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ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, will report its fiscal second quarter results for the period ended June 28, 2026, before the market opens on Thursday, July 30, 2026. Management will discuss the Company’s results during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A webcast of the conference call and accompanying presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of Belden’s corporate website at https://investor.belden.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register and download and install any necessary audio software. To participate in the live teleconference, please dial 1-800-330-6710 with confirmation code 6930188. A replay of this conference call will remain accessible in the investor relations section of the Company’s website for a limited time. About Belden Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for our customers, their customers and the world. We advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout our 120+ year history we have evolved as a company, but our purpose remains – making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, we make it possible. We are headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter. BDC-Financial View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260716401333/en/ Contacts Belden Investor RelationsAaron Reddington, CFA(317) [email protected]

Looking back on electronic components stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Belden (NYSE:BDC) and its peers. Like many equipment and component manufacturers, electronic components companies are buoyed by secular trends such as connectivity and industrial automation. More specific pockets of strong demand include data centers and telecommunications, which can benefit companies whose optical and transceiver offerings fit those markets. But like the broader industrials sector, these companies are also at the whim of economic cycles. Consumer spending, for example, can greatly impact these companies’ volumes. The 8 electronic components stocks we track reported a strong Q1. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.9% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.8% below. Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 6% on average since the latest earnings results. With its enamel-coated copper wire used in WWI for the Allied forces, Belden (NYSE:BDC) designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components to various industries. Belden reported revenues of $696.4 million, up 11.4% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 1.9%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income and revenue estimates. "Belden delivered a strong start to 2026, with revenues up 11% year over year and up 7% organically, reflecting continued momentum in our solutions strategy and solid execution across the business,” said Ashish Chand, President and CEO of Belden Inc. Investor expectations, however, were likely higher than Wall Street’s published projections, leaving some wishing for even better results (analysts’ consensus estimates are those published by big banks and advisory firms, not the investors who make buy and sell decisions). The stock is down 12.5% since reporting and currently trades at $111.50. Is now the time to buy Belden? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free. Founded by a former CEO and Harvard-educated entrepreneur Scott Keeneyn, nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) offers semiconductor and fiber lasers to the industrial, aerospace & defense, and medical sectors. nLIGHT reported revenues of $80.18 million, up 55.2% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 11.2%. The busine...

ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) today declared a quarterly dividend to holders of common stock of $0.05 per share payable on July 9, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2026. About Belden Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for our customers, their customers and the world. We advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout our 120+ year history we have evolved as a company, but our purpose remains – making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, we make it possible. We are headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter. BDC-Financial View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260521507141/en/ Contacts Belden Investor Relations Aaron Reddington, CFA (317) 219-9359 [email protected]

With an upside potential of 34.46%, Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) is among the 7 Best Hardware Stocks to Buy for the AI PC Revolution. On May 1, Truist lowered the firm’s price target on Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) to $150 from $184 while maintaining a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst noted that Belden delivered solid Q1 results and issued favorable Q2 guidance, although the acquisition of RUCKUS Networks raised broader questions surrounding long-term strategy and capital allocation. Despite those concerns, the transaction is expected to be approximately 15% accretive to earnings per share, according to the research note. On April 30, Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RUCKUS Networks from Vistance Networks for approximately $1.85 billion. The acquisition positions Belden as a leading provider of end-to-end IT and operational technology networking solutions. RUCKUS serves more than 48,000 global customers through an integrated portfolio of Wi-Fi, enterprise switching, and AI-driven cloud networking platforms designed for high-density, mission-critical environments. Belden stated that RUCKUS’ high-margin profile is expected to improve gross margins, adjusted EBITDA margins, and adjusted EPS immediately following the transaction. The company also expects the acquisition to accelerate long-term growth, supported by RUCKUS’ high-single-digit revenue growth, gross margins above 60%, and adjusted EBITDA margins exceeding 20%. Belden plans to prioritize debt reduction post-close, with net leverage projected to decline below 3.0x within the first full year and toward its long-term target of approximately 1.5x by 2029. The acquisition, which has been approved by both companies’ boards, is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) founded in 1902 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading provider of network infrastructure, signal transmission systems, and fiber and copper connectivity solutions. The company serves as a critical infrastructure supplier within the AI and high-performance computing ecosystem by delivering advanced cabling, networking, and connectivity equipment essential for data center expansion, cloud computing infrastructure, and AI-driven industrial automation. Belden’s acquisition of RUCKUS significantly enhances its...

Lumentum Holdings’ LITE shares have gained 6.1% since the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results on May 5, driven by robust AI- and cloud-related demand. Revenues surged 90.1% year over year to $808 million, while non-GAAP earnings jumped to $2.37 per share from 57 cents in the year-ago quarter. Both top and bottom lines exceeded analysts’ expectations. Revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.37%, while earnings surpassed the consensus mark by 5.8%. Lumentum’s strong quarterly performance was primarily driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and cloud networking products. Growth was particularly strong in EML laser chips, cloud transceivers and scale-across networking components. The company also benefited from improving product mix, pricing discipline and stronger operating leverage, which significantly boosted margins during the quarter. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Lumentum expects revenues between $960 million and $1.01 billion. The company guided non-GAAP operating margin to 35-36% and non-GAAP earnings to $2.85-$3.05 per share, based on an effective tax rate assumption of 16.5% and approximately 102 million diluted shares. Management indicated that transceivers are expected to be a major driver of sequential growth, supported by the ramp of 1.6T shipments in the fiscal fourth quarter. The company also expects continued progress in integrating internal CW lasers into its module portfolio. Management noted that nearly 20% of modules in the near-term mix could incorporate Lumentum’s own CW lasers, alongside ongoing yield improvements and lower scrap rates, which are expected to support profitability. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenues is currently pegged at $986.69 million, indicating more than 100% year-over-year growth. The consensus estimate for earnings is pegged at $2.69 per share, up 3.5% over the past 30 days. Analyst sentiment also remains favorable for the longer term. Earnings estimates for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027 have increased 2.1% and 11.4%, respectively, over the past 30 days, reflecting optimism surrounding Lumentum’s expanding AI- and cloud-driven growth opportunities. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Lumentum is benefiting significantly from robust AI and cloud infrastructure demand, which is driving strong adoption of its optical and photonic technolog...

The acquisition of Ruckus Networks accelerates Belden's evolution from a product-centric company to a full-stack IT/OT networking solutions provider. Management attributes the 11% revenue growth in Q1 to strong momentum in smart buildings and broad-based gains in automation verticals like discrete and energy. Operational leverage and a growing solutions mix drove a 100 basis point expansion in adjusted EBITDA margins, excluding copper and tariff pass-throughs. The Ruckus acquisition fills a critical technology gap in wireless and enterprise switching, enabling Belden to offer end-to-end active and passive networking solutions. Strategic positioning focuses on the convergence of IT and OT environments, where customers increasingly demand unified management from the industrial edge to the enterprise campus. Management emphasized that the transaction is a 'completion story' rather than an overlap, combining Belden's passive infrastructure with Ruckus's active networking layer. Q2 2026 guidance assumes a continuation of current market conditions with typical seasonal patterns, projecting revenue between $735 million and $750 million on a stand-alone basis, excluding any contribution from the pending Ruckus acquisition. The Ruckus acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Management expects the combined entity to reach a solutions mix of over 20% by 2028, a target that the Ruckus deal significantly accelerates. Financial assumptions for Ruckus include high single-digit revenue growth and EBITDA margins of 20% in the first full year of ownership. The company plans to prioritize rapid delevering post-acquisition, targeting a net leverage reduction to approximately 1.5x by year-end 2029. Belden will temporarily pause share repurchases and further strategic M&A to prioritize debt repayment following the $1.85 billion cash acquisition. Copper and tariff-related costs continue to be passed through to customers, which modestly dilutes reported margin percentages despite underlying strength. Management noted that while underlying demand signals are encouraging, near-term visibility remains limited due to a fluid macro environment. The acquisition is financed via fully committed debt from JPMorgan, with plans to optimize the permanent capital structure before closing. Our analysts just id...

Image source: The Motley Fool. April 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET Chief Executive Officer — Ashish Chand Chief Financial Officer — Jeremy Parks Senior Vice President, Investor Relations — Aaron Reddington Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email [email protected] Ashish Chand: Thank you, Aaron, and good morning, everyone. This is a significant day for Belden, and we appreciate you joining us. Today, we announced an important step in our solutions journey, an agreement to acquire Ruckus Networks, a market-leading provider of Wi-Fi and enterprise switching solutions. This transaction directly accelerates our evolution into a full stack IT/OT networking solutions provider. Ruckus brings industry-leading wireless and switching technology that our customers in hospitality, education and health care are actively demanding and that we soon will be empowered to deliver as part of a complete end-to-end networking solution. Equally important, these same capabilities create a compelling opportunity to bring high-performance wireless and switching to our industrial customers who are increasingly looking to converge their IT and OT environments. Together, Belden and Ruckus will offer something no single competitor can match, a complete active and passive networking solution spanning the industrial edge to the enterprise campus. We're excited about what this means for our customers, our partners and our shareholders, and we look forward to sharing more details on the transaction today. Before we do that, let me cover the highlights of our first quarter results on Slide 4. In short, we had a strong start to the year in the first quarter. Our team executed well, and we continue to build on our momentum with healthy year-over-year organic growth in key verticals. For the first quarter, both revenue and adjusted earnings per share exceeded the high end of our guidance range. Revenue totaled $696 million, up 11% compared to the prior year, and adjusted EPS came in at $1.77, also up 11% compared to the prior year, demonstrating the earnings power of our growing solutions portfolio. Revenue for the quarter increased 7% organically year-over-year with growth across all our markets in major regions. The Americas were particularly strong with the U.S. up high single digits year-over-year. Across our market categories, automation delivered solid mid-single-digit organic growth with broa...

Q1 beat: Belden reported revenue of $696 million (up 11% YoY) and adjusted EPS of $1.77 (up 11%), with 7% organic growth and adjusted EBITDA of $118 million (up 14%) and margin expansion despite pass‑through input costs. Acquisition of RUCKUS Networks: Belden agreed to acquire RUCKUS in an all‑cash deal of about $1.85 billion (≈13x projected 2026 adj. EBITDA); RUCKUS had $687 million revenue, >60% gross margins and 48,000 customers, bolstering Belden’s wired/wireless and IT/OT solutions mix. Financing and deleveraging plan: Fully committed debt financing from J.P. Morgan supports the deal; Belden aims to cut net leverage to ~2.9x by year‑end 2027 and ~1.5x by year‑end 2029, expects combined adj. EBITDA ≈$650 million and unlevered FCF >$360 million, and will temporarily pause buybacks and M&A until leverage improves. Interested in Belden Inc? Here are five stocks we like better. Belden (NYSE:BDC) reported first-quarter 2026 results that exceeded the high end of management’s guidance range and used the earnings call to detail a definitive agreement to acquire RUCKUS Networks in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.85 billion. President and CEO Ashish Chand said the company had “a strong start to the year” as revenue and adjusted earnings per share came in above the top end of Belden’s outlook. → Corning Beats Q1 Estimates but Drops 9% on Guidance Miss For the quarter, Belden posted revenue of $696 million, up 11% year-over-year, and adjusted EPS of $1.77, also up 11%, Chand said. Revenue increased 7% organically compared to the prior year, with growth “across all our markets in major regions,” led by strength in the Americas, where the U.S. grew “high single digits” year-over-year. By market category, Chand said: Automation delivered “solid mid-single digit organic growth” with broad-based gains, including discrete and energy verticals. Smart Buildings grew “double digits organically,” supported by solution adoption and momentum in priority verticals. Broadband posted “mid-single digit organic growth” during what he called a seasonally slower period. → Is Oracle Undervalued as Cloud Growth Accelerates? On profitability, Chand reported adjusted EBITDA of $118 million, up 14% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 40 basis points to 17%. He noted Belden continued to pass through copper and tariff-related costs that “modestly diluted”...

Separately Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire RUCKUS Networks ST. LOUIS, April 30, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) ("Belden" or the "Company"), a leading global supplier of specialty networking solutions, today reported fiscal first quarter results for the period ended March 29, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights Revenues of $696 million, up 11% y/y and up 7% y/y organically GAAP EPS of $1.30, up 2% y/y Adjusted EPS of $1.77, up 11% y/y Repurchased 0.3 million shares for $30 million during the quarter "Belden delivered a strong start to 2026, with revenues up 11% year over year and up 7% organically, reflecting continued momentum in our solutions strategy and solid execution across the business," said Ashish Chand, President and CEO of Belden Inc. "Adjusted EPS of $1.77 was up 11% year over year, demonstrating the earnings power of our growing solutions portfolio. Customers continue to invest in digitization, automation and IT/OT convergence, and Belden is increasingly positioned as the solutions partner of choice to help them build secure, reliable, high-performance networks. Together with RUCKUS, Belden will be positioned to deliver the most comprehensive IT/OT networking solution in the industry." First Quarter 2026 Revenues for the quarter increased by $71 million, or 11%, to $696 million from $625 million in the year-ago period. Revenues increased 7% organically. Net income was $51 million, compared to $52 million in the year-ago period. Net income as a percentage of revenues was 7.3%, compared to 8.3% in the year-ago period. EPS totaled $1.30 for the quarter, compared to $1.27 in the year-ago period. Adjusted EBITDA was $118 million, up $14 million, or 14%, compared to $104 million in the year-ago period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.0%, up 40 bps, compared to 16.6% in the year-ago period. Adjusted EPS was $1.77, increasing 11% compared to $1.60 in the year-ago period. Adjusted results are non-GAAP measures, and a non-GAAP reconciliation table is provided as an appendix to this release. Acquisition of RUCKUS Networks In a separate press release issued today, Belden announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RUCKUS Networks ("RUCKUS"), a global provider of intelligent network solutions, from Vistance Networks (Nasdaq: VISN) for approximately $1.85 billion. Outlook "While underlying demand signals remain...

Electronic component manufacturer Belden (NYSE:BDC) will be reporting earnings this Thursday before market open. Here’s what to look for. Belden beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $720.1 million, up 8.1% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ revenue estimates. Is Belden a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, the market is expecting Belden’s revenue to grow 9.3% year on year, slowing from the 16.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Belden has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations. Looking at Belden’s peers in the electrical equipment segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Corning delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 12.6%, missing analysts’ expectations by 4.1%, and LSI reported revenues up 13.6%, topping estimates by 9%. LSI traded up 6.7% following the results. Read our full analysis of Corning’s results here and LSI’s results here. There has been positive sentiment among investors in the electrical equipment segment, with share prices up 14.1% on average over the last month. Belden is up 15.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $171.75 (compared to the current share price of $128.01). WHILE YOU’RE HERE: The Next Palantir? One satellite company captures images of every point on Earth. Every single day. The Pentagon wants it. Hedge funds are using it to beat earnings. You’ve probably never heard of it. This is what the early days of Palantir looked like before it became a $437 billion giant. Same playbook. Different technology. If you missed Palantir, you need to see this. Claim The Stock Ticker for Free HERE.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Belden Inc. (BDC) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $51 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.30 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.77 per share. The communications equipment company posted revenue of $696.4 million in the period. For the current quarter ending in June, Belden expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.95 to $2.05. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $735 million to $750 million for the fiscal second quarter. Belden shares have increased slightly more than 9% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen 24% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BDC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BDC

Belden (BDC) shares were down 8% in early Thursday trading after the company reported its Q1 results