Belden (BDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Belden (BDC) reported Operating Expenses of $168.7 million for Q1 2026, up 5.5% on a YoY basis from $159.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.49% quarter-over-quarter from $163.0 million in Q4 2025.

Belden (BDC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Belden has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $168.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.5% year-over-year to $168.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $670.9 million (up 6.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $662.1 million, up 9.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $168.7 million, up from $163.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $173.3 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $126.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $152.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $154.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses grew 22.54% — and 2024, when it retreated 8.74%.
  • Belden's Operating Expenses stood at $158.5 million in 2022, then declined by 3.91% to $152.3 million in 2023, then rose by 9.21% to $166.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.97% to $163.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.49% to $168.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $168.7 million (Q1 2026), $163.0 million (Q4 2025), and $173.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 6.12 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 436.11 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 691.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 8.83 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 182.50 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 79.89 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 164.15 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 56.91 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 527.00 Mn
10 Belden 4.12 Bn 3.85 Bn 258.09 Mn 168.74 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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