BIDU vs NBIS vs VEON Stock Comparison

Baidu, Nebius and Veon Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$78.65 -9.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
$171.99 -27.5% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.52B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
VEON VEON Ltd.
$88.45 +19.6% 1M +84.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
4.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.65B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Veon leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Veon 7, Nebius 3, Baidu 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIDUNBISVEONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.76B $43.52B $6.54B NBIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.6x 46.6x 4.4x VEON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x — 12.3x VEON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +506.9% +11.5% NBIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 66.1% 30.4% NBIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.0% -3.3% — BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 0.8x VEON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.4% +37.5% +84.8% VEON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr — +10.9%/yr VEON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 107.6% 45.0% VEON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 65/100 78/100 VEON

Percentile Scorecard

BIDUNBISVEON

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

AxisBIDUNBISVEON
Valuation 91 #12 of 124 78 #9 of 38 77 #12 of 49
Growth 19 #92 of 113 31 #25 of 36 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 55 #50 of 109 76 #9 of 34 91 #5 of 45
Financial Health 56 #56 of 127 75 #10 of 37 52 #24 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 55 65 78
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NBIS ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • VEON ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIDUNBISVEONSPY
1 month -9.3%-27.5%+19.6% +0.7%
3 months -26.8%-8.7%+67.6% +3.7%
6 months -37.8%+24.4%+77.8% +7.1%
Year to date -39.8%+105.5%+68.3% +12.8%
1 year -38.4%+37.5%+84.8% +11.9%
3 years -25.9%—+462.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.5%—+77.9% +22.8%
5 years -51.5%—+67.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.5%—+10.9% +10.9%
10 years -56.2%—+9.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.9%—+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIDUNBISVEONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%107.6%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.0%98.7%43.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.663.841.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.351.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-58.3%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.6%-40.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $162.52$286.69$88.45 $779.14
52-week low $77.20$73.87$43.57 $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.

MultipleBIDUNBISVEON
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 39.0x 46.6xmedian 27.6x 4.4xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.6x 32.1xmedian 4.6x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x 259.6xmedian 25.6x 3.6xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 27.4x 2.7xmedian 15.4x 4.6xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 4.1x 4.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.23 -0.66median 0.80 0.24median 0.25

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 monthsBIDUNBISVEON
Revenue $18.33B $1.36B $4.65B
Gross profit $1.81B $1.01B $4.12B
Operating income -$999.00M -$668.60M $2.30B
Net income -$543.00M $61.60M $1.63B
Free cash flow $4.78B $16.40B $1.43B
R&D $2.84B $356.40M –
EPS (diluted) $-11.24 $3.17 $19.66
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $8.04B $2.19B
Total debt $10.97B $25.23B $15.34B
Shares (diluted) 42.88M 282.72M 71.76M
Enterprise value -$46.68B $16.95B -$1.79B

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
MetricBIDUNBISVEON
P/E -5.6x 46.6x 4.4x
P/FCF 5.6x 2.7x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 8.3x 4.6x
P/S 1.5x 32.1x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 4.2x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 4.2x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 259.6x 3.6x
EV/EBIT -13.2x -65.8x 3.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 32.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 2.8x 2.7x 5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 8.4x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.66 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIDUNBISVEON
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 506.9% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -83.4% 32.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12,345% 631.9% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -36.6% -81.7% 24.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -140.6% -49.0% 42.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -26.7% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -114.0% -73.4% 80.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.7% -90.6% 18.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -201.2% 318.1% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.3% -70.8% 18.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,449% 1,193% 219.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -55.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 236.1% 1,310% 95.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -47.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIDUNBISVEON
Gross margin 9.9% 74.3% 88.6%
EBITDA margin – 12.5% 49.5%
Operating margin -5.5% -49.3% 49.4%
Pretax margin -2.3% 5.3% 37.6%
Net margin -2.6% 66.1% 30.4%
FCF margin 26.1% 1,210% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 388.0% 30.8%
Return on equity -1.3% 0.7% –
Return on assets -0.8% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital -2.0% -3.3% –
Return on capital employed -1.8% -2.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 85.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIDUNBISVEON
Debt / assets 15.8% 30.6% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.5x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 63.0% 85.3%
Equity / assets 59.9% 37.0% 14.7%
Interest coverage -2.7x -2.8x 0.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 4.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.9x 3.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIDUNBISVEON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 6,535% –
Shareholder yield – 6,535% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBIDUNBISVEON
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 – 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $-1.82FY2026 $7.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.1%FY2026 – -3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $4.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +246.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIDUNBISVEON
Held by institutions 17.5% 66.4% 21.4%
Institutions holding 490 1,053 112
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +29.6% -6.1%
Institutions buying 236 695 58
Institutions selling 144 274 30
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.54 1.93

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.

BIDUNBISVEON
BIDU 1.00 0.28 0.19
NBIS 0.28 1.00 0.22
VEON 0.19 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIDU, NBIS and VEON?

Nebius (NBIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baidu (BIDU) $26.76B, Nebius (NBIS) $43.52B, Veon (VEON) $6.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIDU, NBIS and VEON?

Veon (VEON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baidu (BIDU) -5.6x, Nebius (NBIS) 46.6x, Veon (VEON) 4.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Veon (VEON) is cheapest (Baidu (BIDU) 14.5x, Veon (VEON) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nebius (NBIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, Nebius (NBIS) +506.9%, Veon (VEON) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nebius (NBIS) has the highest net margin (Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, Nebius (NBIS) 66.1%, Veon (VEON) 30.4%). On return on invested capital, Baidu (BIDU) leads (Baidu (BIDU) -2.0%, Nebius (NBIS) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veon (VEON) returned the most: Baidu (BIDU) -38.4%, Nebius (NBIS) +37.5%, Veon (VEON) +84.8%. Over five years, Veon (VEON) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -13.5%/yr, Veon (VEON) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veon (VEON) has been the steadiest (Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, Nebius (NBIS) 107.6%, Veon (VEON) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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