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Belden Inc.

Ticker BDCST. LOUIS, MOFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $35.20Diluted shares 39.3M

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) supplies connection solutions for network infrastructure, broadband, automation and digitization. Its products include copper and fiber cable and connectivity, data center racks and enclosures, broadband and wireless network components, and industrial networking and data solutions. Customers… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Belden Inc. reported revenue of $2.72B, up 10.3% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $237.52M. Its operating margin was 11.6%, and operations generated $354.86M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, revenue was $2.86B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-28
Sales & profitability
$2.72BFY2025
+10.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.86B
11.63%FY2025
+0.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo 11.90%
$237.52MFY2025
+19.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $244.14M
18.78%FY2025
+3.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 17.63%
Cash & financing
$354.86MFY2025
+0.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $375.95M
$218.69MFY2025
−1.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $212.08M
1.02FY2025
Was 0.87× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.89
40.2MFY2025
−2.6% year over year
Last 12 mo 39.3M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Belden Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) supplies connection solutions for network infrastructure, broadband, automation and digitization. Its products include copper and fiber cable and connectivity, data center racks and enclosures, broadband and wireless network components, and industrial networking and data solutions. Customers include distributors, original equipment manufacturers, installers, end users, and service providers, with industrial applications in warehousing and logistics, energy, transportation, and manufacturing. Belden operates two reportable segments: Smart Infrastructure Solutions, serving smart buildings and broadband markets, and Automation Solutions, providing infrastructure for industrial digitization and IT/OT convergence. The company’s portfolio includes Belden, Hirschmann, Lumberg Automation, ProSoft Technology, PPC and Thinklogical brands. Founded in 1902, Belden has expanded its offerings through acquisitions, including businesses in optical transceivers, industrial cybersecurity, sensor-to-cloud data solutions, and fiber network infrastructure. It had approximately 8,000 employees as of December 31, 2025, and about 42% of 2025 sales were outside the United States. Its website is www.belden.com.

Company details
Sector
Information Technology
Industry (SIC)
Primary Metals
Headquarters
ST. LOUIS, MO
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
913142
SIC
3357

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-700.94M$271.55M$1.24B$2.22B$3.19B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Belden Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

397
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$2.60B
held by funds, at market
57.4%
of shares held by funds
2
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Belden Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH · iShares Trust
0.13%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
FULLERTHALER BEHAVIORAL SMALL CAP EQUITY
FTHNX · Capitol Series Trust
1.07%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.15%of fund net assets
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc.
TRMCX · T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.
0.65%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Belden Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 2 issues of Belden Inc.’s debt, $6.99M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.18%, maturing 2033 to 2033.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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