BIDU vs CNTM vs JFU Stock Comparison

Baidu, ConnectM Technology Solutions and 9F Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$79.50 -8.6% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
JFU 9F Inc.
$2.70 -3.2% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$63.58M
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

ConnectM Technology Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ConnectM Technology Solutions 4, Baidu 3, 9F 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIDUCNTMJFULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.05B $25.45M $63.58M BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.7x 10.9x 2.5x JFU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +23.6% — CNTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 6.3% — CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% -37.2% -45.1% CNTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr — -38.1%/yr BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 132.3% 111.6% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 56/100 — CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

BIDUCNTMJFU

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

AxisBIDUCNTMJFU
Valuation 92 #11 of 124 85 #20 of 124 99 #2 of 124
Growth 19 #92 of 113 71 #33 of 113 –
Profitability 55 #50 of 109 56 #49 of 109 –
Financial Health 57 #55 of 127 14 #110 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 56 56 –
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • JFU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIDUCNTMJFUSPY
1 month -8.6%-18.2%-3.2% +0.9%
3 months -24.5%-24.4%+34.3% +5.9%
6 months -34.3%-36.4%-14.0% +8.5%
Year to date -39.2%-65.7%-57.7% +13.3%
1 year -37.3%-37.2%-45.1% +12.4%
3 years -25.7%-98.7%-10.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -9.5%-76.5%-3.5% +23.5%
5 years -51.0%—-90.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.3%—-38.1% +11.0%
10 years -55.7%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.8%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBIDUCNTMJFUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%132.3%111.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%132.0%111.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.66-0.071.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.28-0.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-100.0%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-71.9%-68.0% -0.9%
52-week high $162.52$16.00$8.44 $779.14
52-week low $77.20$3.90$2.00 $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.

MultipleBIDUCNTMJFU
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 37.9x 10.9xmedian 37.9x 2.5xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x 3.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x —median 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x 2.2xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.4x 1.6xmedian 3.4x 0.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.24 0.41median 1.24 —median 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 monthsBIDUCNTMJFU
Revenue $18.33B $36.02M –
Gross profit $1.81B $11.16M –
Operating income -$999.00M -$12.45M –
Net income -$543.00M $2.42M –
Free cash flow $4.78B – –
R&D $2.84B – –
EPS (diluted) $-11.24 $0.03 –
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $2.39M $62.11M
Total debt $10.97B $56.72M –
Shares (diluted) 42.88M 72.32M 11.80M
Enterprise value -$46.39B $15.45M -$321.58M

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
MetricBIDUCNTMJFU
P/E -5.7x 10.9x 2.5x
P/FCF 5.7x – 2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x – –
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 3.3x
P/B 0.7x 1.6x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.8x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -13.5x -3.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.1x –
EV/FCF 2.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIDUCNTMJFU
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 23.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12,345% 35.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -36.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.6% 19.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -62.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -114.0% 108.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 31.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -201.2% 106.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.3% 26.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,449% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 236.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIDUCNTMJFU
Gross margin 9.9% 31.0% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -5.5% -34.6% –
Pretax margin -2.3% -41.0% –
Net margin -2.6% 6.3% –
FCF margin 26.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – –
Return on equity -1.3% 27.8% –
Return on assets -0.8% 5.4% –
Return on invested capital -2.0% – –
Return on capital employed -1.8% -149.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIDUCNTMJFU
Debt / assets 15.8% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 70.1% 12.3%
Equity / assets 59.9% 29.9% 87.7%
Interest coverage -2.7x -7.6x –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.2x –
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.1x –
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – -1.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIDUCNTMJFU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusBIDUCNTMJFU
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $-3.87FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -29.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $76.76MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +114.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +15.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIDUCNTMJFU
Held by institutions 17.5% – –
Institutions holding 490 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% – –
Institutions buying 236 – –
Institutions selling 144 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.64 – –

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.

BIDUCNTMJFU
BIDU 1.00 -0.04 0.02
CNTM -0.04 1.00 -0.11
JFU 0.02 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIDU, CNTM and JFU?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baidu (BIDU) $27.05B, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $25.45M, 9F (JFU) $63.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, BIDU, CNTM and JFU?

9F (JFU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baidu (BIDU) -5.7x, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 10.9x, 9F (JFU) 2.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) returned the most: Baidu (BIDU) -37.3%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -37.2%, 9F (JFU) -45.1%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -13.3%/yr, 9F (JFU) -38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.3%, 9F (JFU) 111.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIDU, CNTM and JFU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 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.