Wall Street analyst estimates for Baidu, Inc. (BIDU): consensus price target and buy/hold/sell recommendations.
Baidu, Inc. is a prominent Chinese technology company that offers various internet-based services, primarily focusing on digital marketing and cloud computing, all delivered through its extensive online platform within the People's Republic of China. The company's operations are segmented into two main divisions: Baidu Core and iQIYI.
Consensus price target
$102.00 (+30 % vs price $78.65)
between $80.00 and $140.00 · 4 targets published in the last quarter
Closing price, Oct 29
A twelve-month target is not a fair value: compare it with the range in the Valuation tab.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 40 |
| Hold | 12 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 53 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | 0.74 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-17 | $1.03 | ||
| 2026-08-18 | $1.06 | $1.51 | -29.8% |
| 2026-05-18 | $1.75 | $1.87 | -6.4% |
| 2026-02-26 | $1.52 | $1.39 | +9.4% |
| 2025-11-18 | $1.56 | $1.20 | +30.0% |
| 2025-08-20 | $1.90 | $1.74 | +9.2% |
| 2025-05-21 | $2.55 | $1.96 | +30.1% |
| 2025-02-18 | $2.63 | $1.97 | +33.5% |
Valuation Ratios
| Price / Book | 0.65 |
| EV / EBITDA | 47.16 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 70.55B CNY | 84.81B CNY | 102.28B CNY | 107.41B CNY | 107.07B CNY | 124.49B CNY | 123.67B CNY | 134.60B CNY | 133.12B CNY | 129.08B CNY |
| Cost of Revenue | 35.28B CNY | 43.06B CNY | 51.74B CNY | 62.85B CNY | 55.16B CNY | 64.31B CNY | 63.94B CNY | 65.03B CNY | 66.10B CNY | 72.44B CNY |
| Gross Profit | 35.27B CNY | 41.75B CNY | 50.53B CNY | 44.56B CNY | 51.92B CNY | 60.18B CNY | 59.74B CNY | 69.57B CNY | 67.02B CNY | 56.64B CNY |
| Research & Development | 10.15B CNY | 12.93B CNY | 15.77B CNY | 18.35B CNY | 19.51B CNY | 24.94B CNY | 23.32B CNY | 24.19B CNY | 22.13B CNY | 20.43B CNY |
| Selling, General & Admin | 15.07B CNY | 13.13B CNY | 19.23B CNY | 19.91B CNY | 18.06B CNY | 24.72B CNY | 20.51B CNY | 23.52B CNY | 23.62B CNY | 25.84B CNY |
| Operating Expenses | 25.22B CNY | 26.06B CNY | 35.00B CNY | 38.26B CNY | 37.58B CNY | 49.66B CNY | 43.83B CNY | 47.71B CNY | 45.75B CNY | 46.28B CNY |
| Operating Income | 10.05B CNY | 15.69B CNY | 15.53B CNY | 6.31B CNY | 14.34B CNY | 10.52B CNY | 15.91B CNY | 21.86B CNY | 21.27B CNY | 10.37B CNY |
| EBITDA | 23.99B CNY | 34.65B CNY | 45.41B CNY | 24.76B CNY | 48.91B CNY | 36.76B CNY | 33.11B CNY | 49.90B CNY | 51.97B CNY | 30.85B CNY |
| Interest Expense | 1.16B CNY | 1.61B CNY | 1.88B CNY | 2.96B CNY | 3.10B CNY | 3.42B CNY | 2.91B CNY | 3.25B CNY | 2.82B CNY | 2.78B CNY |
| Pre-tax Income | 14.51B CNY | 21.28B CNY | 27.32B CNY | -340.0M CNY | 23.09B CNY | 10.78B CNY | 10.11B CNY | 25.20B CNY | 28.62B CNY | 6.72B CNY |
| Income Tax | 2.91B CNY | 3.00B CNY | 4.74B CNY | 1.95B CNY | 4.06B CNY | 3.19B CNY | 2.58B CNY | 3.65B CNY | 4.45B CNY | 1.26B CNY |
| Net Income | 11.63B CNY | 18.30B CNY | 27.57B CNY | 2.06B CNY | 22.47B CNY | 10.23B CNY | 7.56B CNY | 20.32B CNY | 23.76B CNY | 5.59B CNY |
| EPS | $33.52 | $52.72 | $79.04 | $6.48 | $65.84 | $28.64 | $20.00 | $55.84 | $66.48 | $11.76 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $33.44 | $52.32 | $78.96 | $6.40 | $65.20 | $28.08 | $19.84 | $55.12 | $65.92 | $11.76 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 347.6 M | 349.5 M | 349.3 M | 348.8 M | 344.5 M | 351.8 M | 351.1 M | 354.6 M | 349.8 M | 343.0 M |
Price
| Price | $78.65 (closing price, October 29, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $26.8B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | CN |
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