BDC Belden margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 55

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 39

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 74

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 65

Gross margin

37.6%

Operating margin

11.9%

EBITDA margin

16.5%

Net margin

8.5%

Recent Belden shows a gross margin of 37.6%, an operating margin of 11.9%, an EBITDA margin of 16.5%, and a net margin of 8.5%. Of the available margins, operating margin increased the most and gross margin fell the most, by 0.6 and 0.5 percentage points respectively.

BDC margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Belden's margins averaged 37.8% gross, 11.41% operating, 15.98% EBITDA, and 8.56% net. For Belden, operating and EBITDA margins are above their three-year averages, while gross and net margins are below their three-year averages.

BDC margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Operating margin expanded by 0.6 percentage points and EBITDA margin by 0.5 percentage points, but gross margin contracted by 0.5 percentage points and net margin by 0.1 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-0.5pp

Operating margin expansion

0.6pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0.5pp

Net margin expansion

-0.1pp

BDC Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, Belden's gross margin averaged 37.8%. Right now, Belden's current gross margin is 37.6%, which is 0.2 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 38.2% in Sep 2025 and a low of 37.4% in Mar 2026.

BDC Operating margin

Belden's operating margin averaged 11.41% during the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Belden's current operating margin is 11.9% and is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Belden's operating margin peaked at 12.6% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 10.3% in Sep 2024.

BDC EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for Belden was 15.98%. Compared with its three-year average, Belden's current EBITDA margin is 16.5% and is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Belden's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 15% in Sep 2024 to a high of 16.7% in Dec 2023.

BDC Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Belden's net margin averaged 8.56%. Right now, Belden's current net margin is 8.5%, which is 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 9.7% in Dec 2023 and a low of 7.6% in Sep 2024.

BDC margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Belden's gross margin of 37.6% is lower than the Technology sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Technology sector average of 52.2%, Belden's gross margin is 28% lower.

BDC margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Belden's gross margin?

The current gross margin for BDC is 37.6% as of Jun 28, 2026.

What is Belden's operating margin?

For the period ending Jun 28, 2026, BDC recorded an operating margin of 11.9%.

What is Belden's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for BDC is 16.5% as of Jun 28, 2026.

What is Belden's net margin?

For the period ending Jun 28, 2026, BDC recorded a net margin of 8.5%.

What are the average margins of BDC?

Over the last 3 years, Belden's margins averaged 37.8% gross, 11.4% operating, 16.0% EBITDA, and 8.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of BDC?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by BDC were 38.2% gross in Sep 2025, 14.5% operating in Jul 2023, 18% EBITDA in Jul 2023, and 11% net in Jul 2023.

What are the lowest historical margins of BDC?

In the last 5 years, the lowest margins reported by BDC were 33.5% gross in Dec 2021, 10.3% operating in Sep 2024, 10.4% EBITDA in Apr 2022, and 2.8% net in Dec 2021.