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JD.com Inc ADR

JDNASDAQ

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryBroadline Retail

Beta (adjusted)0.58

Intrinsic Value $62.65median of 6 methods · middle span $34-$104based on filings through 31 Dec 2025

Market Price $26.37Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 138% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+138%)

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Market Cap $35.6B

Enterprise Value $60.8B

Shares Outstanding 1.4B diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date12 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend9 Apr 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

JD.com's second-quarter 2026 results showed a mixed top line but a meaningful profit inflection. Revenue declined 2.9% year over year to RMB346.4 billion, while consolidated operating margin improved to 1.3% from negative 0.2% and non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders increased to RMB8.9 billion from RMB7.4 billion. JD Retail retained a 4.6% operating margin, JD Logistics revenue grew 24.3%, and the New Businesses operating loss narrowed to RMB9.854 billion from RMB14.777 billion. Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow reached RMB31.415 billion, and the company repurchased approximately 2.5% of outstanding ordinary shares during the first half. The investment case therefore rests on durable core-retail profitability, service and logistics growth, continued reduction of new-business losses and capital returns offsetting near-term product-revenue weakness.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets35 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$25.01

Mean target$39.50

High · most bullish analyst$54.50

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$25.0119%

USD20 per ADS. Electronics and appliance weakness proves persistent, competitive spending drives JD Retail margin below 4%, and New Businesses quarterly losses reaccelerate above RMB12 billion. Regulatory costs and slower inventory conversion further weaken confidence in cash-flow durability.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$39.5057%

Matches the consensus mean

USD35 per ADS. Revenue growth recovers gradually rather than immediately, JD Retail maintains approximately mid-4% operating margins, logistics remains a growth contributor and New Businesses losses continue to narrow without disappearing.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$54.5024%

USD45 per ADS. Product revenue returns to sustained growth after the difficult electronics and appliance comparison, service and logistics revenues remain strong, JD Retail operating margin stays near or above recent levels, and food-delivery losses continue to contract. Strong cash generation and continued repurchases amplify per-ADS earnings growth.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Core resilience: JD Retail produced a 4.6% operating margin in Q2 2026 despite a 4.7% segment-revenue decline.
Improving earnings quality: consolidated operating margin rose to 1.3%, non-GAAP net margin attributable to ordinary shareholders reached 2.6%, and quarterly free cash flow was RMB31.835 billion.
Growth outside first-party product sales: net service revenue grew 6.8%, marketplace and marketing revenue grew 8.3%, and JD Logistics revenue grew 24.3% year over year.
Loss repair and shareholder returns: the New Businesses operating loss narrowed materially year over year, while first-half repurchases equaled approximately 2.5% of ordinary shares outstanding.

Key Investment Risks

Q2 2026 consolidated revenue declined 2.9%, including an 11.8% decline in electronics and home-appliance revenue, exposing JD to product-cycle and consumer-demand weakness.
New Businesses still generated an RMB9.854 billion quarterly operating loss, so food delivery and overseas expansion remain significant execution and capital-allocation risks.
Inventory turnover lengthened to 40.5 days, while fulfillment and research-and-development expenses increased, creating risk that working-capital and investment requirements absorb future cash generation.
JD.com disclosed an approximately RMB635 million SAMR penalty related to platform compliance deficiencies, illustrating continuing regulatory and merchant-oversight exposure.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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