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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
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Belden Inc (BDC) Return on invested capital
Belden Inc's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.33%, down 4.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.13%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.76% (fiscal 2015) to 14.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Communication Equipment industry median of 1.29% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.13% | 1.02 |
| FY2024 | 8.11% | (3.08) |
| FY2023 | 11.2% | (2.85) |
| FY2022 | 14.0% | 4.75 |
| FY2021 | 9.29% | 4.16 |
| FY2020 | 5.13% | (1.35) |
| FY2019 | 6.48% | (1.55) |
| FY2018 | 8.03% | 2.03 |
| FY2017 | 6.00% | (0.49) |
| FY2016 | 6.49% | 2.73 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| EXTR Extreme Networks, Inc. compare | 107.1% |
| DGII Digi International Inc. compare | 5.76% |
| VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc. compare | 5.69% |
| BDC Belden Inc | 4.33% |
| VISN Vistance Networks, Inc. compare | 1.85% |
| VSAT Viasat Inc. compare | 0.72% |
| AAOI Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. compare | −1.95% |
| ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. compare | −12.2% |
| ONDS Ondas Holdings Inc. compare | −81.8% |
| Communication Equipment industry median | 1.29% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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