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Belden BDC Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$696.4M+11.4%
Gross profit$258.1M+5.0%
Operating income$78.0M+7.3%
Net income$51.0M-1.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.30+2.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$272.2M+5.1%
Total debt$1.4B+5.4%
Total equity$1.3B+4.9%
Total assets$3.5B+5.8%

Cash flow

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CapEx$44.4M+37.9%
Free cash flow-$63.1M-155%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.01B+10.2%
Enterprise value$6.12B+8.4%
P/E21.2×+1.0×
P/S1.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.4%-0.5pp
Operating margin11.5%+0.3pp
Net margin8.5%+0.1pp
FCF margin6.5%-2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.9%+1.0pp
Debt / equity1.1×0.0×
Current ratio2.1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Belden in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Belden’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026.

Filed
Apr 30, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0000913142-26-000023
Line itemThree Months Ended / March 29, 2026Three Months Ended / March 30, 2025
Income taxes2,3936,813
Other assets5,594(3,634)
Other liabilities(4,671)(3,100)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities(18,666)7,441
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(44,392)(32,202)
Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets106
Cash from business acquisitions7,918

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Belden's operating cash flow?
Belden (BDC) reported operating cash flow of -$18.67M in Q1 2026.
How has Belden's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Belden's operating cash flow decreased by 350.9% year-over-year, from $7.44M to -$18.67M.
What is the long-term trend for Belden's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Belden's operating cash flow has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $272.06M to $354.86M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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