.5x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 0.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.7x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x – -1.8x
EV/EBIT -3.9x -13.5x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF -12.6x 2.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x 9.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.69 0.10 -0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBAIBIDUVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -0.9% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -0.5% -12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 12,345% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -36.6% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.9% -140.6% 2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.1% -32.9% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.7% -114.0% -213.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% -30.7% -34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.6% -201.2% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -55.3% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% 2,449% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -31.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.6% 236.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% -6.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBAIBIDUVERI
Gross margin 30.2% 9.9% 67.5%
EBITDA margin -145.2% – -59.3%
Operating margin -164.2% -5.5% -87.0%
Pretax margin -142.6% -2.3% -121.5%
Net margin -126.8% -2.6% -121.3%
FCF margin -51.2% 26.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -50.4% 8.1% –
Return on equity -24.8% -1.3% -215.7%
Return on assets -22.5% -0.8% -69.1%
Return on invested capital -28.0% -2.0% -67.4%
Return on capital employed -32.0% -1.8% -126.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% – 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBAIBIDUVERI
Debt / assets 2.2% 15.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 10.1% 40.1% 74.5%
Equity / assets 89.9% 59.9% 25.5%
Interest coverage -47.5x -2.7x –
Current ratio 4.9x 2.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 4.6x 2.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 4.0x 1.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.98 – -7.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBAIBIDUVERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield -0.3% – –
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.

ConsensusBBAIBIDUVERI
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 $5.42FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -29.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $108.97MFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 $96.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% -0.6% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBAIBIDUVERI
Held by institutions 39.1% 17.5% 27.8%
Institutions holding 328 490 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +8.1% +17.9%
Institutions buying 185 236 59
Institutions selling 90 144 15
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.64 3.93

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.

BBAIBIDUVERI
BBAI 1.00 0.33 0.37
BIDU 0.33 1.00 0.25
VERI 0.37 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBAI, BIDU and VERI?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.25B, Baidu (BIDU) $2.70B, Veritone (VERI) $61.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Veritone (VERI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -1.5%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, Veritone (VERI) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baidu (BIDU) has the highest net margin (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -126.8%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, Veritone (VERI) -121.3%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -28.0%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%, Veritone (VERI) -67.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baidu (BIDU) returned the most: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -63.7%, Baidu (BIDU) -37.3%, Veritone (VERI) -90.0%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -13.3%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -53.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 77.5%, Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, Veritone (VERI) 106.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBAI, BIDU and VERI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Baidu (BIDU) leads on 7. 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.