Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.12% for Q1 2026, down 1.66% on a QoQ basis from 11.3% in Q4 2025, and up 56.0% year-over-year from 7.13% in Q1 2025.
Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Belden's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.12% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 56.0% year-over-year to 11.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.12% (up 56.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.53%, up 152.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.12% for Q1 2026 at Belden, down from 11.3% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 446.07% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 368.46% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 58.35% and a median of 19.22% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 81454 bps — and 2025, when it soared 37936 bps.
- Belden's Return on Capital Employed stood at 23.51% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 24.44% in 2023, then dropped by 24 bps to 18.66% in 2024, then tumbled by 39 bps to 11.3% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 11.12% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BDC's Return on Capital Employed at 11.12% in Q1 2026, 11.3% in Q4 2025, and 10.67% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 456.97 Bn | 440.33 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 73.10 Bn | 72.21 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 60.19 Bn | 55.35 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.78% |
| 4 | Ciena | 48.54 Bn | 47.24 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 5 | Nokia | 48.12 Bn | 40.81 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 6 | Lumentum Holdings | 46.15 Bn | 42.98 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 7 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 33.10 Bn | 27.42 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 21.27% |
| 8 | Ubiquiti | 32.36 Bn | 31.99 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.27 Bn | 16.27 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -8.36% |
| 10 | Belden | 4.05 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 258.09 Mn | 11.12% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.30% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.90% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.66% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 128.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -368.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.44% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 420.41% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 446.07% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 27.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.51% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 92.45% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 89.28% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 16.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.42% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 53.62% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 107.41% |