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How Belden Inc. stacks up
BDC · against 364 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
68/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #145 of 365 · scores higher than 59% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score47 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including BDC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 65% of peers. Return on invested capital: 11.9% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 69% of peers. Operating margin: 11.9% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 75% of peers. Return on assets: 6.8% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BDC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BDC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 345 reported | 11.9% | 9.6% | 56% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 362 reported | 11.9% | 8.0% | 62% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 354 reported | 6.8% | 4.0% | 69% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 347 reported | 18.6% | 10.6% | 77% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 365 reported | 37.2% | 37.9% | 49% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BDC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 2 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 141 | 26.3B CNY (≈$3.7B) | 69 | 60 | |
| 141 | 332.5B INR (≈$4.0B) | 69 | 55 | |
| 141 | 2.3B USD | 69 | 64 | |
| 145 | 470.4B JPY (≈$3.2B) | 68 | 66 | |
| 145 | 4.2B USD | 68 | 54 | |
| 145 | 4.3B USD | 68 | 51 | |
| 145 | 2.4B USD | 68 | 56 | |
| 145 | 3.1B USD | 68 | 68 | |
| 145 | 4.2B USD | 68 | 68 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score