Growth Metrics

Baidu (BIDU) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Baidu has reported Research & Development over the past 17 years, most recently at $800.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 5.82% year-over-year to $800.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.9 billion, down 6.64%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.9 billion, 3.63% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $800.0 million at Baidu, up from $728.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $1.2 billion in Q4 2021 and troughed at $626.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $832.8 million and a median of $809.5 million in 2022 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: soared 42.2% in 2021 and later dropped 29.31% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.2 billion in 2021, then decreased by 29.31% to $820.0 million in 2022, then rose by 8.05% to $886.0 million in 2023, then fell by 14.67% to $756.0 million in 2024, then rose by 5.82% to $800.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for BIDU at $800.0 million in Q4 2025, $728.0 million in Q3 2025, and $715.0 million in Q2 2025.