Belden (BDC) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $1.95 million for Q2 2026, down 2.8% from $2.01 million a year earlier and down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Belden (BDC) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common at Belden was $7.86 million, down 2.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $7.97 million, down 2.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Belden's Dividends Paid - Common was $8.2 million in FY2024 (-3.6%), $8.5 million in FY2023 (-5.0%), $8.95 million in FY2022 (-1.2%) and $9.06 million in FY2021 (+0.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q1 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has declined in each of the last 17 quarters, with an average decline of 2.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 3.9%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 5.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters was $1.97 million (Q1 2026), $1.97 million (Q4 2025) and $1.98 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 307.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 10 | Belden | 4.29 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 1.95 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.95 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.97 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.98 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.01 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.04 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.09 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.12 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.14 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.19 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.24 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.24 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.32 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.25 Mn |
API Access
Belden Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "BDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();