Baidu (BIDU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Baidu (BIDU) reported Research & Development of $679 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 5.0% from $715 million a year earlier but up 6.9% from the prior quarter.
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Baidu (BIDU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Baidu's Research & Development came in at $2.84 billion, down 0.7% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $2.92 billion, down 3.6% from the prior year.
- By year, Research & Development came in at $3.03 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-11.0%), $3.41 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.8%), $3.38 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-13.6%) and $3.91 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Five-year quarterly Research & Development spans a low of $626 million in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 and a high of $1.16 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Year over year, Research & Development gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 42.2%); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a decline of 29.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at $635 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $800 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $728 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 300.17 Bn | 285.24 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 779.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 267.92 Bn | 248.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 444.20 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 140.18 Bn | 126.11 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 225.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 125.06 Bn | 112.38 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 567.48 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 100.84 Bn | 82.49 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 39.98 Bn | 30.08 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 37.13 Bn | 23.25 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.36 Bn | 27.88 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 208.69 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 31.82 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 213.87 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 2.89 Bn | -72.53 Bn | 1.76 Mn | 679.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 679.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 635.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 800.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 728.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 715.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 626.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 756.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 765.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 810.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 742.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 886.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 836.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 880.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 790.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 820.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 809.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 939.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 885.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 957.00 Mn |
API Access
Baidu Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();