Belden Inc

BDC Technology Communication Equipment

Belden Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.7 billion, up 10.3% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+38.4%
EPS
−120.3%
Free cash flow
+25.3%
Total debt
+137.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

98.73 2.48 +2.58%
Market cap
$3.8B
P/E
21.7×
Fwd P/E
16.9×
Dividend yield
0.20%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
3.05
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
74/100

Belden Inc (BDC) Net margin

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Belden Inc's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.62%, down 3.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.75%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.6% (fiscal 2019) to 9.77% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of −0.64% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 8.75% 0.69
FY2024 8.06% (1.60)
FY2023 9.66% (0.11)
FY2022 9.77% 6.99
FY2021 2.78% 5.93
FY2020 −3.15% 15.40
FY2019 −18.6% (24.37)
FY2018 5.82% 3.03
FY2017 2.79% (1.99)
FY2016 4.78% 1.91

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 −1.18% (10.32)
Jun 2026 9.14% 1.81
Mar 2026 7.33% (2.10)
Dec 2025 9.43% 1.31
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −18.6% High 9.77%
Ten-year median 4.78%
Current reading's percentile 53

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
VISN Vistance Networks, Inc. compare 396.4%
ONDS Ondas Holdings Inc. compare 93.8%
DGII Digi International Inc. compare 9.63%
BDC Belden Inc 5.62%
EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc. compare 3.99%
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. compare 3.97%
VSAT Viasat Inc. compare −0.64%
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. compare −4.39%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −536.7%
Communication Equipment industry median −0.64%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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