Belden (BDC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Belden (BDC) reported Research & Development of $30.1 million for Q1 2026, up 5.88% on a YoY basis from $28.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.54% quarter-over-quarter from $32.5 million in Q4 2025.

Belden (BDC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Belden has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $30.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 5.88% year-over-year to $30.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $130.4 million (up 14.63% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $128.8 million, up 14.59% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $30.1 million, down from $32.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $33.9 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $23.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $28.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $28.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development gained 29.31% — and 2023, when it decreased 9.5%.
  • Belden's Research & Development stood at $28.6 million in 2022, then declined by 9.5% to $25.9 million in 2023, then gained by 11.92% to $29.0 million in 2024, then gained by 12.34% to $32.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 7.54% to $30.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $30.1 million (Q1 2026), $32.5 million (Q4 2025), and $33.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Belden 4.12 Bn 3.85 Bn 258.09 Mn 30.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 30.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.54 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 33.86 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 33.94 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 28.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.97 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 27.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 28.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.88 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 30.19 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 30.97 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 29.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 28.60 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 26.31 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 25.99 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 23.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.12 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 23.24 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 22.26 Mn