Baidu (BIDU) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Baidu (BIDU) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.8% for Q1 2026, down 741.0% year-over-year from 0.28% in Q1 2025, and down 12.49% quarter-over-quarter from 1.6% in Q4 2025.

Baidu (BIDU) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baidu's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.8% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 741.0% year-over-year to 1.8%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.8% (down 741.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.7%, down 792.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.8%, down from 1.6% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.78% in Q1 2024, with the low at 1.8% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 1.46%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 615 bps in 2024, then slumped 775 bps in 2025.
  • Baidu's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 34 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 56463394 bps to 6.15% in 2024, then plunged by 126 bps to 1.6% in 2025, then slipped by 12 bps to 1.8% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BIDU's Return on Capital Employed at 1.8% in Q1 2026, 1.6% in Q4 2025, and 0.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,239.24 Bn 3,810.20 Bn 73.85 Bn 21.49%
2 Meta Platforms 1,536.10 Bn 1,445.84 Bn 49.47 Bn 23.74%
3 Taboola.com 1,139.07 Bn 1,138.93 Bn 139.48 Mn 5.19%
4 Baidu 289.49 Bn 284.99 Bn 1.88 Mn -1.83%
5 Spotify Technology 102.84 Bn 92.60 Bn 1.75 Bn -
6 Joyy 77.82 Bn 76.94 Bn 205.64 Mn 1.52%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 49.20 Bn 39.58 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
9 Reddit 30.50 Bn 27.72 Bn 734.60 Mn 24.36%
10 Tencent Music Entertainment 27.07 Bn 24.37 Bn 514.00 Mn 13.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.80%
Dec 31, 2025 -1.60%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.94%
Jun 30, 2025 4.86%
Mar 31, 2025 5.60%
Dec 31, 2024 6.15%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 6.78%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 5.78%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 4.56%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%