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

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DateValue
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%