Belden Inc Common Stock (BDC)

FairStock Score: 52/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

At the close on 2026-10-13, Belden sold for $108.44, and FairStock's calculations put the P/E at 17.60, P/B at 3.05, PEG at 1.43, and EV/EBITDA at 11.00. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-28, Belden reported revenue of $750.2 million, net income of $68.5 million, and diluted EPS of $1.74. In fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-29, revenue was $672.0 million, net income was $61.0 million, and diluted EPS was $1.53, so the latest quarter grew revenue about 11.6% and net income about 12.3% year over year. For FY2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, Belden earned $237.5 million, or $5.91 per diluted share, on revenue of $2.7 billion, up from $198.4 million, or $4.80 per share, in FY2024, the year ended 2024-12-31. FairStock classifies the stock as STALWART: profit grew 38.8% a year over four years while revenue grew 4.2%, so this is more an earnings-improvement story than a fast top-line compounder. Financial health is mixed. The Piotroski F-Score is 8/9, free cash flow is $212.1 million, and the FCF yield is 5.0%, which is respectable. But D/E is 0.97, the Altman Z-Score is 2.31, ROE is 18.64%, ROCE is only 5.96%, and the FairStock Score is 52/100. At $108.44, the Graham Number is $70.16, giving a negative margin of safety of -54.56%. I see a decent, cash-generative industrial technology stalwart, but the price already assumes continued progress. I would want a wider discount before calling it a Graham-style bargain.

In plain English: Belden makes cables, connectors, switches, and related equipment that help move data and power through networks, data centers, and buildings. The business looks reasonably strong: the latest reported quarter showed higher sales, profit, and earnings per share than the same quarter a year earlier, and it produces cash. But the stock price looks expensive against conservative value checks, and the company carries meaningful debt, so it is not an obvious bargain.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-28) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-29) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-28) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-29) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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