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How Baidu, Inc. stacks up
BIDU · against 42 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Growth
14/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #43 of 43 · scores higher than 0% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score2 peers with a growth score of 10–19, including BIDU · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 14?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its earnings per share growth and revenue growth, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 96% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -82.2% vs peer median 8.8%
- slower revenue growth over the last year: weaker than 75% of peers. Revenue growth: -3.0% vs peer median 3.0%
- 3-year revenue growth is close to the peer norm. 3-year revenue growth: 1.4% vs peer median 3.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BIDU, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BIDU | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 43 reported | -3.0% | 6.8% | 0% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 32 reported | -82.2% | 2.0% | 10% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 43 reported | 1.4% | 7.0% | 21% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BIDU| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94.7B CNY (≈$13.3B) | 100 | 84 | |
| 1 | 18.5B USD | 100 | 81 | |
| 3 | 35.4B USD | 99 | 55 | |
| 4 | 41.2B USD | 98 | 39 | |
| 5 | 18.0B USD | 97 | 71 | |
| 39 | 18.8B EUR (≈$20.7B) | 24 | 36 | |
| 40 | 179.1B NOK (≈$17.0B) | 21 | 52 | |
| 41 | 192.8B SEK (≈$19.3B) | 20 | 37 | |
| 42 | 39.1B EUR (≈$43.0B) | 16 | 44 | |
| 43 | 26.2B USD | 14 | 44 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score