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 Hold at 5.4/10.
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)
- Positive news sentiment (+1.00)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 8.6%
- Negative momentum
- Elevated risk factors
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
- $122.46
- Price target
- $133.03
- Stop
- $113.89
- Upside to target
- +8.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.6:1
The stock trades at 20.1× trailing but 12.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — 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
- $4.79B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 20.1
- 52-week range
- $98.00–$159.99
- Off 52-week high
- 23.5%
- RSI (14)
- 50
- Volume vs avg
- 0.79×
- Score today
- 5.4/10