Belden (BDC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Belden (BDC) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.28% in Q2 2026, up 0.45 percentage points from 10.83% a year earlier and up 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Belden (BDC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Belden reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.30%, up 1.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +6.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.67% in FY2024 (-1.85 pp), 11.53% in FY2023 (-1.46 pp), 12.98% in FY2022 (+3.24 pp) and 9.74% in FY2021 (+4.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 5.86 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 4.36 percentage points in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.15% (Q1 2026), 11.07% (Q4 2025) and 10.76% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Belden | 4.40 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 11.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 11.28% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.07% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.50% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 8.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.43% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 12.37% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 13.87% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.67% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.24% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 11.99% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.52% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 8.38% |
API Access
Belden Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();