Baidu (BIDU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Baidu's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.18 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 432.4% from $409 million a year earlier and up 75.0% from the prior quarter.
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Baidu (BIDU) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Baidu reported Free Cash Flow of $4.76 billion, up 239.4% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $1.3 billion, down 68.3% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -21.1% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $4.09 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-39.3%), $6.73 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+34.8%), $5 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+3.9%) and $4.81 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+13.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 37.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (growth of 432.4%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 (a decline of 71.7%).
- Business Quant data shows BIDU's Free Cash Flow at $1.24 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $655 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $687.97 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 301.26 Bn | 286.33 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.52 Bn | 248.92 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 140.92 Bn | 126.85 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 125.59 Bn | 112.91 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 83.80 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 101.74 Bn | 83.38 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 305.98 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 40.09 Bn | 30.18 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 233.00 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 37.30 Bn | 23.42 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.19 Bn | 27.71 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 9 | MongoDB | 31.56 Bn | 22.03 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 139.41 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 2.88 Bn | -72.55 Bn | 1.76 Mn | 2.18 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 655.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 687.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 409.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -475.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 643.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 826.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 790.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.26 Bn |
API Access
Baidu Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();