Baidu (BIDU) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Baidu (BIDU) posted Short-term Investments of $20.89 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 59.3% from $13.11 billion a year earlier and up 65.7% from the prior quarter.
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Baidu (BIDU) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Baidu's Short-term Investments came in at $12.96 billion, down 7.8% from the prior year.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Baidu's Short-term Investments was $14.06 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-40.8%), $23.76 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+35.6%), $17.52 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-22.1%) and $22.48 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+16.0%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, with growth of 59.3%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024, with a decline of 39.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $12.6 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $12.78 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $12.11 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 310.15 Bn | 295.22 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 263.73 Bn | 244.17 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 132.04 Bn | 117.97 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 114.70 Bn | 102.02 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.79 Bn | 78.43 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 41.60 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - |
| 7 | Okta | 35.61 Bn | 25.70 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 34.15 Bn | 28.67 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.89 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 569.77 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 26.27 Bn | -47.14 Bn | 1.76 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.48 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();