Belden (BDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted Operating Expenses of $168.7 million for Q1 2026, up 3.49% on a QoQ basis from $163.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.5% year-over-year from $159.9 million in Q1 2025.
Belden (BDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Belden's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $168.7 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 5.5% year-over-year to $168.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $670.9 million (up 6.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $662.1 million, up 9.09% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $168.7 million for Q1 2026 at Belden, up from $163.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $173.3 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $126.5 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $152.9 million and a median of $154.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses gained 22.54% — and 2024, when it dropped 8.74%.
- Belden's Operating Expenses stood at $158.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.91% to $152.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 9.21% to $166.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 1.97% to $163.0 million in 2025, then grew by 3.49% to $168.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BDC's Operating Expenses at $168.7 million in Q1 2026, $163.0 million in Q4 2025, and $173.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 446.66 Bn | 430.02 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.01 Bn | 69.12 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 62.28 Bn | 57.44 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 4 | Ciena | 51.75 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 50.16 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 48.47 Bn | 41.16 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -992.30 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 31.83 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.68 Bn | 26.00 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -1.91 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.48 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 3.67 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 10 | Belden | 4.01 Bn | 3.73 Bn | 258.09 Mn | 168.74 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 168.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 163.05 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 173.27 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 165.86 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 159.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 166.33 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 154.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 147.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 137.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 152.30 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 148.27 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 157.61 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 150.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 158.49 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 136.78 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 131.19 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 126.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 130.60 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 118.57 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 115.83 Mn |