BELDEN INC.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.07B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.19%
About Belden
Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire, SIC 3357
Belden Inc. provides network infrastructure and digitization solutions organized into two primary segments: Smart Infrastructure Solutions and Automation Solutions. The company's product portfolio includes copper and fiber connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, switching systems, firewalls, and optical transceivers. These offerings serve diverse end markets such as data centers, healthcare, government, warehousing, energy, transportation, and discrete manufacturing. Belden distributes its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, installers, and end-users, as well as through distribution networks, value-added resellers, and system integrators.
The company operates manufacturing and operating facilities in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, Tunisia, and multiple countries across Europe. Belden employs approximately 8,000 workers worldwide across North America, the EMEA region, and the Asia-Pacific region. Corporate headquarters are situated in St. Louis, Missouri.
Summary of the business section of Belden's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BELDEN INC.
- Founded
- 1902
- Headquarters
- St. Louis, MO
- Address
- 1 North Brentwood Blvd, 15th Floor 63105
- Phone
- (314) 854-8000
- Website
- belden.com
- Employees
- 7,000, Dec 31, 2019
- Industry
- Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, St. Louis, MO
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BDC
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 39M, Jul 23, 2026
- Public float
- $2.80B, Jun 29, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 1-for-2 reverse, Jul 16, 2004; 3-for-2, Aug 22, 2000; 3-for-2, Jan 12, 1998; 3-for-2, Jan 2, 1996
- SEC CIK
- 913142
- CUSIP
- 077454106
- ISIN
- US0774541066
- LEI
- 68BKYO1JC791TTJHUE82
- EIN
- 36-3601505
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Ashish Chand | President and CEO, Director | 163,930 |
| Brian Lieser | EVP - Chief Comm. Officer | 31,780 |
| Brian Edward Anderson | EVP - Chief Legal Officer | 46,975 |
| Hiran Bhadra | EVP - Chief Innovation Officer | 34,544 |
| Doug Zink | VP and CAO | 7,869 |
| Leah Tate | EVP - Chief Peop/Strat Officer | 36,642 |
| Bartolomeo Giordano | SVP RUCKUS & Integration Mgr | 0 |
| Jeremy E. Parks | EVP - CFO | 49,235 |
| Bradley Douglas Dineley | EVP, Digital & Operations | 2,884 |
| Jay V. Wirts | EVP, Smart Infrastructure Sltn | 18,747 |
| Lance C. Balk | Director | 74,758 |
| Nancy E. Calderon | Director | 9,866 |
| Gregory James McCray | Director | 7,111 |
| Judy L. Brown | Director | 33,479 |
| Jonathan C. Klein | Director | 9,880 |
| Diane D. Brink | Director | 24,939 |
| David J. Aldrich | Director | 57,482 |
| Adel Al-Saleh | Director | 4,027 |
| Vivie Lee | Director | 8,656 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Chand | $7.65M | $5.07M | $2.61M | $282 | $190 |
| FY2024 | $8.03M | $20.97M | $2.89M | $208 | $180 |
| FY2024 Chand | $8.03M | $20.97M | $2.89M | $208 | $180 |
| FY2023 Chand | $12.76M | $9.67M | $2.63M | $143 | $154 |
| FY2023 Vestjens | $168.90K | -$13.17M | $2.63M | $143 | $154 |
| FY2022 | $6.94M | $15.37M | $2.10M | $132 | $128 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2019 , for our continuing operations, we had approximately 7,000 employees worldwide.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings