Belden (BDC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted FCF Margin of 11.81% for Q2 2026, up 3.34 percentage points from 8.46% a year earlier and up 20.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Belden (BDC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, FCF Margin at Belden was 7.40%, down 0.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.05%, down 1.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +3.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Belden's FCF Margin was 9.06% in FY2024 (+0.98 pp), 8.08% in FY2023 (+1.32 pp), 6.76% in FY2022 (-1.11 pp) and 7.87% in FY2021 (+3.12 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -11.29% in Q1 2022 to a high of 22.40% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.04 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 5.38 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 5.09 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -9.06% (Q1 2026), 16.84% (Q4 2025) and 9.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 10 | Belden | 4.04 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 11.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.81% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.84% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 8.46% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -3.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.47% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.01% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 12.15% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.78% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -7.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.40% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 10.16% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 4.40% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.02% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 8.36% |
API Access
Belden FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();