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

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

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

Belden's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $30.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 5.88% year-over-year to $30.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $130.4 million (up 14.63% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $128.8 million, up 14.59% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $30.1 million for Q1 2026 at Belden, down from $32.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $33.9 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $23.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $28.9 million and a median of $28.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development grew 29.31% — and 2023, when it declined 9.5%.
  • Belden's Research & Development stood at $28.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 9.5% to $25.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.92% to $29.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 12.34% to $32.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 7.54% to $30.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BDC's Research & Development at $30.1 million in Q1 2026, $32.5 million in Q4 2025, and $33.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 446.66 Bn 430.02 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 70.01 Bn 69.12 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.28 Bn 57.44 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Ciena 51.75 Bn 50.45 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 50.16 Bn 46.99 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Nokia 48.47 Bn 41.16 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 31.83 Bn 31.46 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.68 Bn 26.00 Bn 2.53 Bn -1.10 Bn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.48 Bn 16.48 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
10 Belden 4.01 Bn 3.73 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