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iQIYI, Inc.

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iQIYI, Inc.

IQ·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0001722608

iQIYI is a leading provider of online entertainment video services in China. The company focuses on delivering high-quality content and a user-friendly entertainment experience. As of December 31, 2025, iQIYI's content library included over 40,000 professionally produced long-form content titles, such as drama series, films, variety shows, children's content, and animations, along with approximately 20,000 micro dramas. The company produces original content through in-house studios, which include acclaimed original drama series and variety show franchises. In 2025, iQIYI original drama series were the primary source of premium content, making up over 90% of newly released drama series with iQIYI popularity index scores exceeding 9,000. iQIYI integrates AI across its business to improve efficiency and user experience. For instance, it uses Screenplay Studio, a proprietary AI tool, to identify high-potential scripts and increase their chances of audience success. AI is also used to generate micro animations. For user experience, iQIYI has launched AI-powered features like Taodou, a smart personal assistant that offers personalized content recommendations and plot explanations through conversational interactions. The company generates revenue through diversified monetization models, including membership services, online advertising services, content distribution, and other methods, with membership services contributing a significant portion of its revenues.

iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQ) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for IQ at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-19, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for IQ spans 6-K, 20-F, SC TO-I/A, SC TO-I.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • iQIYI Q2 Loss Widens on Tax Charge; Revenue Down 5%
  • iQIYI Q2 Loss Widens on Tax Charge; Revenue Slips 5%
  • iQIYI Appoints Former Baidu Executive Ying Tian as New Chief Financial Officer
  • iQIYI's Nadou Pro AI Platform Tops 10,000 Creators, Unveils Global Expansion & New Features
  • iQIYI Reports 13% Revenue Decline and Swing to Net Loss in Q1 2026

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
¥27.29B CNY
Net Income
-¥206.31M CNY
Op. Cash Flow
¥105.8M CNY
Free Cash Flow
¥9.99M CNY
Gross Profit
¥5.75B CNY
Operating Income
¥229.31M CNY
Cash & Equivalents
¥4.35B CNY
Total Debt
¥7.45B CNY
Debt / Equity
0.56×
Net Margin
-0.8%
Source: 20-F · filed 2026-03-16 · accession 0001193125-26-107079

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.60 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 70,371,167 shares in IQ as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.2% decrease from the prior period — about 7.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 60.0% of IQ volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)70,371,167 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 1.2%
Days to cover7.60 at avg daily volume of 9,256,315
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)60.0% of 5,022,723 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume64.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Insider Transactions

IQ files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$0.9996 +0.01% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-19 $0.9501 – $2.84
Market cap
$954.2M
Volume
8.8M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 9.4M
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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IQ
Aug 19, 2026, 6:02 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.21
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.2145 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Aug 18, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.27
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.2704 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Jul 02, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.01
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.0104 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
May 27, 2026, 7:23 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.07
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.0707 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
May 18, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.13
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.1304 (-12%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
May 18, 2026, 5:14 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.18
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.1804 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Mar 30, 2026, 5:29 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.26
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.2604 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Mar 30, 2026, 9:24 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.33
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.3301 (-25%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Mar 16, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 20-F
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.33
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.3304 (-25%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Mar 13, 2026, 7:59 AM EDT
Filing Type: SC TO-I/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.30
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.3004 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Feb 26, 2026, 6:25 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $1.82
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.8204 (-45%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Feb 10, 2026, 6:56 AM EST
Filing Type: SC TO-I
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $1.97
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.9704 (-49%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
IQ
Jan 21, 2026, 7:48 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.97
Real-time Price: $0.9996 info
Change: -$0.9704 (-49%) info
Market Cap: $954.199M info
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