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

98.62 2.37 +2.46%
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) Return on equity

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Belden Inc's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.4%, down 5.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.6% (fiscal 2019) to 24.3% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 18.6% 2.43
FY2024 16.1% (4.89)
FY2023 21.0% (3.23)
FY2022 24.3% 16.79
FY2021 7.46% 13.86
FY2020 −6.40% 27.21
FY2019 −33.6% (42.54)
FY2018 8.93% 4.91
FY2017 4.02% (5.83)
FY2016 9.85% 1.74

Against its own ten years

Low −33.6% High 24.3%
Ten-year median 8.93%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
VISN Vistance Networks, Inc. compare 22,155.2%
EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc. compare 67.1%
ONDS Ondas Holdings Inc. compare 19.6%
BDC Belden Inc 13.4%
DGII Digi International Inc. compare 7.46%
VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. compare 6.54%
VSAT Viasat Inc. compare −0.63%
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. compare −2.34%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare −34.8%
Communication Equipment industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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