15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 2.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-25.3% vs 2.4% per year).
Operating margin has contracted, at -4.5% in the latest year.
Financial health
Total debt ($7.0B) exceeds cash ($3.5B); net debt is $3.5B.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-2.3% vs 2.4% per year).
Total debt is 26× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$18.5B
$799M
43.9%
-4.5%
2.1%
1.2%
-$2.2B
$7.0B
$3.5B
2024
$18.2B
$3.3B
50.3%
16.0%
9.0%
5.6%
$1.8B
$6.4B
$3.4B
2023
$19.0B
$2.9B
51.7%
16.2%
8.3%
5.0%
$3.6B
$7.2B
$3.6B
2022
$17.9B
$1.1B
48.3%
12.9%
3.4%
1.9%
$2.6B
$7.6B
$7.7B
2021
$19.5B
$1.6B
48.3%
8.5%
4.8%
2.7%
$1.4B
$9.1B
$5.8B
2020
$16.4B
$3.4B
48.5%
13.4%
12.3%
6.8%
$2.9B
$7.9B
$5.5B
2019
$15.4B
$296M
41.5%
5.9%
1.3%
0.7%
$3.2B
$6.6B
$4.8B
2018
$14.9B
$4.0B
49.4%
15.2%
16.9%
9.3%
$4.0B
$7.7B
$4.0B
2017
—
$2.8B
—
—
15.9%
7.3%
—
$5.7B
$1.7B
2016
—
$1.7B
—
—
12.6%
6.4%
—
$4.9B
$1.7B
2015
—
$5.2B
—
—
41.9%
22.8%
—
—
$1.4B
2014
—
$2.1B
—
—
25.6%
13.2%
—
—
$2.1B
2013
—
$1.7B
—
—
27.4%
14.8%
$1.8B
—
$1.6B
2012
—
$1.7B
—
—
40.1%
22.9%
$1.6B
—
$2.0B
2010
—
$534M
—
—
41.9%
31.9%
$577M
—
$1.2B
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Dec '18
$3.9B
$299M
42.6%
4.1%
1.3%
0.7%
$849M
$7.7B
$4.0B
Sep '18
$4.1B
$1.8B
49.6%
15.7%
7.8%
4.5%
$1.3B
$6.1B
$2.3B
Dec '12
—
$459M
—
—
11.0%
6.3%
$335M
—
$2.0B
Valuation over time
How the market has priced BIDU against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 4.8× (Mar '23) to 4.2× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.3× (Mar '23) to 0.2× (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is BIDU growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Baidu's revenue has grown 2.4% per year, and net income declined 25.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does BIDU have?
As of FY2025, Baidu reported $7.0B of total debt against $3.5B of cash.
What is BIDU's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 43.9%, operating margin -4.5%, and net margin 4.3%.
What is BIDU's P/E ratio?
As of Sep '26, Baidu traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 4.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.