Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.92% for Q2 2026, up 1.02 percentage points from 10.90% a year earlier and up 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Belden (BDC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Belden posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.53%, up 1.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +6.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.01% in FY2024 (-2.35 pp), 12.37% in FY2023 (-1.34 pp), 13.71% in FY2022 (+3.27 pp) and 10.44% in FY2021 (+4.99 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.97 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 5.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.12% (Q1 2026), 11.30% (Q4 2025) and 10.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Belden | 4.29 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 11.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.92% |
| 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 | 9.83% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 8.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.45% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 13.61% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 15.21% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 14.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.01% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.49% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 12.37% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.05% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 9.75% |
API Access
Belden Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();