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Belden

NYQ:BDC · US0774541066
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & ComponentsLarge

360

55
EV / EBIT86
Price / Owner Earnings69
Owner Earnings Yield70
Dividend Yield79
Price/Sales61
EV / Gross Profit85
Price/Book56
Return on Capital74
Cash Return on Capital56
Return on Equity90
EBIT Margin65
Gross Profitability99
Cash Conversion49
Accruals61
Owner Earnings Margin56
Sales growth46
Profit Growth72
Long-Term EPS Growth19
Owner Earnings Growth47
Reinvestment41
Price momentum23
Debt load17
Refinancing63
Debt Payback19
Liquidity37
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes5
Price Target Upside94
Market mood81
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Belden clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1988
Employees2,470
Websitebelden.com
ISINUS0774541066
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Network BackboneNetwork SecurityIndustrial AutomationProcess AutomationOptical InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureData Center TechnologyIndustrialManufacturingNetwork Hardware

Description

Belden Inc. supplies complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for customers worldwide. The company advances ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. The company’s business is organized aro…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Belden Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
55
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jan 2023

All-time low

29

Jan 2025

Average rank

51

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
61
70
69
79
Price/Earnings
76
74
86
76
Price/Book
56
40
63
65
Dividend Yield
79
73
77
75
Value (overall)
91
89
93
89

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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