What is Belden's R&D?

Belden (BDC) reported R&D of $30.09M in Q1 2026.

How has Belden's R&D changed year-over-year?

Belden's R&D increased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $28.42M to $30.09M.

What is the long-term trend for Belden's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Belden's R&D has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $90.23M to $128.76M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Belden BDC R&D

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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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Operating cash flow-$18.7M-351%

CapEx$44.4M+37.9%

Free cash flow-$63.1M-155%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.8B+10.2%

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:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Belden’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Belden's R&D?: Belden (BDC) reported R&D of $30.09M in Q1 2026.
How has Belden's R&D changed year-over-year?: Belden's R&D increased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $28.42M to $30.09M.
What is the long-term trend for Belden's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Belden's R&D has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $90.23M to $128.76M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.