Baidu (BIDU) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Baidu's Cash from Operations was $506 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, compared with -$122 million a year earlier and up 30.7% from the prior quarter.
Baidu (BIDU) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Baidu's Cash from Operations was $1.48 billion through Jun 30, 2026; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at -$431 million.
- In earlier years, Cash from Operations was $2.91 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-43.6%), $5.16 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+35.9%), $3.79 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+20.1%) and $3.16 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-14.9%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 45.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (growth of 77.5%); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a decline of 78.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, BIDU's Cash from Operations in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was $387 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $373 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $214 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 300.17 Bn | 285.24 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 267.92 Bn | 248.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 530.27 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 140.18 Bn | 126.11 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 125.06 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 91.36 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 100.84 Bn | 82.49 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 315.87 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 39.98 Bn | 30.08 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 234.00 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 37.13 Bn | 23.25 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.36 Bn | 27.88 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 20.08 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 31.82 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 141.88 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 2.89 Bn | -72.53 Bn | 1.76 Mn | 506.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 506.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 387.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 373.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 214.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -122.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -874.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 323.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 610.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 861.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 850.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 479.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 912.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 844.00 Mn |
Baidu Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "BIDU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();