The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

BDC

Concerning the House

Belden Inc. provides connection solutions to bring data infrastructure into alignment to unlock new possibilities for its customers. The company provides copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber cable and connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, racks and enclosures, and signal extension and matrix switching systems for use in local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation applications. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. It also serves commercial real estate, education, financial institutions, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, government, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. In addition, the company offers network digitization and automation solutions; and products and solutions covering various aspects of data handling, including acquisition, transmission, orchestration, and management for applications in discrete automation, process automation, energy, and mass transit. It sells its products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was formerly known as Belden CDT Inc. and changed its name to Belden Inc. in May 2007. Belden Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

United States · www.belden.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.72B+2.1%
Gross profit$1.03B+5.4%
Operating income$315.69M+18.0%
Net income$237.52M+6.2%
Cash from ops$319.64M+7.3%
Quotation

$137.16

-0.87 (-0.6%)

52w hi$150.78
52w lo$99.52
Vol366.19K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.34

Short+0.00
Medium+0.53
Long+0.61

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Belden Inc.

Technology · Communication Equipment

Market cap$5.36B
Enterprise value$6.39B
Trailing P/E22.27x
Forward P/E13.65x
EV / EBITDA13.64x
P / S (ttm)1.87x
Profit margin8.5%
Return on equity18.6%
Revenue growth+11.6%
Earnings growth+13.7%
Debt / equity97.07
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.47
Corr SPX0.63
Annual vol38.0%
Annual ret+25.6%
Sharpe0.67
Max DD-34.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.29
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.08
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$138.04$139.00$136.36$137.16366.19K
Aug 12$137.31$138.66$135.32$138.03326.80K
Aug 11$137.64$140.25$133.39$134.64426.20K
Aug 10$133.10$135.58$131.83$135.15530.20K
Aug 7$130.00$133.72$128.62$132.82503.60K