BIDU vs ECX vs GLAI Stock Comparison

Baidu, ECARX Holdings and Global AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$78.27 -10.4% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
4 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$276.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
GLAI Global AI, Inc.
$0.95 +18.7% 1M +115.9% 1Y
Market cap
$147.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$184.28K
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionBIDUECXGLAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.73B $276.55M $147.15M BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.7x -8.0x -92.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +11.4% +34.5% GLAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% -3.9% -862.3% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.0% -4.6% — BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.2% -65.3% +115.9% GLAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.2%/yr -39.1%/yr +54.0%/yr GLAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 82.7% 254.6% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 77/100 14/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

BIDUECXGLAI

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

AxisBIDUECXGLAI
Valuation 92 #11 of 124 100 #1 of 13 27 #91 of 124
Growth 19 #92 of 113 100 #1 of 12 14 #97 of 113
Profitability 55 #50 of 109 100 #1 of 12 7 #102 of 109
Financial Health 56 #56 of 127 8 #12 of 13 8 #117 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 55 77 14
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • GLAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIDUECXGLAISPY
1 month -10.4%-24.8%+18.7% -0.2%
3 months -25.4%-24.1%-12.0% +3.9%
6 months -37.8%-28.1%+35.7% +8.2%
Year to date -40.1%-52.3%-5.9% +12.9%
1 year -39.2%-65.3%+115.9% +12.3%
3 years -26.9%-79.5%+295.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.9%-41.1%+58.2% +23.3%
5 years -53.6%-91.6%+763.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.2%-39.1%+54.0% +10.9%
10 years -55.3%—+216.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.7%—+12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIDUECXGLAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%82.7%254.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.0%91.2%306.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.41-1.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.790.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-92.6%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-68.9%-77.1% -1.2%
52-week high $162.52$2.64$4.15 $779.14
52-week low $77.20$0.80$0.35 $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.

MultipleBIDUECXGLAI
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 38.6x -8.0x -92.6xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.4x 0.3xmedian 18.7x 798.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x — -94.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 29.4x —median 14.5x -83.8xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.3x -1.0xmedian 1.1x -43.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.28 -0.17 0.36median 1.28

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 monthsBIDUECXGLAI
Revenue $18.33B $881.30M $184.28K
Gross profit $1.81B $184.00M $83.10K
Operating income -$999.00M -$8.80M -$1.59M
Net income -$543.00M -$35.90M -$1.59M
Free cash flow $4.78B – -$1.76M
R&D $2.84B $107.60M $1.82M
EPS (diluted) $-11.24 $-0.10 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $156.16M $40.56K
Total debt $10.97B $556.66M –
Shares (diluted) 42.88M 338.66M 309.80M
Enterprise value -$72.73B -$16.07M $146.90M

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
MetricBIDUECXGLAI
P/E -5.6x -8.0x -92.6x
P/FCF 5.6x – -83.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x – -88.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.3x 798.5x
P/B 0.6x -1.0x -43.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -0.8x -19.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -94.4x
EV/EBIT -13.1x -74.4x -92.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 798.3x
EV/FCF 2.7x – -83.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – -88.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.17 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIDUECXGLAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 11.4% 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 15.7% 44.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12,345% 29.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -36.6% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.6% 92.7% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 63.2% -555.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -114.0% 74.6% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 41.5% -405.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -201.2% 74.4% 51.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.3% 47.8% -255.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,449% – -96.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – -529.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 236.1% – -103.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – -542.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIDUECXGLAI
Gross margin 9.9% 20.9% 45.1%
EBITDA margin – – -845.7%
Operating margin -5.5% -1.0% -862.3%
Pretax margin -2.3% -2.2% -859.5%
Net margin -2.6% -3.9% -862.3%
FCF margin 26.1% – -952.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – -898.6%
Return on equity -1.3% – –
Return on assets -0.8% -4.2% -36.9%
Return on invested capital -2.0% -4.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIDUECXGLAI
Debt / assets 15.8% 56.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 127.0% 176.0%
Equity / assets 59.9% -27.0% -76.0%
Interest coverage -2.7x -0.3x –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.7x 0.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -1.07 5.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIDUECXGLAI
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.

ConsensusBIDUECXGLAI
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -29.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +25.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIDUECXGLAI
Held by institutions 17.5% 5.2% –
Institutions holding 490 39 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.3% –
Institutions buying 236 23 –
Institutions selling 144 8 –
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.88 –

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.

BIDUECXGLAI
BIDU 1.00 0.11 0.00
ECX 0.11 1.00 -0.14
GLAI 0.00 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIDU, ECX and GLAI?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baidu (BIDU) $2.73B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $276.55M, Global AI (GLAI) $147.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

Global AI (GLAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Global AI (GLAI) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baidu (BIDU) has the highest net margin (Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Global AI (GLAI) -862.3%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global AI (GLAI) returned the most: Baidu (BIDU) -39.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Global AI (GLAI) +115.9%. Over five years, Global AI (GLAI) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -14.2%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Global AI (GLAI) +54.0%/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%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Global AI (GLAI) 254.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIDU, ECX and GLAI?

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 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.