Belden (BDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Belden's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 13.23% for Q2 2026, up 1.44 percentage points from 11.79% a year earlier and up 2.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Belden (BDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Belden reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.90%, up 0.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.63%, up 0.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +3.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.83% in FY2024 (-1.81 pp), 12.64% in FY2023 (-1.30 pp), 13.94% in FY2022 (+2.48 pp) and 11.46% in FY2021 (+2.89 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.38 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 6.98 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 5.93 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BDC's Return on Sales [ROS] at 11.19% (Q1 2026), 12.16% (Q4 2025) and 10.93% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Belden | 4.23 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 293.62 Mn | 13.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 13.23% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 11.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.16% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.93% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 11.79% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.97% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 13.38% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.87% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 19.34% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 12.29% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.38% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 12.36% |
API Access
Belden Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();