SPIR vs BIDU vs GLAI Stock Comparison

Spire Global, Baidu and Global AI Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$8.72 -21.4% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$319.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$62.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
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
GLAI Global AI, Inc.
$0.80 -11.1% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$123.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$184.28K
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionSPIRBIDUGLAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $319.57M $2.77B $123.92M BIDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x -5.8x -78.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -33.1% -0.9% +34.5% GLAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -145.0% -2.6% -862.3% BIDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.9% -36.5% +33.3% GLAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.8%/yr -13.9%/yr +48.8%/yr GLAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.4% 46.9% 251.4% BIDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 56/100 14/100 BIDU

Percentile Scorecard

SPIRBIDUGLAI

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

AxisSPIRBIDUGLAI
Valuation 19 #101 of 124 91 #12 of 124 28 #90 of 124
Growth 9 #104 of 114 20 #91 of 114 16 #96 of 114
Profitability 16 #93 of 111 55 #51 of 111 7 #103 of 111
Financial Health 41 #76 of 128 58 #55 of 128 7 #119 of 128
Shareholder Returns 6 #69 of 73 – –
Overall 18 56 14
  • SPIR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BIDU ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLAI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPIRBIDUGLAISPY
1 month -21.4%-8.7%-11.1% -2.0%
3 months -35.3%-31.6%-15.8% -2.2%
6 months -47.0%-39.0%0.0% +4.2%
Year to date +16.3%-41.1%-20.8% +10.6%
1 year -21.9%-36.5%+33.3% +10.4%
3 years +110.6%-29.8%+5.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +28.2%-11.1%+1.7% +20.2%
5 years -81.7%-52.7%+627.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -28.8%-13.9%+48.8% +10.1%
10 years —-54.3%+166.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-7.5%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPIRBIDUGLAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.4%46.9%251.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.0%44.9%308.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.321.64-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.780.13 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-55.4%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.8%-52.6%-80.7% -3.2%
52-week high $25.48$162.52$4.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$76.40$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.

MultipleSPIRBIDUGLAI
P/E now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 38.8x -5.5xmedian 38.8x -78.0xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x 672.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 28.6x —median 28.6x -79.5xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 23.6x 5.5xmedian 23.6x -70.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 3.1x -36.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.18median 1.27 0.10median 1.27 0.31median 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 monthsSPIRBIDUGLAI
Revenue $62.38M $18.33B $184.28K
Gross profit $23.54M $1.81B $83.10K
Operating income -$88.63M -$999.00M -$1.59M
Net income -$90.58M -$543.00M -$1.59M
Free cash flow -$99.62M $4.78B -$1.76M
R&D $34.70M $2.84B $1.82M
EPS (diluted) $-2.36 $-11.24 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $38.81M $3.61B $40.56K
Total debt – $10.97B –
Shares (diluted) 38.30M 42.88M 309.80M
Enterprise value -$88.71K -$72.68B $123.66M

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
MetricSPIRBIDUGLAI
P/E -3.7x -5.5x -78.0x
P/FCF -3.6x 5.5x -70.6x
P/Operating cash flow -5.4x 17.7x -74.8x
P/S 5.7x 1.4x 672.5x
P/B 2.5x 0.6x -36.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.6x -16.6x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x – -79.5x
EV/EBIT -3.0x -12.7x -78.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.7x 672.2x
EV/FCF -2.6x 2.7x -70.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.0x 8.6x -74.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.18 0.10 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPIRBIDUGLAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -33.1% -0.9% 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -0.5% 44.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.8% 12,345% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -36.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.4% -140.6% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -32.9% -555.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -360.2% -114.0% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -30.7% -405.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -303.0% -201.2% 51.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -55.3% -255.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.3% 2,449% -96.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -31.9% -529.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.4% 236.1% -103.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.4% -6.5% -542.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPIRBIDUGLAI
Gross margin 37.7% 9.9% 45.1%
EBITDA margin -122.0% – -845.7%
Operating margin -142.1% -5.5% -862.3%
Pretax margin -141.8% -2.3% -859.5%
Net margin -145.0% -2.6% -862.3%
FCF margin -159.7% 26.1% -952.7%
Operating cash flow margin -105.7% 8.1% -898.6%
Return on equity -76.9% -1.3% –
Return on assets -44.2% -0.8% -36.9%
Return on invested capital – -2.0% –
Return on capital employed -60.7% -1.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x -2.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 23.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPIRBIDUGLAI
Debt / assets – 15.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 36.3% 40.1% 176.0%
Equity / assets 63.7% 59.9% -76.0%
Interest coverage -44,317x -2.7x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.0x 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -1.46 – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPIRBIDUGLAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.2% – –
Shareholder yield -20.2% – –
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.

ConsensusSPIRBIDUGLAI
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.24FY2026 $5.42FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -29.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.07MFY2026 $19.51BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +39.3% -0.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPIRBIDUGLAI
Held by institutions 55.0% 17.5% –
Institutions holding 131 491 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +62.9% +8.1% –
Institutions buying 95 237 –
Institutions selling 21 144 –
Buyers to sellers 4.52 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.

SPIRBIDUGLAI
SPIR 1.00 0.19 0.01
BIDU 0.19 1.00 0.02
GLAI 0.01 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPIR, BIDU and GLAI?

Baidu (BIDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spire Global (SPIR) $319.57M, Baidu (BIDU) $2.77B, Global AI (GLAI) $123.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Global AI (GLAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spire Global (SPIR) -33.1%, Baidu (BIDU) -0.9%, Global AI (GLAI) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baidu (BIDU) has the highest net margin (Spire Global (SPIR) -145.0%, Baidu (BIDU) -2.6%, Global AI (GLAI) -862.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global AI (GLAI) returned the most: Spire Global (SPIR) -21.9%, Baidu (BIDU) -36.5%, Global AI (GLAI) +33.3%. Over five years, Global AI (GLAI) compounded fastest (Spire Global (SPIR) -28.8%/yr, Baidu (BIDU) -13.9%/yr, Global AI (GLAI) +48.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baidu (BIDU) has been the steadiest (Spire Global (SPIR) 100.4%, Baidu (BIDU) 46.9%, Global AI (GLAI) 251.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPIR, BIDU 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.