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Belden Inc.

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NYSETechnologyCommunication Equipment

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$122.46

−$1.43 · -1.15%

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Jul 10, 2026

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Buy

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Valuation

95

Deep Value

Momentum

32

Weakening

Sentiment

76

Bullish

Risk resilience

52

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Belden Inc. stands as a global leader in signal transmission solutions, serving a diverse customer base across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The company operates through two primary segments: Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Solutions. Its Enterprise Solutions division furnishes comprehensive cabling (copper and fiber) and connectivity infrastructure, encompassing interconnect panels, racks, enclosures, and signal extension/matrix switching systems. These offerings are vital for modern applications such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber deployments, and building automation. Additionally, this segment provides power, cooling, and airflow management products crucial for mission-critical data center operations, alongside complete copper and fiber network systems. It caters to diverse sectors including commercial real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, finance, government, and broadband/wireless service providers, with its solutions deployed in venues like sports stadiums, data centers, military facilities, and academic institutions. The Industrial Solutions segment specializes in robust infrastructure components and on-machine connectivity systems. Its extensive product range features industrial Ethernet switches, network management software, routers, firewalls, gateways, I/O connectors/systems, and a wide array of specialized industrial cables (including Ethernet, optical fiber, Fieldbus, and IP/networking cables). These products are integral to network and fieldbus infrastructure, sensor and actuator connectivity, and efficient power, control, and data transmission. Furthermore, it supplies heat-shrinkable tubing and wire management products for organizing and protecting cable assemblies. Its clientele spans distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), installers, and end-users. Originally established in 1902 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, the company transitioned from Belden CDT Inc. to Belden Inc. in May 2007.

Industry
Communication Equipment
Sector
Technology
Headquarters
US
CEO
Ashish Chand
Listed since
Nov 24, 1993
Employees
8,000

Market position

Day range

Current $122.46

52-week range

Current $122.46

Open
$124.08
Previous close
$123.89
Volume
364.58K
0.68× average
Average volume
537.08K
Average daily volume
Market cap
4.79B USD
Beta
1.11
Market reference 1
50-day average
$117.13
+4.55% above average
200-day average
$119.51
+2.47% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
5.63B USD
P/E (TTM)
19.66×
P/B (TTM)
3.45×
P/S (TTM)
1.67×
EV / EBITDA
12.71×
Earnings yield
5.15%
Free cash flow yield
4.74%
Dividend yield
0.16%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
36.47%
Operating margin
13.08%
Net margin
8.52%
Return on equity
18.78%
Return on assets
6.70%
Return on invested capital
10.29%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.95×
Current ratio
1.93×

Earnings

EPS beat rate
100%
11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+11.48%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
2.34
Estimate 2.02 · Beat by 15.84%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.432.081.741.39Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 1.92, estimate 1.68, surprise +14.29%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 1, 2025: actual 1.6, estimate 1.48, surprise +8.11%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 1.89, estimate 1.72, surprise +9.88%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 1.97, estimate 1.9, surprise +3.68%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 2.08, estimate 1.93, surprise +7.77%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 30, 2026: actual 1.77, estimate 1.71, surprise +3.51%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 2.34, estimate 2.02, surprise +15.84%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 2.3, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates999.7M861.65M723.6M585.55MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 6, 2025: actual 666.04M USD, estimate 624M USD, surprise +6.74%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 1, 2025: actual 624.86M USD, estimate 664.63M USD, surprise -5.98%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 671.99M USD, estimate 678.24M USD, surprise -0.92%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 698.22M USD, estimate 696.97M USD, surprise +0.18%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 720.12M USD, estimate 696.89M USD, surprise +3.33%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 30, 2026: actual 696.38M USD, estimate 677.03M USD, surprise +2.86%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 750.16M USD, estimate 746.75M USD, surprise +0.46%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 961.25M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$162.5

32.70% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $170Average $162.5Low $155

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Stock split

Effective Jul 16, 2004

1:2

Stock split

Effective Aug 22, 2000

3:2

Stock split

Effective Jan 12, 1998

3:2

Stock split

Effective Jan 2, 1996

3:2

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