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PRESS-RELEASE ·Filed May 18, 2026

IQ

iQIYI, Inc.
BEARISH
Impact 7/10
Horizondays Processed5mo ago WireGlobeNewswire
Press release · Earnings
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

iQIYI reported a GAAP net loss of RMB294.6M for Q1 2026, swinging from a net profit of RMB182.1M a year ago as total revenue dropped 13% YoY to RMB6.23B. The EPS of -RMB0.31 per ADS missed the Street consensus of $-0.22 per ADS, and the company saw operating losses across all metrics with guidance implied by a lighter content slate and macro pressures on advertising.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
IQ ▲ +17.70% at T+60d
SHORT call ✗ call lost -17.70% · α vs SPY -12.85% · entry $1.13 → $1.33
Entry = T+0 close
May 18, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-1.77%
call +1.77% · α +1.12%
$1.11
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
-2.65%
call +2.65% · α +4.27%
$1.10
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
-7.96%
call +7.96% · α +9.55%
$1.04
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
+17.70%
call -17.70% · α -12.85%
$1.33
settled 2mo ago

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Executive Summary

iQIYI reported a GAAP net loss of RMB294.6M for Q1 2026, swinging from a net profit of RMB182.1M a year ago as total revenue dropped 13% YoY to RMB6.23B. The EPS of -RMB0.31 per ADS missed the Street consensus of $-0.22 per ADS, and the company saw operating losses across all metrics with guidance implied by a lighter content slate and macro pressures on advertising.

Key Facts

  • Total revenues fell 13% YoY to RMB6.23B ($902.5M).
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Financial Impact

Not specified

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Services-Video Tape Rental
Analyst Consensus
56% bullish (27 analysts)

Investment Themes

Media & Telecom

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

DocumentAccession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)press-3296367
13 reports for IQ
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate @ T+1 4 of 5 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+5▲ +16.26%Aug 18, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for IQ — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 23, 2026
4w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$1.01 $1.04▲ +2.97%▲ +3.05%$0.8763 (−13.24%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
6-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$1.13 $1.03▲ +9.29%▲ +8.45%$0.8763 (+22.45%)
Aug 18, 2026
9w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$1.23 $1.13▲ +8.13%▲ +8.34%$0.8763 (+28.76%)
Jul 31, 2026
12w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$1.27awaiting T+1—$0.8763 (−31.00%)
Jul 2, 2026
16w ago
6-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$1.01 $1.07▲ +5.94%▲ +5.07%$0.8763 (−13.24%)
Jun 11, 2026
19w ago
Institutional Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$1.03 $1.03· 0.00%▼ −0.54%$0.8763 (−14.92%)
May 18, 2026
22w ago
6-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.11 $1.10▲ +0.90%▲ +1.94%$0.8763 (+21.05%)
May 18, 2026
23w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.13 $1.11▲ +1.77%▲ +1.12%$0.8763 (+22.45%)
Apr 23, 2026
26w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$1.20 $1.17▼ −2.50%▼ −3.28%$0.8763 (−26.98%)
Mar 30, 2026
29w ago
6-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$1.35 $1.38▲ +2.22%▲ +1.47%$0.8763 (−35.09%)
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Report published May 18, 2026