Baidu (BIDU) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Baidu (BIDU) posted Net Cash Flow of -$796.1 million for Q2 2026, down 187.87% on a QoQ basis from $906.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 69.29% year-over-year from -$470.3 million in Q2 2025.
Baidu (BIDU) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baidu has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$796.1 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 69.29% year-over-year to -$796.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$701.4 million, a 80.55% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.5 billion, down 934.9% from the prior year.
- Net Cash Flow was -$796.1 million for Q2 2026 at Baidu, down from $906.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $2.7 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at -$4.4 billion in Q1 2023.
- Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$207.3 million, with a median of -$62.0 million recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Cash Flow jumped 655.46% in 2022, then sank 1414.58% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at -$460.0 million in 2022, then sank by 213.04% to -$1.4 billion in 2023, then soared by 51.81% to -$694.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 202.16% to -$2.1 billion in 2025, then surged by 62.03% to -$796.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$796.1 million (Q2 2026), $906.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$2.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 154.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 462.67 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 711.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -375.13 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 7.82 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 140.92 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn | -31.77 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 4.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn | -796.13 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -796.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 906.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -694.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 760.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -977.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -460.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 732.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 336.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -313.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -281.00 Mn |
Baidu Net Cash Flow API
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params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "ticker": "BIDU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();