Baidu (BIDU) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Baidu (BIDU) posted Short-term Investments of $20.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 65.73% on a QoQ basis from $12.6 billion in Q1 2026, and up 59.3% year-over-year from $13.1 billion in Q2 2025.
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Baidu (BIDU) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baidu has reported Short-term Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $20.9 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 59.3% year-over-year to $20.9 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $20.9 billion, a 59.3% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $13.0 billion, down 7.78% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments was $20.9 billion for Q2 2026 at Baidu, up from $12.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $23.4 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $12.1 billion in Q3 2025.
- Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $17.4 billion, with a median of $16.8 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Short-term Investments tumbled 39.02% in 2024, then surged 59.3% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $17.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 37.88% to $23.4 billion in 2023, then sank by 39.02% to $14.3 billion in 2024, then decreased by 10.52% to $12.8 billion in 2025, then soared by 63.41% to $20.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $20.9 billion (Q2 2026), $12.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $12.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.21 Bn |
API Access
Baidu Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=BIDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();