Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Belden (BDC) reported Free Cash Flow of -$63.1 million for Q1 2026, down 154.67% on a YoY basis from $115.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 152.01% quarter-over-quarter from $121.2 million in Q4 2025.

Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Belden has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$63.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 154.67% year-over-year to -$63.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $180.4 million (down 17.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $218.7 million, down 1.92% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$63.1 million, down from $121.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $147.7 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$68.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $44.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $65.3 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 130.85% — and 2026, when it plunged 154.67%.
  • Belden's Free Cash Flow stood at $147.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 29.03% to $104.8 million in 2023, then rose by 11.06% to $116.4 million in 2024, then rose by 4.19% to $121.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 152.01% to -$63.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$63.1 million (Q1 2026), $121.2 million (Q4 2025), and $65.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.34 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 153.76 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 389.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 79.10 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 155.35 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn -309.66 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn -143.58 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 163.00 Mn
10 Belden 4.12 Bn 3.85 Bn 258.09 Mn -63.06 Mn

Historic Data

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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