FCCN vs SOUN vs BIDU Stock Comparison

Spectral Capital, Soundhound Ai and Baidu Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCCN SPECTRAL CAPITAL Corp
$1.35 -29.3% 1M -37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$145.44M
P/E
3,095x
Revenue (TTM)
$668.63M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.12 -29.5% 1M -75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
BIDU Baidu, Inc.
$76.97 -8.7% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.33B
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCCNSOUNBIDULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $145.44M $1.85B $2.77B BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3,095x -13.5x -5.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +54.6% -0.9% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% -67.5% -2.6% FCCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -2.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% -75.9% -36.5% BIDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -13.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 115.1% 68.4% 46.9% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 37/100 56/100 BIDU

Percentile Scorecard

FCCNSOUNBIDU

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

AxisFCCNSOUNBIDU
Valuation 59 #52 of 124 23 #96 of 124 91 #12 of 124
Growth 43 #65 of 114 59 #47 of 114 20 #91 of 114
Profitability 60 #45 of 111 26 #83 of 111 55 #51 of 111
Financial Health 15 #109 of 128 66 #44 of 128 58 #55 of 128
Shareholder Returns 25 #55 of 73 13 #64 of 73 –
Overall 40 37 56
  • FCCN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SOUN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BIDU ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCCNSOUNBIDUSPY
1 month -29.3%-29.5%-8.7% -2.0%
3 months -73.2%-36.7%-31.6% -2.2%
6 months -34.1%-54.9%-39.0% +4.2%
Year to date -67.3%-58.7%-41.1% +10.6%
1 year -37.5%-75.9%-36.5% +10.4%
3 years —+123.9%-29.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+30.8%-11.1% +20.2%
5 years ——-52.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year ——-13.9% +10.1%
10 years ——-54.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——-7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCCNSOUNBIDUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 115.1%68.4%46.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 111.2%63.5%44.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.062.971.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-1.11-0.78 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-93.5%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.7%-75.9%-52.6% -3.2%
52-week high $5.55$17.11$162.52 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$4.09$76.40 $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.

MultipleFCCNSOUNBIDU
P/E now vs peer median 2,644xmedian 38.8x -12.9xmedian 38.8x -5.5xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 4.4x 8.2xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 234.6xmedian 28.6x -15.0xmedian 28.6x —median 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.5xmedian 23.6x -11.7xmedian 23.6x 5.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.1x 3.4xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 87.49median 1.27 -0.63median 1.27 0.10median 1.27

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 monthsFCCNSOUNBIDU
Revenue $668.63M $203.20M $18.33B
Gross profit $8.35M $85.94M $1.81B
Operating income -$6.62M -$139.29M -$999.00M
Net income -$21.19K -$137.06M -$543.00M
Free cash flow -$2.57M -$142.38M $4.78B
R&D – $101.02M $2.84B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.31 $-11.24
Cash & equivalents $5.27M $202.80M $3.61B
Total debt – – $10.97B
Shares (diluted) 94.89M 438.65M 42.88M
Enterprise value $134.95M $913.22M -$72.68B

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
MetricFCCNSOUNBIDU
P/E 2,644x -12.9x -5.5x
P/FCF -50.5x -11.7x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow -50.7x -14.5x 17.7x
P/S 0.2x 8.2x 1.4x
P/B 2.3x 3.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 5.5x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 234.6x -15.0x –
EV/EBIT -18.8x -10.5x -12.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 7.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF -48.4x -10.2x 2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -48.7x -12.7x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 87.49 -0.63 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCCNSOUNBIDU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 54.6% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1,948% 77.8% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 61.4% 12,345%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 276.8% 47.1% -36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -83.7% 42.2% -140.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -304.6% -12.5% -32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.4% 39.1% -114.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -7.1% -30.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.9% 44.4% -201.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 20.6% -55.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -28.6% -2.1% 2,449%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -186.1% -12.0% -31.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.2% -26.2% 236.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -186.6% -20.1% -6.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCCNSOUNBIDU
Gross margin 1.2% 42.3% 9.9%
EBITDA margin 0.1% -47.7% –
Operating margin -1.0% -68.5% -5.5%
Pretax margin 0.0% -64.7% -2.3%
Net margin 0.0% -67.5% -2.6%
FCF margin -0.4% -70.1% 26.1%
Operating cash flow margin -0.4% -56.4% 8.1%
Return on equity 0.1% -28.8% -1.3%
Return on assets 0.0% -20.9% -0.8%
Return on invested capital – – -2.0%
Return on capital employed -4.7% -23.8% -1.8%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 120.9x 0.8x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 38.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCCNSOUNBIDU
Debt / assets – – 15.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 26.6% 40.1%
Equity / assets 25.7% 73.4% 59.9%
Interest coverage – -350.0x -2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.9x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 3.00 3.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCCNSOUNBIDU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.5% -11.2% –
Shareholder yield -1.5% -11.2% –
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.

ConsensusFCCNSOUNBIDU
Forward P/E – – 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.43FY2026 $5.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -29.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $225.08MFY2026 $19.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +33.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +56.2% -0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCCNSOUNBIDU
Held by institutions – 39.1% 17.5%
Institutions holding – 443 491
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.7% +8.1%
Institutions buying – 231 237
Institutions selling – 121 144
Buyers to sellers – 1.91 1.65

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.

FCCNSOUNBIDU
FCCN 1.00 0.05 0.04
SOUN 0.05 1.00 0.35
BIDU 0.04 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCCN, SOUN and BIDU?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spectral Capital (FCCN) $145.44M, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.85B, Baidu (BIDU) $2.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spectral Capital (FCCN) has the highest net margin (Spectral Capital (FCCN) 0.0%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baidu (BIDU) returned the most: Spectral Capital (FCCN) -37.5%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -75.9%, Baidu (BIDU) -36.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (Spectral Capital (FCCN) 115.1%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.4%, Baidu (BIDU) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCCN, SOUN and BIDU?

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.