Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted Free Cash Flow of $88.56 million for Q2 2026, up 55.7% from $56.88 million a year earlier.
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Belden (BDC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Belden was $212.08 million, down 1.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $218.69 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Belden's Free Cash Flow was $222.98 million in FY2024 (+9.9%), $202.91 million in FY2023 (+15.2%), $176.2 million in FY2022 (-2.7%) and $181.07 million in FY2021 (+117.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$68.92 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $147.65 million in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 8.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 130.9%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 39.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was -$63.06 million (Q1 2026), $121.25 million (Q4 2025) and $65.33 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 926.50 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 10 | Belden | 4.29 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 88.56 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 88.56 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -63.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.25 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 65.33 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 56.88 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -24.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 116.38 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 67.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 60.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.78 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 76.14 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 67.70 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -45.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 147.65 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 68.14 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 29.33 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -68.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 134.72 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 50.56 Mn |
API Access
Belden Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();