Belden Inc. (BDC) stock

BDCNYSEDrawing & Insulating of Nonferrous WireFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 7/3034% above fair value

$102.21−1.96 (-1.88%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.00BP/E 23.0Yield 0.20%

Belden statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 16, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 27, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $4.00B; $913.25M
Enterprise Value: $6.67B; $1.49B
PE Ratio: 22.97; 17.54
PS Ratio: 1.28; 0.75
PB Ratio: 2.87; 1.89
P/FCF Ratio: 17.48; 17.33
P/OCF Ratio: 9.98; 10.65

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.13; 1.00
EV / EBITDA: 14.41; 9.59
EV / EBIT: 23.68; 17.23
EV / FCF: 29.16; 20.44

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 39M; 44M
Shares Change (YoY): -2.74%; 0.06%
Float: 38M; 37M
Shares Held by Insiders: 1.58%; 6.82%
Shares Held by Institutions: 106.5%; 78.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: -0.97%; -1.35%
Short % of Float: 9.50%; 3.87%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 9.35%; 3.28%
Days to Cover: 9.10; 3.05

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $159.99; –
52-Week Low: $94.75; –
20-Day Moving Average: $104.49; –
50-Day Moving Average: $109.00; –
200-Day Moving Average: $117.50; –
Average True Range (14): $4.98; –
Price Change (1 Week): 6.19%; 6.86%
Price Change (1 Month): -1.75%; -3.85%
Price Change (3 Months): -24.8%; -19.7%
Price Change (6 Months): -7.10%; -18.1%
Price Change (YTD): -12.3%; -3.91%
Price Change (1 Year): -11.7%; 8.62%
Price Change (3 Years): 57.3%; 57.3%
Price Change (5 Years): 51.4%; 51.4%
Price Change (10 Years): 46.6%; 71.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 554,054; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 465,971; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 446,419; –
Relative Volume: 0.49; 0.75
Relative Strength Index (14): 44.8; 43.6
Volatility (1 Year): 44.3%; 49.3%
Beta (5 Years): 1.10; 1.13

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 36.8%; 21.5%
Operating Margin: 8.99%; 5.96%
Pretax Margin: 6.27%; 5.52%
Profit Margin: 5.62%; 4.29%
EBITDA Margin: 14.8%; 10.5%
FCF Margin: 7.30%; 4.12%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 13.4%; 7.87%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.75%; 3.75%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 8.05%; 6.09%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 5.61%; 5.64%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.82; 2.34
Quick Ratio: 1.12; 1.05
Debt / Equity: 2.19; 0.32
Debt / EBITDA: 6.60; 2.19
Debt / FCF: 13.34; 4.28
Net Debt / EBITDA: 5.77; 1.41

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 17.7%; 17.7%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -22.8%; 35.5%
EPS Growth (YoY): -21.0%; 41.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 6.91%; 16.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.37%; 0.04%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 9.16%; 9.32%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.10%; -1.79%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.67; 0.95
Inventory Turnover: 4.17; 4.48
Revenue Per Employee: $447.52K; $673.42K
Profits Per Employee: $25.16K; $13.78K
Employee Count: 7,000; 2,906
WACC: 8.56%; 9.49%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.13B; $1.98B
Gross Profit: $1.15B; $495.35M
Operating Income: $281.53M; $73.34M
Pretax Income: $196.30M; $60.65M
Net Income: $176.10M; $40.66M
EBITDA: $462.48M; $150.90M
EPS (Diluted): $4.45; $0.99

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $380.71M; $59.85M
Total Debt: $3.05B; $567.26M
Net Cash (Debt): -$2.67B; -$26.02M
Net Cash Per Share: -$68.28; -$0.85
Equity (Book Value): $1.39B; $718.87M
Book Value Per Share: $35.60; $15.12
Tangible Book Value: -$2.02B; $275.23M
Working Capital: $782.19M; $297.61M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $400.59M; $145.52M
Capital Expenditures: -$172.00M; -$52.11M
Free Cash Flow: $228.59M; $35.77M
FCF Per Share: $5.85; $1.10

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.41%; 4.02%
FCF Yield: 5.72%; 2.33%
Dividend Yield: 0.20%; 0.92%
Buyback Yield: -0.34%; 1.46%
Shareholder Yield: -0.14%; 2.05%
Dividend Per Share: $0.20; $0.76
Dividend Growth (YoY): 0.00%; 0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 0
Payout Ratio: 4.45%; 15.2%
FCF Payout Ratio: 3.43%; 19.3%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $20.20M; $23.60M
Effective Tax Rate: 10.3%; 20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $59.70; $39.79
Graham Upside: -41.6%; -27.7%
Altman Z-Score: 1.72; 2.62
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.57; -2.50

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	BDC	S&P 500	Difference	BDC per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-2.9%	-2.7%	−0.2 pts
3 months	-25.9%	-1.7%	−24.2 pts
Year to date	-12.2%	+11.9%	−24.1 pts
1 year	-11.6%	+12.0%	−23.6 pts
3 years	+58.8%	+78.2%	−19.4 pts	+16.7%	+21.2%
5 years	+53.1%	+73.2%	−20.1 pts	+8.9%	+11.6%
10 years	+51.1%	+309.6%	−258.5 pts	+4.2%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M BDC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.0% from the previous report, or 9.50% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 9.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 61.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	3,655,558	-1.0%	401,504	9.1
Oct 15, 2026	3,691,374	-0.8%	328,754	11.2
Sep 30, 2026	3,719,723	-8.2%	416,287	8.9
Sep 15, 2026	4,051,483	+20.3%	460,105	8.8
Aug 31, 2026	3,368,888	+3.0%	349,636	9.6
Aug 14, 2026	3,269,666	-6.4%	421,392	7.8
Jul 31, 2026	3,492,666	+17.1%	594,817	5.9
Jul 15, 2026	2,983,397	+13.8%	545,270	5.5
Jun 30, 2026	2,621,887	-6.9%	700,045	3.8
Jun 15, 2026	2,816,535	+28.3%	580,459	4.8
May 29, 2026	2,196,072	+32.6%	509,664	4.3
May 15, 2026	1,656,446	+5.4%	638,932	2.6