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BELDEN INC. (BDC)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for BELDEN INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About BELDEN INC.

Belden Inc. supplies connection solutions through two main segments: Smart Infrastructure Solutions and Automation Solutions. The company offers products such as network infrastructure, broadband solutions, and automation technologies to customers including distributors, original equipment manufacturers, installers, and end-users. Its markets include data centers, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecommunications, serving customers globally with manufacturing facilities in multiple countries.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.72B
Revenue growth (YoY)
10.3%
Net income
$237.5M
Diluted EPS
$5.91
Gross margin
38.0%
Operating margin
11.6%
Net margin
8.7%
FCF margin
8.1%
ROE
18.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
19.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$4.61B
Long-term debt / equity
1.02×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Belden

  • Revenue grew 10.3% to $2.7B in FY2025, after a 2.0% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 11.6% in FY2025, +0.2 pp against 11.5% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $750M, up 11.6% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $219M in FY2025, 8.1% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 19.7% to $238M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Belden’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin38.0%
73rd percentile of 191
Operating margin11.6%
74th percentile of 189
Net margin8.7%
76th percentile of 221
FCF margin8.1%
68th percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)+10.3%
72nd percentile of 236
ROE18.8%
85th percentile of 216
P/E19.0×
38th percentile of 134
Long-term debt / equity1.02×
71st percentile of 165
Short interest7.76d
88th percentile of 238

Belden’s return on equity of 18.8% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 216 Materials companies reporting it.

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
6
1 new, 5 added
Reduced / exited
4
3 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$111.3M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$27.0M224.8KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$21.4M178.1KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$20.3M169.0KAdded
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$17.4M145.4KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$17.1M142.3KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.8M31.7KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$2.7M22.2KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$1.1M9.0KNew
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$755,9136.3KReduced

No longer held by: Gotham Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
3.3M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-6.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.76
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
421.4K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-143.3M-6.4%7.76
2026-07-313.5M+17.1%5.87
2026-07-153.0M+13.8%5.47
2026-06-302.6M-6.9%3.75
2026-06-152.8M+28.2%4.85
2026-05-292.2M+32.6%4.31
2026-05-151.7M+5.4%2.59
2026-04-301.6M+21.6%3.87

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.72B$2.46B$2.51B$2.61B$2.30B
Gross profit$1.03B$922.2M$955.0M$916.3M$771.8M
Operating income$315.7M$266.5M$317.5M$363.3M$263.7M
Net income$237.5M$198.4M$242.8M$254.7M$63.9M
Diluted EPS$5.91$4.80$5.66$5.72$1.41

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$389.9M$370.3M$597.0M$687.7M$641.6M
Current assets$1.35B$1.20B$1.46B$1.54B$1.88B
Total assets$3.54B$3.33B$3.24B$3.16B$3.42B
Current liabilities$697.5M$622.7M$633.5M$639.9M$752.9M
Long-term debt$1.29B$1.13B$1.20B$1.16B$1.46B
Total liabilities$2.28B$2.03B$2.07B$2.02B$2.46B
Total equity$1.26B$1.29B$1.17B$1.14B$956.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$354.9M$352.1M$319.6M$281.3M$272.1M
Capital expenditure$136.2M$129.1M$116.7M$105.1M$91.0M
Free cash flow$218.7M$223.0M$202.9M$176.2M$181.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$750.2M11.6%$68.5M$1.74
Q1 FY2026$696.4M11.4%$51.0M$1.30
Q4 FY2025$720.1M8.1%$67.9M$1.70
Q3 FY2025$698.2M6.6%$56.7M$1.41
Q2 FY2025$672.0M11.2%$61.0M$1.53
Q1 FY2025$624.9M16.6%$51.9M$1.27
Q4 FY2024$666.0M20.8%$58.4M$1.42
Q3 FY2024$654.9M4.5%$53.7M$1.30

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industryDrawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 28, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK913142

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-07-30
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10-Q2026-04-30
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8-K2026-07-30
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8-K2026-07-01
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8-K2026-05-26
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8-K2026-04-30
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.