Belden (BDC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.34
- Estimate
- $2.02
- Surprise
- +15.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $750.2M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Belden (BDC) beat the $2.02 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.34 — a large 15.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Hold at 5.7/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BDC Sell at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +15.7% surprise compares with a +7.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3)
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $112.52
- Price target
- $133.03
- Stop
- $106.46
- Upside to target
- +18.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.1:1
The stock trades at 18.4× trailing but 11.1× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BDC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Market cap
- $4.35B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.4
- 52-week range
- $98.00–$159.99
- Off 52-week high
- 29.7%
- RSI (14)
- 44
- Volume vs avg
- 1.32×
- Score today
- 5.3/10