Baidu (BAIDF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Baidu (BAIDF) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.89% in Q1 2026, down 16.22% quarter-over-quarter from 1.62% in Q4 2025, and down 744.0% on a YoY basis from 0.29% in Q1 2025.

Baidu (BAIDF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baidu's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.89% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 744.0% year-over-year to 1.89%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.89% (down 744.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.7%, down 792.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.89% for Q1 2026 at Baidu, down from 1.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.76% in Q1 2024 to a low of 1.89% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.45% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 610 bps in 2024, then plunged 772 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 31 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 56110040 bps to 6.1% in 2024, then sank by 127 bps to 1.62% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 1.89% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.89% (Q1 2026), 1.62% (Q4 2025), and 0.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 25.65%
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 26.53%
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn -
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn 20.06%
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn 6.06%
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn 12,960.00%
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 26.54%
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn -6.47%
10 Baidu - - 1.88 Mn -1.89%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.89%
Dec 31, 2025 -1.62%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.98%
Jun 30, 2025 4.79%
Mar 31, 2025 5.55%
Dec 31, 2024 6.10%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 6.76%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 5.89%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 3.41%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%