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Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2025

Commission File Number: 000-51469

BAIDU, INC.

Baidu Campus

No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street

Haidian District, Beijing 100085

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release—Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BAIDU, INC.
By: /s/ Haijian He
Name: Haijian He
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 18, 2025

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

BEIJING, China, Nov 18, 2025 – Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

“In the third quarter, we demonstrated AI’s transformative value across our portfolio. AI Cloud maintained solid growth momentum, driven by broadening enterprise adoption of our AI products and solutions. Apollo Go significantly accelerated the scaling of its fully driverless operations and kept advancing global expansion, including entry into Switzerland, all while maintaining industry-leading safety standards. In our Mobile Ecosystem, AI-native monetization products such as agents and digital humans delivered rapid revenue growth, showing strong long-term potential,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “We will continue pioneering AI innovations that create substantial value for users, enterprises, and society, cementing our leadership in the AI era.”

“AI Cloud achieved healthy expansion in the third quarter, cushioning the impact from softness in our online marketing business,” said Haijian He, CFO of Baidu. “Our strategic AI investments are yielding strong returns. Revenue from AI-powered businesses grew over 50% year-over-year to roughly RMB 10 billion in the third quarter of 2025, laying a solid foundation for sustainable long-term growth.”

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights^1^ ****

Baidu, Inc.
(In millions except per ADS, unaudited) Q32024 Q22025 Q32025 YOY QOQ
RMB RMB RMB US
Total revenues 33,557 32,713 31,174 (7 %) (5 %)
Operating income (loss) 5,925 3,277 (15,091 ) )
Operating income (non-GAAP) ^2^ 7,014 4,445 2,205 (69 %) (50 %)
Net income (loss) to Baidu 7,632 7,322 (11,232 ) )
Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP)^2^ 5,886 4,795 3,770 (36 %) (21 %)
Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS 21.60 20.35 (33.88 ) )
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)^2^ 16.60 13.58 11.12 (33 %) (18 %)
Adjusted EBITDA^2^ 8,733 6,492 4,429 (49 %) (32 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 26 % 20 % 14 % %

All values are in US Dollars.

^1^ Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB7.1190 as of September 30, 2025, as<br>set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are provided solely for the convenience of the reader.
^2^ Non-GAAP measures are defined in the<br>Non-GAAP Financial Measures section (see also “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures” for more details).<br>
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Baidu Core
(In millions, unaudited) Q32024 Q22025 Q32025 YOY QOQ
RMB RMB RMB US
Total revenues 26,524 26,251 24,659 (7 %) (6 %)
Operating income (loss) 5,694 3,322 (14,971 ) )
Operating income (non-GAAP)^2^ 6,652 4,385 2,225 (67 %) (49 %)
Net income (loss) to Baidu Core 7,536 7,382 (11,121 ) )
Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP)^2^ 5,676 4,792 3,836 (32 %) (20 %)
Adjusted EBITDA^2^ 8,336 6,397 4,398 (47 %) (31 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 31 % 24 % 18 % %

All values are in US Dollars.

Operational Highlights

Corporate

Baidu unveiled ERNIE 5.0, a native omni-modal foundation model, at Baidu World in November 2025. ERNIE 5.0<br>delivers strong performance across omni-modal understanding, creative writing, and instruction following.
Baidu received improved ESG evaluations from MSCI, S&P CSA, and Sustainalytics during the third quarter of<br>2025, reflecting continued progress in sustainability practices.
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Baidu was named to Fortune’s Change the World 2025 list, recognized for Apollo Go’s safety record and<br>positive social impact.
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AI Cloud

Qianfan, Baidu’s MaaS platform, was upgraded to be agent-centric, enhancing its model services and agent<br>development capabilities to accelerate AI-native application development for enterprises.
In August 2025, Baidu Wenku and Baidu Drive jointly launched GenFlow, a general-purpose agent platform enabling<br>users to complete productivity tasks through multi-agent collaboration and natural language interactions.
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Intelligent Driving

Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, provided 3.1 million fully driverless operational<br>rides in the third quarter of 2025, with year-over-year growth accelerating to 212% from 148% last quarter. In October 2025, Apollo Go’s weekly average fully driverless operational rides exceeded 250,000. As of November 2025, the cumulative<br>rides provided to the public by Apollo Go surpassed 17 million.

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Apollo Go continued to advance its global expansion. In Switzerland, Apollo Go established a strategic<br>partnership with PostBus, the leading public transport operator to launch an on-demand autonomous mobility service. In Abu Dhabi, Apollo Go deepened local partnership and received fully driverless commercial<br>operation permits. In Hong Kong, Apollo Go expanded its open-road testing zone to include Kowloon and Kwun Tong District.
As of October 2025, Apollo Go’s global footprint covered 22 cities. In Chinese mainland, Apollo Go has<br>achieved 100% fully driverless operations in all cities where it operates, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Sanya, etc. To date, Apollo Go fleets have accumulated 240 million autonomous kilometers,<br>including 140 million fully driverless autonomous kilometers, with an outstanding safety record.
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Mobile Ecosystem

Baidu continued to advance the AI transformation of Baidu Search in the third quarter. In October 2025, roughly<br>70% of mobile search result pages contained AI-generated content.
In September 2025, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 708 million, up 1% year over year.
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AI-powered Businesses (A new AI-native view to provide investors greatervisibility into Baidu’s AI portfolio)

Based on investor feedback, Baidu is introducing a new AI-native view this quarter that cuts across traditional business groups to better reflect valuation drivers within Baidu’s current product portfolio. This view organizes Baidu’s business according to the nature of its products and services, revealing a rich array of AI-powered assets company-wide. Going forward, Baidu will provide business updates through this AI-native view on an ongoing basis, while continuing to disclose results under the existing reporting methods.

In the third quarter of 2025, Baidu is disclosing three categories that demonstrated significant revenue contribution:

AI Cloud Infra – AI infrastructure and platform services within AI Cloud serving enterprises and the<br>public sector. In the third quarter of 2025, revenue from AI Cloud Infra reached RMB 4.2 billion, up 33% year over year, with subscription-based revenue from AI accelerator infrastructure growing 128% year over year.

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AI Applications – AI-native or AI-powered product offerings addressing specific use cases for individuals and enterprises, including our flagship software products such as Baidu Wenku, Baidu Drive, and Digital Employee. Most of Baidu’s AI<br>applications are based on sticky subscription models, delivering high-quality revenue. In the third quarter of 2025, revenue from AI Applications reached RMB 2.6 billion, increasing 6% year over year.
AI-native Marketing Services – AI-native online marketing products and services, including agents and digital humans. AI-native Marketing Services represent a second growth curve beyond Baidu’s legacy<br>business, gaining strong traction with customers seeking performance-driven AI-native solutions and willing to pay a premium for cutting-edge AI technologies that enhance productivity and marketing returns. In<br>the third quarter of 2025, revenue from AI-native marketing services reached RMB 2.8 billion, increasing 262% year over year.
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Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Totalrevenues were RMB31.2 billion ($4.38 billion), decreasing 7% year over year.

Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB24.7 billion ($3.46 billion), decreasing 7% year over year; onlinemarketing revenue was RMB15.3 billion ($2.16 billion), decreasing 18% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB9.3 billion ($1.31 billion), up 21% year over year, primarily<br>driven by the boost of AI Cloud business.
Revenue from iQIYI was RMB6.7 billion ($939 million), decreasing 8% year over year.<br>
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Cost of revenues was RMB18.3 billion ($2.57 billion), increasing 12% year over year, primarily due to an increase in costs related to AI Cloud business and content costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB6.6 billion ($924 million), increasing 12% year over year, primarily due to an increase in expected credit losses and channel spending expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB5.2 billion ($728 million), decreasing 3% year over year.

Impairment of long-lived assets was RMB16.2 billion ($2.27 billion), attributable to an impairment loss of Core asset group.

Operating loss was RMB15.1 billion ($2.12 billion). Baidu Core operating loss was RMB15.0 billion ($2.10 billion), and Baidu Core operating loss margin was 61%. Excluding impairment of long-lived assets, operating income was RMB1.1 billion ($154 million), and Baidu Core operating income was RMB1.2 billion ($171 million). Non-GAAP operating income was RMB2.2 billion ($310 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB2.2 billion ($313 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 9%.

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Total other income, net was RMB1.9 billion ($273 million), compared to RMB2.7 billion in the same period last year.

Income tax benefit was RMB1.8 billion ($257 million), compared to income tax expense of RMB814 million in the same period last year.

Net loss attributable to Baidu was RMB11.2 billion ($1.58 billion), and diluted loss per ADS was RMB33.88 ($4.76). Net loss attributable to Baidu Core was RMB11.1 billion ($1.56 billion), and net loss margin for Baidu Core was 45%. Excluding the impact of impairment of long-lived assets, net income attributable to Baidu was RMB2.6 billion ($359 million), and net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB2.7 billion ($375 million). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB3.8 billion ($530 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB11.12 ($1.56). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB3.8 billion ($539 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 16%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB4.4 billion ($622 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 14%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB4.4 billion ($618 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 18%.

We define total cash and investments as cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, net, long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments, and adjusted long-term investments. As of September 30, 2025, t otal cash and investments were RMB296.4 billion ($41.64 billion), and t otal cash and investments excluding iQIYI were RMB290.4 billion ($40.79 billion). Operating cash flow was RMB1.3 billion ($176 million), and operating cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB1.5 billion ($214 million).

Conference Call Information

Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7:30 AM on Nov 18, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time (8:30 PM on Nov 18, 2025, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc. Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

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For pre-registration, please click:

https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10050558-g87y6t.html

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on NASDAQ under “BIDU” and HKEX under “9888”. One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

Contacts

Investors Relations, Baidu, Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5992-8888

Email: [email protected]

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, Baidu’s and other parties’ strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Baidu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Baidu’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Baidu’s growth strategies; its future business development, including development of new products and services; its ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese Internet search and newsfeed market; competition for online marketing customers; changes in the Company’s revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of its revenues; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to intellectual property rights; the expected growth of the Chinese-language Internet search and newsfeed market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers, and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Baidu’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Baidu uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted long-term investments and free cash flow. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results, such as operating performance excluding non-cash charges or non-operating in nature. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Baidu’s historical performance and liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company’s results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company’s data.

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Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, and impairment of long-lived assets.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, impairment of long-lived assets, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, and fair value gain or loss of long-term investments and exchangeable bonds, adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu’s share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees’ books, accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share, adjusted for related income tax effects, are also excluded.

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents non-GAAP operating income excluding depreciation of fixed assets, and amortization of intangible assets excluding those resulting from business combinations. Adjusted long-term investments represent long-term investments, net, with publicly listed equity method investments adjusted to fair value based on quoted market prices.

For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure.”

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In millions except for per share (or ADS) information, unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,2024 June 30,2025 September 30,2025 September 30,2025
RMB RMB RMB US(2)
Revenues:
Online marketing services 20,108 17,485 16,566
Others 13,449 15,228 14,608
Total revenues **** 33,557 **** **** 32,713 **** **** 31,174 **** ****
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues^(1)^ 16,399 18,357 18,315
Selling, general and<br>administrative^(1)^ 5,867 5,960 6,581
Research and development^(1)^ 5,366 5,119 5,179
Impairment of long-lived assets 16,190
Total costs and expenses **** 27,632 **** **** 29,436 **** **** 46,265 **** ****
Operating income (loss) **** 5,925 **** **** 3,277 **** **** (15,091 ) )
Other income:
Interest income 1,877 1,957 1,930
Interest expense (673 ) (701 ) (631 ) )
Foreign exchange loss, net (1,096 ) (621 ) (357 ) )
Share of earnings from equity method investments 32 694 735
Others, net 2,535 3,534 269
Total other income, net **** 2,675 **** **** 4,863 **** **** 1,946 **** ****
Income (loss) before income taxes **** 8,600 **** **** 8,140 **** **** (13,145 ) )
Income tax expense (benefit) 814 881 (1,828 ) )
Net income (loss) **** 7,786 **** **** 7,259 **** **** (11,317 ) )
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 154 (63 ) (85 ) )
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 7,632 **** **** 7,322 **** **** (11,232 ) )
Earnings (loss) per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):
-Basic 21.93 20.90 (33.88 ) )
-Diluted 21.60 20.35 (33.88 ) )
Earnings (loss) per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:
-Basic 2.74 2.61 (4.23 ) )
-Diluted 2.70 2.54 (4.23 ) )
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in<br>millions):
-Basic 2,785 2,720 2,713
-Diluted 2,789 2,730 2,713
(1) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues 104 120 113
Selling, general and administrative 328 276 340
Research and development 612 685 591
Total share-based compensation expenses 1,044 1,081 1,044

All values are in US Dollars.

(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.1190 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2025 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, unaudited)

December 31,2024 September 30,2025 September 30,2025
RMB RMB US
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 24,832 38,620
Restricted cash 11,697 369
Short-term investments, net 102,608 86,195
Accounts receivable, net 10,104 11,784
Amounts due from related parties 790 738
Other current assets, net 18,818 20,588
Total current assets **** 168,849 **** 158,294
Non-current assets:
Fixed assets, net 30,102 25,474
Licensed copyrights, net 6,930 6,287
Produced content, net 14,695 14,298
Intangible assets, net 772 3,261
Goodwill 22,586 37,637
Long-term investments, net 41,721 46,596
Long-term time deposits and<br>held-to-maturity investments 98,535 111,857
Amounts due from related parties 137 126
Deferred tax assets, net 2,193 5,260
Operating lease<br>right-of-use assets 10,898 8,348
Receivables related to the proposed acquisition of YY Live, net 13,547
Other non-current assets 16,815 26,634
Total non-current assets **** 258,931 **** 285,778
Total assets **** 427,780 **** 444,072
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans 10,669 6,695
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 41,443 36,662
Customer deposits and deferred revenue 14,624 13,218
Deferred income 684 508
Long-term loans, current portion 168 14,847
Convertible senior notes, current portion 242 1,477
Notes payable, current portion 8,026 4,626
Amounts due to related parties 1,794 1,653
Operating lease liabilities 3,303 3,326
Total current liabilities **** 80,953 **** 83,012
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income 231 199
Deferred revenue 585 658
Amounts due to related parties 56 41
Long-term loans 15,596 3,224
Notes payable 27,996 52,134
Convertible senior notes 8,351 6,755
Deferred tax liabilities 3,870 4,071
Operating lease liabilities 4,973 4,153
Other non-current liabilities 1,557 2,226
Total non-current liabilities **** 63,215 **** 73,461
Total liabilities **** 144,168 **** 156,473
Redeemable noncontrolling interests **** 9,870 **** 12,908
Equity
Total Baidu shareholders’ equity 263,620 264,528
Noncontrolling interests 10,122 10,163
Total equity **** 273,742 **** 274,691
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity **** 427,780 **** 444,072

All values are in US Dollars.

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Baidu, Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions, unaudited)

Three months ended<br>September 30, 2024 (RMB) Three months ended<br>June 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months ended<br>September 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months endedSeptember 30, 2025 (US)
BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc.
Total revenues **** 26,524 **** **** 7,246 **** (213 ) **** 33,557 **** **** 26,251 **** **** 6,628 **** (166 ) **** 32,713 **** **** 24,659 **** **** 6,682 **** (167 ) **** 31,174 **** **** **** 939 **** (24 ) **** 4,379 ****
YOY (7 %) (8 %) (7 %)
QOQ (6 %) 1 % (5 %)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues^(1)^ 10,923 5,650 (174 ) 16,399 13,214 5,292 (149 ) 18,357 12,996 5,467 (148 ) 18,315 768 (21 ) 2,573
Selling, general and<br>administrative^(1)^ 4,990 908 (31 ) 5,867 5,018 960 (18 ) 5,960 5,677 925 (21 ) 6,581 130 (3 ) 924
Research and development^(1)^ 4,917 449 5,366 4,697 422 5,119 4,767 412 5,179 58 728
Impairment of long-lived assets 16,190 16,190 2,274
Total costs and expenses **** 20,830 **** **** 7,007 **** (205 ) **** 27,632 **** **** 22,929 **** **** 6,674 **** (167 ) **** 29,436 **** **** 39,630 **** **** 6,804 **** (169 ) **** 46,265 **** **** **** 956 **** (24 ) **** 6,499 ****
YOY
Cost of revenues 19 % (3 %) 12 %
Selling, general and administrative 14 % 2 % 12 %
Research and development (3 %) (8 %) (3 %)
Impairment of long-lived assets
Costs and expenses 90 % (3 %) 67 %
Operating income (loss) **** 5,694 **** **** 239 **** (8 ) **** 5,925 **** **** 3,322 **** **** (46 ) 1 **** 3,277 **** **** (14,971 ) **** (122 ) 2 **** (15,091 ) ) **** (17 ) **** (2,120 )
YOY
QOQ 165 %
Operating margin 21 % 3 % 18 % 13 % (1 %) 10 % (61 %) (2 %) (48 %)
Add: total other income (loss), net 2,667 8 2,675 4,925 (62 ) 4,863 2,031 (85 ) 1,946 (12 ) 273
Less: income tax expense (benefit) 803 11 814 854 27 881 (1,868 ) 40 (1,828 ) ) 6 (257 )
Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI 22 7 125 ^(3)^ 154 11 (1 ) (73 )^(3)^ (63 ) 49 2 (136 )^(3)^ (85 ) (19 )^(3)^ (12 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 7,536 **** **** 229 **** (133 ) **** 7,632 **** **** 7,382 **** **** (134 ) 74 **** 7,322 **** **** (11,121 ) **** (249 ) 138 **** (11,232 ) ) **** (35 ) 19 **** (1,578 )
YOY
QOQ 86 %
Net margin 28 % 3 % 23 % 28 % (2 %) 22 % (45 %) (4 %) (36 %)
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP) **** 6,652 **** **** 370 **** **** 7,014 **** **** 4,385 **** **** 59 **** **** 4,445 **** **** 2,225 **** **** (22 ) **** 2,205 **** **** **** (3 ) **** 310 ****
YOY (67 %) (69 %)
QOQ (49 %) (50 %)
Operating margin (non-GAAP) 25 % 5 % 21 % 17 % 1 % 14 % 9 % (0 %) 7 %
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu(non-GAAP) **** 5,676 **** **** 480 **** **** 5,886 **** **** 4,792 **** **** 15 **** **** 4,795 **** **** 3,836 **** **** (148 ) **** 3,770 **** **** **** (21 ) **** 530 ****
YOY (32 %) (36 %)
QOQ (20 %) (21 %)
Net margin (non-GAAP) 21 % 7 % 18 % 18 % 0 % 15 % 16 % (2 %) 12 %
Adjusted EBITDA **** 8,336 **** **** 405 **** **** 8,733 **** **** 6,397 **** **** 94 **** **** 6,492 **** **** 4,398 **** **** 30 **** **** 4,429 **** **** **** 4 **** **** 622 ****
YOY (47 %) (93 %) (49 %)
QOQ (31 %) (68 %) (32 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 31 % 6 % 26 % 24 % 1 % 20 % 18 % 0 % 14 %
(1) Includes share-based compensation as<br>follows:
Cost of revenues 73 31 104 88 32 120 83 30 113 4 16
Selling, general and administrative 268 60 328 238 38 276 304 36 340 5 48
Research and development 574 38 612 652 33 685 559 32 591 5 83
Total share-based compensation 915 129 1,044 978 103 1,081 946 98 1,044 14 147

All values are in US Dollars.

(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments

(3) Relates to the net income attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions,unaudited)

Three months endedSeptember 30, 2024 (RMB) Three months ended<br>June 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months endedSeptember 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months endedSeptember 30, 2025 (US)
Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities **** 4,036 **** **** 243 **** **** 4,279 **** **** (864 ) **** (13 ) **** (877 ) **** 1,523 **** **** (267 ) **** 1,256 **** **** **** (38 ) **** 176 ****
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (12,300 ) (1,663 ) (13,963 ) (8,428 ) (113 ) (8,541 ) 2,233 763 2,996 107 421
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (2,787 ) (2,612 ) (5,399 ) (8,688 ) (465 ) (9,153 ) 4,532 151 4,683 21 658
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (721 ) (84 ) (805 ) (210 ) (28 ) (238 ) (186 ) (16 ) (202 ) ) (2 ) (28 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash **** (11,772 ) **** (4,116 ) **** (15,888 ) **** (18,190 ) **** (619 ) **** (18,809 ) **** 8,102 **** **** 631 **** **** 8,733 **** **** **** 88 **** **** 1,227 ****
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period 48,878 7,907 56,785 45,118 4,758 49,876 26,928 4,139 31,067 581 4,364
At end of period 37,106 3,791 40,897 26,928 4,139 31,067 35,030 4,770 39,800 669 5,591
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities **** 4,036 **** **** 243 **** **** 4,279 **** **** (864 ) **** (13 ) **** (877 ) **** 1,523 **** **** (267 ) **** 1,256 **** **** **** (38 ) **** 176 ****
Less: Capital expenditures (1,637 ) (8 ) (1,645 ) (3,779 ) (21 ) (3,800 ) (3,378 ) (23 ) (3,401 ) ) (3 ) (478 )
Free cash flow **** 2,399 **** **** 235 **** **** 2,634 **** **** (4,643 ) **** (34 ) **** (4,677 ) **** (1,855 ) **** (290 ) **** (2,145 ) ) **** (41 ) **** (302 )

All values are in US Dollars.

Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu, Inc. minus iQIYI’s consolidated cash flows.

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Baidu, Inc.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures

(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)

Three months endedSeptember 30, 2024 (RMB) Three months endedJune 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months endedSeptember 30, 2025 (RMB) Three months endedSeptember 30, 2025 (US)
BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc.
Operating income (loss) **** 5,694 **** **** 239 **** 5,925 **** **** 3,322 **** **** (46 ) **** 3,277 **** **** (14,971 ) **** (122 ) **** (15,091 ) ) **** (17 ) **** (2,120 )
Add: Share-based compensation expenses 915 129 1,044 978 103 1,081 946 98 1,044 14 147
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business<br>combinations 43 2 45 85 2 87 60 2 62 9
Add: Impairment of long-lived assets 16,190 16,190 2,274
Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP) **** 6,652 **** **** 370 **** 7,014 **** **** 4,385 **** **** 59 **** **** 4,445 **** **** 2,225 **** **** (22 ) **** 2,205 **** **** **** (3 ) **** 310 ****
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets^(1)^ 1,684 35 1,719 2,012 35 2,047 2,173 52 2,224 7 312
Adjusted EBITDA **** 8,336 **** **** 405 **** 8,733 **** **** 6,397 **** **** 94 **** **** 6,492 **** **** 4,398 **** **** 30 **** **** 4,429 **** **** **** 4 **** **** 622 ****
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 7,536 **** **** 229 **** 7,632 **** **** 7,382 **** **** (134 ) **** 7,322 **** **** (11,121 ) **** (249 ) **** (11,232 ) ) **** (35 ) **** (1,578 )
Add: Share-based compensation expenses 914 129 972 977 103 1,024 945 98 989 14 140
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business<br>combinations 41 2 42 83 2 84 58 2 59 8
Add: Impairment of long-lived assets 16,190 16,190 2,274
Add: Disposal (gain) loss (1,501 ) 22 (1,491 ) (262 ) (267 ) (101 ) (101 ) ) (14 )
Add: Impairment of long-term investments 26 91 68 101 26 113 97 97 14
Add: Fair value (gain) loss of long-term investments and exchangeable bonds (1,361 ) 7 (1,358 ) (3,317 ) 18 (3,309 ) 279 1 279 39
Add: Reconciling items on equity method<br>investments^(2)^ 8 8 (121 ) (121 ) 15 15 2
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments^(3)^ 13 13 (51 ) (51 ) (2,526 ) (2,526 ) ) (355 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu(non-GAAP) **** 5,676 **** **** 480 **** 5,886 **** **** 4,792 **** **** 15 **** **** 4,795 **** **** 3,836 **** **** (148 ) **** 3,770 **** **** **** (21 ) **** 530 ****
Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS **** 21.60 **** **** 20.35 **** **** (33.88 ) **** (4.76 )
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests 0.01 0.64 0.75 0.11
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS (5.01 ) (7.41 ) 44.25 6.21
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) **** 16.60 **** **** 13.58 **** **** 11.12 **** **** 1.56 ****

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) This represents amortization of intangible assets excluding those resulting from business combinations.<br>
(2) This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other<br>non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee’s books, accretion of their redeemable noncontrolling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the<br>issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share.
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(3) This represents tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.<br>
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