BIDU vs ECX vs NBIS Stock Comparison

Baidu, ECARX Holdings and Nebius 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
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.81 -28.3% 1M -65.5% 1Y
Market cap
$251.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$182.34 -21.4% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$46.14B
P/E
49.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionBIDUECXNBISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.05B $251.51M $46.14B NBIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.7x -7.9x 49.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +11.4% +506.9% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% -3.9% 66.1% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.0% -4.6% -3.3% BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% -65.5% +49.7% NBIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.3%/yr -39.2%/yr — BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 82.7% 107.5% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 77/100 65/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

BIDUECXNBIS

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

AxisBIDUECXNBIS
Valuation 92 #11 of 124 100 #1 of 13 78 #9 of 38
Growth 19 #92 of 113 100 #1 of 12 31 #25 of 36
Profitability 55 #50 of 109 100 #1 of 12 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 57 #55 of 127 8 #12 of 13 76 #10 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 56 77 65
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIDUECXNBISSPY
1 month -8.6%-28.3%-21.4% +0.9%
3 months -24.5%-24.3%+23.0% +5.9%
6 months -34.3%-25.7%+29.1% +8.5%
Year to date -39.2%-52.9%+117.8% +13.3%
1 year -37.3%-65.5%+49.7% +12.4%
3 years -25.7%-79.8%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -9.5%-41.3%— +23.5%
5 years -51.0%-91.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.3%-39.2%— +11.0%
10 years -55.7%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.8%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBIDUECXNBISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%82.7%107.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%91.2%98.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.413.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.790.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-92.6%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-69.3%-36.4% -0.9%
52-week high $162.52$2.64$286.69 $779.14
52-week low $77.20$0.80$73.87 $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.

MultipleBIDUECXNBIS
P/E now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 37.9x -7.9x 49.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.4x 0.3xmedian 17.8x 34.0xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x — 275.0xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 26.6x —median 14.9x 2.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.4x -0.9xmedian 1.1x 4.5xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.24 -0.17 -0.70median 0.38

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 monthsBIDUECXNBIS
Revenue $18.33B $881.30M $1.36B
Gross profit $1.81B $184.00M $1.01B
Operating income -$999.00M -$8.80M -$668.60M
Net income -$543.00M -$35.90M $61.60M
Free cash flow $4.78B – $16.40B
R&D $2.84B $107.60M $356.40M
EPS (diluted) $-11.24 $-0.10 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $156.16M $8.04B
Total debt $10.97B $556.66M $25.23B
Shares (diluted) 42.88M 338.66M 282.72M
Enterprise value -$46.39B -$26.34M $19.57B

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
MetricBIDUECXNBIS
P/E -5.7x -7.9x 49.4x
P/FCF 5.7x – 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x – 8.8x
P/S 1.5x 0.3x 34.0x
P/B 0.7x -0.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -0.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 275.0x
EV/EBIT -13.5x -74.1x -69.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 34.4x
EV/FCF 2.8x – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x – 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.17 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIDUECXNBIS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 11.4% 506.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 15.7% -83.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12,345% 29.9% 631.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -36.6% 6.1% -81.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.6% 92.7% -49.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 63.2% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -114.0% 74.6% -73.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% 41.5% -90.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -201.2% 74.4% 318.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.3% 47.8% -70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,449% – 1,193%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% – -55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 236.1% – 1,310%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – -47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIDUECXNBIS
Gross margin 9.9% 20.9% 74.3%
EBITDA margin – – 12.5%
Operating margin -5.5% -1.0% -49.3%
Pretax margin -2.3% -2.2% 5.3%
Net margin -2.6% -3.9% 66.1%
FCF margin 26.1% – 1,210%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% – 388.0%
Return on equity -1.3% – 0.7%
Return on assets -0.8% -4.2% 0.2%
Return on invested capital -2.0% -4.6% -3.3%
Return on capital employed -1.8% – -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – 85.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 13.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIDUECXNBIS
Debt / assets 15.8% 56.5% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x -2.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 127.0% 63.0%
Equity / assets 59.9% -27.0% 37.0%
Interest coverage -2.7x -0.3x -2.8x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.7x 4.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.2x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – -1.07 2.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIDUECXNBIS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 6,164%
Shareholder yield – – 6,164%
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.

ConsensusBIDUECXNBIS
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $-1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +25.0% +246.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIDUECXNBIS
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.

BIDUECXNBIS
BIDU 1.00 0.11 0.28
ECX 0.11 1.00 0.12
NBIS 0.28 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIDU, ECX and NBIS?

Nebius (NBIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baidu (BIDU) $27.05B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $251.51M, Nebius (NBIS) $46.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nebius (NBIS) returned the most: Baidu (BIDU) -37.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.5%, Nebius (NBIS) +49.7%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -13.3%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.2%/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%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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