JD.COM NASDAQ: JD
Background of JD.com
- com Inc ADR is a Chinese e-commerce company, also known as Jingdong and formerly called 360buy.
- com Inc ADR is one of the two large online retailers in China by transaction volume and revenue and a member of the Fortune Global 500.
- com Inc ADR is headquartered in Beijing.
- com Inc ADR has invested in high tech and AI delivery through drones, autonomous technology, and robots, and possesses the largest drone delivery system and infrastructure in the world.
- com Inc ADR has recently started testing robotic delivery services and building drone delivery airports, as well as operating driverless delivery by unveiling its first autonomous truck.
- com Inc ADR oversees a high value product portfolio which offers a vast selection of products across every major category. Its core e-commerce business sells electronics, apparel, home furnishings and appliances, among other products, as well as fresh food and groceries.
- com Inc ADR is partly owned by Tencent, which has a 20% stake in the company.
- com Inc ADR has a rich history that dates to 1998 when it was founded by Liu Qiangdong as Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd.
- The company’s first retail platform went online in 2004 as jdlaser.com.
- In January 2006, the Shanghai subsidiary was established.
- In January 2007, a Guangzhou subsidiary was established.
- In June 2007, the company began using the domain name 360buy.com.
- In December 2010 360buy.com started an online bookstore which later also sold CDs, DVDs, and eBooks.
- In March 2013, the company’s domain name was changed to com Inc ADR.
- In March 2014 Tencent acquired a 15% stake in com Inc ADR and handed over its e-commerce businesses Paipai, QQ Wanggou and a stake in Yixun.
- In June 2015 com Inc ADR launched the Russian site in a further effort to expand its business globally.
- In June 2016 Walmart sold its Chinese E-Commerce business Yihaodian to com Inc ADR in exchange for a 5.9% equity stake and by February 2017 Wal-Mart increased investment in JD.com Inc ADR to 289.1 million shares, or 12.1%.
- In June 2017 com Inc ADR invested $397 million into Farfetch, a marketplace for luxury brands, as part of a new strategic partnership.
- In 2018 com Inc ADR opened the first of a chain of high-tech supermarkets, 7Fresh and invested in Vietnam’s online retail service tiki.vn as well as in France and the UK.
- In 2018 com Inc ADR let go of JD Finance and raised $2.1 billion in a capital raise and Metcash partnered with JD.com Inc ADR to sell groceries in China.
- In 2019 com Inc ADR acquired Jade Palace Hotel in Beijing and partnered with Jiangsu Xinning Modern Logistics to automate its logistic services.
- In 2025 com Inc ADR reported net profits of $2.3 billion for the Q2 of 2025, reached a customer base of 417 million users and announced an investment of $830 million in its JD Health unit by private equity firm Hillhouse Capital.
- Today, com Inc ADR is one of the most valuable Internet Retail companies in the world with a market capitalization of US$ 109.57 billion recorded in July 2025.
- In 2025 the total staff compliment for com Inc ADR was more than 310 000.
- com Inc ADR’s executive leadership team consists of: Qiangdong Liu – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer; Ran Xu – Chief Financial Officer; Lei Xu – Chief Executive Officer of JD Retail; Pang Zhang – Chief Human Resource Officer and Chiping Lau – Director.
JD.com Shares Growth Driver
- com Inc ADR is a holding company mainly engaged in e-commerce business with its retail segment consisting of online retail, online marketplace, and marketing services in China.
- com Inc ADR mainly conducts its numerous business units in the China market with strategic partnerships with Walmart (WMT), Google-owned Alphabet (GOOGL) and China-based Tencent Holdings (TCEHY).
- Walmart owns a stake in the company and this collaboration includes the establishment of a Sam’s Club flagship store and Walmart China flagship store on com Inc ADR’s website.
- The two companies have leveraged each other’s supply chains to increase product selection for customers as well as partnered on delivery services.
- A partnership with China-based internet giant Tencent has several benefits: com Inc ADR gained access to Tencent’s popular messaging and mobile payment service WeChat which drives mobile users to JD.com Inc ADR.
- com Inc ADR is focused on being a leading supply-chain-based technology and services provider, with many similarities to Amazon. Its primary competitor is Alibaba.
- com Inc ADR has achieved double-digit revenue growth every quarter for several years and has been consistently profitable.
- com Inc ADR’s sturdy growth momentum from last year continued into the first quarter of 2025, encouraged by the diversification of revenue streams with an increasing contribution from service revenues.
- As such, the company’s innovative and competitive portfolio has allowed it to defy the market trends surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, with performance and shares still attractive after a tumultuous 2025.
JD.com Investor Tip
- com Inc ADR trades its shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) under the stock symbol JD. JD.com Inc ADR forms part of both the NASDAQ-100 and SEHK.
- An analysis on com Inc ADR’s market performance and income statement indicates Revenue (ttm) of 802.77 billion, Revenue Per Share (ttm) 523.49, Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 39.00%, Gross Profit (ttm) 60.41 billion, EBITDA 16.28 billion, Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 51.95 billion and Diluted EPS (ttm) 5.03.
- com Inc ADR offers an online marketplace for third-party merchants to sell products to customers, transaction processing and billing, and other services.
- com Inc ADR offers these products through its website and mobile apps, as well as directly to customers.
- As of December 2025, com Inc ADR operated fulfilment centres with a network of approximately 900 warehouses in various counties and districts in China.
- Investors should be aware of significant risks with investing in Chinese stocks, since the authoritarian state and its regulators may impose far-reaching restrictions, fines or bans on major companies, often with little notice or transparency.
- com Inc ADR delivered a stable performance despite the economic impact which resulted from the global coronavirus pandemic. This stable performance can be largely owed to the company’s diverse portfolio, as well as its strong medical supplies sector which witnessed growing demand as hospitals geared up to combat the virus.
- With sound financials and significant, consistent, and continuous growth forecasted for the remainder of 2025, shareholders who buy or sell shares can expect lucrative dividends and returns.
- Overall, the company’s a stable performance has resulted in healthy dividends and a good share price for investors who choose to purchase shares today, securing a decent buy-in in 2025 and in the future.
- Data from this analysis should be weighed against forecasted performance during this pandemic, but for now, prices on shares and in turn dividends remain unaffected, which provides shareholders with assurance that they will have a strong buy-in on NASDAQ.
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Internet Retail
Sub industry
E-commerce
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