JD (013A) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

The call emphasized a clear profitability inflection with strong margin expansion, materially improved free cash flow, disciplined capital allocation and marked unit-economics progress in new initiatives (notably food delivery). Those positive operational and financial developments substantially offset near-term top-line softness (total revenue down 2.9% and JD Retail revenue down 4.7%) and the still-large absolute losses in New Businesses (operating loss RMB 9.9 billion), which are being actively narrowed. Management presented a confident outlook for revenue reacceleration in H2, continued margin improvement and disciplined investment, suggesting the company views headwinds as temporary while structural profitability gains persist.

Management guided that JD expects a clear inflection in H2 with a return to positive top-line growth (JD Retail aiming to reaccelerate into positive revenue growth in Q3) while sustaining healthy bottom-line expansion, as electronics/home appliances should accelerate as the high trade‑in base fades; they highlighted Q2 metrics including total revenues of RMB 346 billion (‑2.9% YoY), consolidated non‑GAAP net income of RMB 8.9 billion (+20.8% YoY) with non‑GAAP net margin of 2.6% (+0.5 ppt), group gross margin of 17.1% (+1.2 ppt), and total operating expense down 4.4% (expense ratio ‑0.3 ppt). Segment guidance and progress cited: JD Retail revenues RMB 295 billion (‑4.7% YoY) with gross margin 18.5% (+1.3 ppt), non‑GAAP operating profit RMB 13.5 billion and operating margin 4.6% (+7 bps); JD Logistics revenues RMB 64.1 billion (+24.3%) with operating income RMB 2.3 billion (3.5% margin); New Businesses revenues RMB 7.3 billion with operating loss narrowing to RMB 9.9 billion as JD Food Delivery cut losses by >50% YoY and is expected to continue meaningful loss reduction. They also flagged continued acceleration in marketplace & marketing (marketplace/marketing +8.3%, service revenues +6.8%), improving user metrics (MAU, quarterly active customers and Plus members all double‑digit YoY), further AI/R&D investment, a stronger cash profile (LTM free cash flow RMB 31 billion vs RMB 10 billion prior year; cash and short‑term investments RMB 235 billion), and ongoing capital returns (69.9 million Class A shares repurchased for ~USD 1 billion, ~2.5% of shares, with ~USD 1 billion remaining under the USD 5 billion program).