Baidu (BIDU) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $7.22
- Estimate
- $9.84
- Surprise
- -26.6%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.2 → 5.3/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Baidu (BIDU) missed the $9.84 estimate with diluted EPS of $7.22 — a large 26.6% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.2/10) to Sell at 5.3/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BIDU Sell at 5.0/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -26.6% surprise compares with a +6.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-18.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 3.2/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $97.81
- Price target
- $137.11
- Stop
- $89.20
- Upside to target
- +40.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 6.5:1
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BIDU at TrendMatrix's latest read
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- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Market cap
- $32.42B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.1
- 52-week range
- $89.60–$165.30
- Off 52-week high
- 40.8%
- RSI (14)
- 36
- Volume vs avg
- 0.57×
- Score today
- 5.0/10