Baidu (BIDU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Baidu's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $635.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 1.44% year-over-year to $635.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (down 2.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.9 billion, down 3.63% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $635.0 million for Q1 2026 at Baidu, down from $800.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $939.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $626.0 million in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $789.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $800.0 million in 2025.
• Biggest YoY gain for Research & Development was 13.75% in 2022; the steepest drop was 29.31% in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $820.0 million in 2022, then gained by 8.05% to $886.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 14.67% to $756.0 million in 2024, then gained by 5.82% to $800.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 20.62% to $635.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $635.0 million (Q1 2026), $800.0 million (Q4 2025), and $728.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.