Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted Free Cash Flow of -$63.1 million for Q1 2026, down 152.01% on a QoQ basis from $121.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 154.67% year-over-year from $115.4 million in Q1 2025.
Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Belden's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$63.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 154.67% year-over-year to -$63.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $180.4 million (down 17.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $218.7 million, down 1.92% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$63.1 million for Q1 2026 at Belden, down from $121.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $147.7 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$68.9 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $44.6 million and a median of $65.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 130.85% — and 2026, when it tumbled 154.67%.
- Belden's Free Cash Flow stood at $147.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 29.03% to $104.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 11.06% to $116.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.19% to $121.2 million in 2025, then sank by 152.01% to -$63.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BDC's Free Cash Flow at -$63.1 million in Q1 2026, $121.2 million in Q4 2025, and $65.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 389.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 609.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 212.74 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 79.10 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 162.23 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 32.22 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 664.31 Mn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -309.66 Mn |
| 10 | Belden | 4.10 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 258.09 Mn | -63.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -63.06 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -63.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.25 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 65.33 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 65.33 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 56.88 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 56.88 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -24.76 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -24.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.38 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 67.16 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 67.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.78 Mn |