Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.12% for Q1 2026, up 56.0% on a YoY basis from 7.13% in Q1 2025, and down 1.66% quarter-over-quarter from 11.3% in Q4 2025.
Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Belden has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.12% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 56.0% year-over-year to 11.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.12% (up 56.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.53%, up 152.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.12%, down from 11.3% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 95.64% in Q4 2022, with the low at 223.99% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.16% across 5 years, with a median of 20.26% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 61403 bps — and 2024, when it sank 27652 bps.
- Belden's Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.57% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 23.77% in 2023, then slumped by 37 bps to 15.04% in 2024, then fell by 25 bps to 11.3% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 11.12% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.12% (Q1 2026), 11.3% (Q4 2025), and 10.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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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 | 15.04% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 49.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -223.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.77% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 74.90% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 52.53% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 22.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.57% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 95.64% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 92.14% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 20.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.30% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -518.38% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | -411.40% |