BIDU vs VERI vs BBAI Stock Comparison

Baidu, Veritone and BigBear.ai Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$78.65 -9.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
7 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.67 -49.2% 1M -89.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.32M
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.

QuestionBIDUVERIBBAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $60.32M $1.23B BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.4x -0.5x -6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +4.3% -1.5% VERI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% -121.3% -126.8% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.0% -67.4% -28.0% BIDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x 1.3x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.4% -89.5% -61.4% BIDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -53.2%/yr — BIDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 106.0% 78.0% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 23/100 36/100 BIDU

Percentile Scorecard

BIDUVERIBBAI

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

AxisBIDUVERIBBAI
Valuation 91 #12 of 124 45 #69 of 124 22 #97 of 124
Growth 19 #92 of 113 10 #102 of 113 11 #101 of 113
Profitability 55 #50 of 109 27 #80 of 109 21 #86 of 109
Financial Health 56 #56 of 127 11 #113 of 127 83 #23 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 44 #36 of 63
Overall 55 23 36
  • BIDU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBIDUVERIBBAISPY
1 month -9.3%-49.2%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -26.8%-36.2%-6.7% +3.7%
6 months -37.8%-67.3%-33.2% +7.1%
Year to date -39.8%-85.6%-50.7% +12.8%
1 year -38.4%-89.5%-61.4% +11.9%
3 years -25.9%-73.1%+118.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.5%-35.5%+29.7% +22.8%
5 years -51.5%-97.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.5%-53.2%— +10.9%
10 years -56.2%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBIDUVERIBBAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%106.0%78.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.0%126.2%72.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.663.173.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.84-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-98.4%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.6%-90.0%-62.9% -1.2%
52-week high $162.52$6.72$7.17 $779.14
52-week low $77.20$0.53$2.12 $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.

MultipleBIDUVERIBBAI
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 39.0x -0.6xmedian 39.0x -7.1xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.6x 0.7xmedian 4.6x 9.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x -1.8xmedian 32.7x -4.9xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 27.4x —median 27.4x -17.6xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.23 -0.43median 1.23 -1.82median 1.23

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 monthsBIDUVERIBBAI
Revenue $18.33B $93.99M $142.07M
Gross profit $1.81B $63.41M $42.91M
Operating income -$999.00M -$81.76M -$233.30M
Net income -$543.00M -$114.02M -$180.20M
Free cash flow $4.78B – -$72.72M
R&D $2.84B $21.38M $23.30M
EPS (diluted) $-11.24 $-1.21 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $12.42M $77.11M
Total debt $10.97B $188.16M $16.69M
Shares (diluted) 42.88M 94.03M 480.32M
Enterprise value -$72.84B -$29.33M -$7.52M

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
MetricBIDUVERIBBAI
P/E -5.6x -0.6x -7.1x
P/FCF 5.6x – -17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x – -17.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 9.0x
P/B 0.6x 1.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 8.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – -1.8x -4.9x
EV/EBIT -13.2x -1.2x -4.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.1x 7.1x
EV/FCF 2.8x – -13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – -14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.43 -1.82

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIDUVERIBBAI
Debt / assets 15.8% 30.6% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 74.5% 10.1%
Equity / assets 59.9% 25.5% 89.9%
Interest coverage -2.7x – -47.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.5x 4.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.4x 4.6x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.1x 4.0x
Altman Z-score – -7.10 7.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIDUVERIBBAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield – – -0.2%
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.

ConsensusBIDUVERIBBAI
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.51BFY2026 $96.75MFY2026 $108.97MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.6% +21.5% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIDUVERIBBAI
Held by institutions 17.5% 27.8% 39.1%
Institutions holding 490 92 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +17.9% +1.0%
Institutions buying 236 60 185
Institutions selling 144 15 90
Buyers to sellers 1.64 4.00 2.06

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.

BIDUVERIBBAI
BIDU 1.00 0.25 0.33
VERI 0.25 1.00 0.37
BBAI 0.33 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIDU, VERI and BBAI?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baidu (BIDU) $2.62B, Veritone (VERI) $60.32M, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baidu (BIDU) returned the most: Baidu (BIDU) -38.4%, Veritone (VERI) -89.5%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -61.4%. Over five years, Baidu (BIDU) compounded fastest (Baidu (BIDU) -13.5%/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 (Baidu (BIDU) 47.1%, Veritone (VERI) 106.0%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 78.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.