Growth Metrics

Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Belden filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$63.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 154.67% to -$63.1 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $180.4 million, a 17.91% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $218.7 million, down 1.92% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$63.1 million in Q1 2026 for Belden, down from $121.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $147.7 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$68.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $65.3 million (2025), compared with a mean of $44.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 130.85% in 2023 and later crashed 154.67% in 2026.
  • Belden's Free Cash Flow stood at $147.7 million in 2022, then fell by 29.03% to $104.8 million in 2023, then increased by 11.06% to $116.4 million in 2024, then increased by 4.19% to $121.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 152.01% to -$63.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were -$63.1 million (Q1 2026), $121.2 million (Q4 2025), and $65.3 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.