#China ADR

JD.com: A Stronger Retail Core Discounted for the Cost of Transition

JD.com is China's largest self-operated online retailer, built on a supply-chain-first model spanning first-party retail, marketplace services, logistics, health and industrial procurement. Its retail core is strengthening, with JD Retail operating margin up to 5.6% in Q1 2026 and net service revenue growing 20.6% against just 1.0% product growth, yet group profit and cash conversion are obscured by heavy food-delivery and overseas investment, while listed-subsidiary stakes worth about US$17.7 billion anchor a sum-of-the-parts case. Rating Cautious Buy: the market discounts the cost of transition more than it credits a stronger retail core, large buybacks and visible listed stakes.