{"id":15121,"date":"2026-02-05T09:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/baidu-unveils-first-ever-dividend-and-us5-billion-buy-back-amid-ai-race\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:29:30","slug":"baidu-unveils-first-ever-dividend-and-us5-billion-buy-back-amid-ai-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/baidu-unveils-first-ever-dividend-and-us5-billion-buy-back-amid-ai-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Baidu unveils first-ever dividend and US$5 billion buy-back amid AI race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/02\/05\/8a173ead-6f27-41d7-9ba6-e70c6c96412c_8240514f.jpg?itok=1hH4oBB_&amp;v=1770265829\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.923076923077\">Search-engine leader <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Baidu<\/span> introduced its first-ever dividend policy and unveiled a three-year share buy-back programme of US$5 billion on Thursday, briefly sending its shares sharply higher, as the Chinese <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">artificial intelligence<\/span> heavyweight sought to shore up investor confidence amid intensifying competition.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The company said in a stock exchange filing that its board had approved a share repurchase programme running through the end of 2028.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Baidu also declared its first-ever dividend payment this year, which may include regular or special distributions.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Its shares rose 1 per cent to HK$138.50 as of noon trading break, after earlier jumping as much as 2.4 per cent following the announcement.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The buy-back programme and dividend plan were in line with expectations, said analysts led by Alicia Yap at Citigroup in a note, adding that a more consistent and transparent approach to shareholder returns was likely aimed at improving investor confidence and would be &ldquo;viewed positively by the market&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">They expect Baidu to formally declare the dividend either when it reports its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings or alongside its first-quarter 2026 results in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Baidu unveils first-ever dividend and US$5 billion buy-back amid AI race<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search-engine leader Baidu introduced its first-ever dividend policy and unveiled a three-year share buy-back programme of US$5 billion on Thursday, briefly sending its shares sharply higher, as the Chinese artificial intelligence heavyweight sought to shore up investor confidence amid intensifying competition. 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