AZO vs. JD: AutoZone vs. JD.com Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD) both fall under the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group, but AZO is classified in Specialty Retail while JD is classified in Broadline Retail.

AutoZone (AZO) trades as ordinary local shares, while JD.com (JD) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Company profile comparison for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Profile Item	AZO	JD
Name	AutoZone, Inc.	JD.com, Inc. Sponsored ADR
Country/Region	United States	China
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary	Consumer Discretionary
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail	Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Specialty Retail	Broadline Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Automotive Retail	Broadline Retail
Market Capitalization	51.77 billion USD	39.31 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	Nasdaq
Listing Date	April 2, 1991	May 22, 2014
Security Type	Common Stock	ADR

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AZO

GSPC

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Total Return (1Y)	-12.81%	-7.92%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	6.56%	6.38%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	11.68%	-16.01%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AZO

GSPC

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	30.55%	30.03%
Beta (5Y)	0.37	0.27
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-35.88%	-75.63%
Avg. Volume (3M)	268.95K	7.88M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

AZO and JD are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.56	-0.41
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.74	-0.63

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: JD.com (JD) earns 6.79% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; AutoZone (AZO) has no ROE this period.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Max: 62.17%
Q3: 29.44%
Median: 15.69%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%
AZO: --

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

6.79%

Max: 62.17%
Q3: 29.44%
Median: 15.69%
JD: 6.79%
Q1: 6.73%
Min: -12.16%

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): AZO does not report ROE, so it has no value marker; JD is benchmarked against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group.

Net Margin (TTM)

AutoZone (AZO) at 12.65% keeps a top-quartile share of each sales dollar as profit, while JD.com (JD) at 1.13% keeps a bottom-quartile share.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

12.65%

Max: 16.94%
AZO: 12.65%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
Q1: 1.14%
Min: -9.41%

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.13%

Max: 16.94%
Q3: 8.69%
Median: 3.55%
Q1: 1.14%
JD: 1.13%
Min: -9.41%

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their net margin against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

AutoZone (AZO) at 18.03% carries a top-quartile operating margin, while JD.com (JD) at 1.20% operates in the bottom quartile.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

18.03%

Max: 21.45%
AZO: 18.03%
Q3: 10.89%
Median: 5.57%
Q1: 2.28%
Min: -7.12%

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.20%

Max: 21.45%
Q3: 10.89%
Median: 5.57%
Q1: 2.28%
JD: 1.20%
Min: -7.12%

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their operating margin against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
ROE (TTM)	--	6.79%
ROA (TTM)	10.97%	0.19%
Net Margin (TTM)	12.65%	1.13%
Operating Margin (TTM)	18.03%	1.20%
Gross Margin (TTM)	51.71%	9.42%

Growth

Revenue Growth

JD.com (JD) at 12.97% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while AutoZone (AZO) at 7.39% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for JD.

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: JD.com (JD) reports EPS growth of -51.97%, ranked against its industry; AutoZone (AZO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Revenue Growth (YoY)	7.39%	12.97%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	5.22%	7.76%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	-51.97%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	26.19%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

JD.com (JD) at 1.14 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while AutoZone (AZO) at 0.90 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for AZO.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.90

Max: 2.62
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
Q1: 1.00
AZO: 0.90
Min: 0.48

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.14

Max: 2.62
Q3: 1.75
Median: 1.35
JD: 1.14
Q1: 1.00
Min: 0.48

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their current ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: JD.com (JD) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37 against its industry range, while AutoZone (AZO) reports no figure this period.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
Median: 1.25
Q1: 0.73
Min: 0.01
AZO: --

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.37

Max: 3.93
Q3: 2.14
Median: 1.25
Q1: 0.73
JD: 0.37
Min: 0.01

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): AZO does not report debt-to-equity ratio, so it has no value marker; JD is benchmarked against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.90	1.14
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	--	0.37
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.00	-9.86

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

AutoZone (AZO) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile JD.com (JD) reports a yield of 24.42%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 5.84%
Q3: 2.50%
AZO: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

24.42%

JD: 24.42%
Max: 5.84%
Q3: 2.50%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

AutoZone (AZO) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile JD.com (JD) reports a payout of 70.39%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.00%

Max: 72.73%
Q3: 32.44%
AZO: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

70.39%

Max: 72.73%
JD: 70.39%
Q3: 32.44%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	24.42%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	70.39%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both AutoZone (AZO) at 21.08 and JD.com (JD) at 20.36 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

21.08

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
AZO: 21.08
Median: 19.23
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

20.36

Max: 40.50
Q3: 24.26
JD: 20.36
Median: 19.23
Q1: 12.64
Min: 4.67

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

JD.com (JD) at 0.03 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while AutoZone (AZO) at 2.55 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

2.55

Max: 4.32
AZO: 2.55
Q3: 1.99
Median: 0.70
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.03

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

0.03

Max: 4.32
Q3: 1.99
Median: 0.70
Q1: 0.26
JD: 0.03
Min: 0.03

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

AutoZone (AZO) reports a negative P/B ratio of -20.79, meaning negative book equity — the multiple itself is not meaningful for valuation. Meanwhile JD.com (JD) reports 1.19, ranking against industry peers normally.

AZO

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

-20.79

Max: 10.96
Q3: 5.26
Median: 2.16
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45
AZO: -20.79

JD

Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group

1.19

Max: 10.96
Q3: 5.26
Median: 2.16
JD: 1.19
Q1: 1.08
Min: -4.45

AutoZone (AZO) vs. JD.com (JD): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for AutoZone (AZO) and JD.com (JD)
Metric	AZO	JD
P/E Ratio (TTM)	21.08	20.36
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.55	0.03
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	-20.79	1.19
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	2.31%	41.03%