Belden Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Belden's CEO is Ashish Chand, appointed in Feb 2023, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is $7.65M, comprised of 13.4% salary and 86.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.34% of the company’s shares, worth $15.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 7.3 years respectively.
Key information
Ashish Chand
Chief executive officer
US$7.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.40% |
| CEO tenure | 3.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 3.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Analysis Article • Jun 17
Belden (BDC) Stock Could Be 21.6% Below Fair Value After Its Recent Run
How Belden stock has been performing recently Belden (BDC) has drawn fresh attention after recent share gains, with the stock up 3.2% over the past day, 7.5% over the past week and roughly 11.7% over the past month. Over the past 3 months, Belden shares show a total return of about 4.0%, while the 1 year total return stands near 8.9%. Longer term, the stock’s 3 year and 5 year total returns are roughly 25.5% and approximately 1.4x respectively. At the latest close of US$118.42, Belden’s...
Narrative Update • Jun 04
BDC: Secular Automation And AI Data Center Demand Will Drive Upside
Narrative Update on Belden Analysts have trimmed Belden's price target by $34, reflecting updated views on valuation and risk, while their core assumptions for fair value, growth, margins, and future P/E remain broadly consistent. What's in the News Schafer Cullen Capital Management highlighted Belden Inc.Narrative Update • May 16
BDC: AI Data Center Solutions Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Belden to $151.00 from $171.75, citing updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, margins and future P/E multiples, as reflected in recent research such as Truist's target cut. Analyst Commentary Analysts trimming the price target to US$151.00 from US$171.75 reflects updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, margins and future P/E multiples, rather than a single company specific event.Seeking Alpha • Apr 30
Belden: Investors Have Some Questions On The Ruckus Deal
Summary Belden shares dropped sharply after announcing the $1.85B RUCKUS acquisition, despite solid Q1 earnings and organic growth. The RUCKUS deal brings strategic expansion into wireless and cloud networking but is priced at a premium 13x 2026E EBITDA, raising leverage concerns. BDC's pro forma leverage is expected to be near 3x EBITDA, with limited immediate financial accretion and a mixed historical track record tempering enthusiasm. Valuation looks compelling at 13–14x earnings post-pullback, but I remain cautious pending clearer evidence of deal execution and integration success. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaNarrative Update • Apr 30
BDC: AI Data Center Solutions And Buybacks Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have slightly reduced their price target for Belden from $176.00 to $171.75, reflecting updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. What's in the News Belden announced a partnership with OptiCool to offer integrated racks, power, connectivity and rear door heat exchanger cooling that can support up to 120 kW per rack for AI workloads in new and existing data centers (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 12
BDC: Share Repurchases And Cybersecurity Expansion Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts kept their Belden price target steady at $176, reflecting largely unchanged views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Belden introduced new cybersecurity products for operational technology environments, including the Belden Virtual Firewall, a hardware agnostic solution with three licensing tiers and features such as deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention and high availability (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 29
BDC: Share Repurchases And Margin Expansion Will Drive Future Upside
Narrative Update on Belden Analysts have revised their price target for Belden slightly higher to $176.0 from $175.8, citing updated assumptions that reflect a revised profit margin outlook and a modestly lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Belden launched new cybersecurity products for operational technology environments, including a next generation Belden Virtual Firewall that is hardware agnostic and offers deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention and high availability across three licensing tiers (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 14
BDC: Share Repurchases And M&A Focus Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have kept their $175.80 price target on Belden steady, citing essentially unchanged fair value, revenue growth, profit margin, discount rate and forward P/E assumptions in their updated models. What's in the News Belden launched new cybersecurity and networking products for operational technology environments, including a hardware agnostic Virtual Firewall with three licensing tiers that support deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention and high availability, plus new LioN-X LC Digital I/O Modules that are the first digital I/O modules under the Belden brand (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 28
BDC: Buybacks And M&A Pipeline Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Belden from $169.40 to $175.80, reflecting updated views on revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Belden completed a share repurchase of 1,345,511 shares, representing 3.39% of shares, for a total of US$154.91 million under the buyback program announced on September 12, 2024.Analysis Article • Feb 16
Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets
It's been a good week for Belden Inc. ( NYSE:BDC ) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest...Narrative Update • Feb 14
BDC: Future Margins And M&A Pipeline Will Drive Upside Potential
Analysts have lifted their price target for Belden from $142.60 to $169.40, reflecting updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, profit margins near 10.17%, and a P/E framework around 24.74x. What's in the News Belden issued new earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2026, with expected revenues in the range of $675 million to $690 million and GAAP EPS between $1.21 and $1.31 per share (Corporate Guidance).Analysis Article • Oct 22
When Should You Buy Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC)?
Belden Inc. ( NYSE:BDC ), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial...Analysis Article • Jul 15
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC)
Key Insights The projected fair value for Belden is US$148 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share...Analysis Article • Jun 14
Is Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) Potentially Undervalued?
Belden Inc. ( NYSE:BDC ), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial...Analysis Article • May 28
Here's Why Belden (NYSE:BDC) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Analysis Article • May 13
What Belden Inc.'s (NYSE:BDC) P/E Is Not Telling You
Belden Inc.'s ( NYSE:BDC ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 20.8x might make it look like a sell right now...Analysis Article • Mar 27
Belden Inc.'s (NYSE:BDC) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 28% Above Its Share Price
Key Insights Belden's estimated fair value is US$135 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price of...Analysis Article • Feb 24
Here's Why Belden (NYSE:BDC) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...Analysis Article • Jan 27
Belden Inc.'s (NYSE:BDC) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
When close to half the companies in the United States have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 18x, you may...Analysis Article • Jan 11
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC)?
While Belden Inc. ( NYSE:BDC ) might not have the largest market cap around , it saw significant share price movement...Seeking Alpha • Dec 20
Belden: Upsides Now Captured, Margin Of Safety Now Limited
Summary BDC stock has surged 64% in 12 months, driven by earnings and multiple expansion, but current valuations overstate its earnings power. BID is now unattractive due to high embedded expectations and a low probability of achieving implied EBIT CAGR by FY'26E. Potential downsides exist due to mispriced operating assets and high reinvestment needs to sustain earnings. I revise BDC to a hold, maintaining an $85/share valuation. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaCEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$237m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$8m | US$1m | US$238m |
| Sep 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Jun 29 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$225m |
| Mar 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$213m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$8m | US$938k | US$198m |
| Sep 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$179m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$197m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$217m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$13m | US$847k | US$243m |
| Oct 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$266m |
| Jul 02 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$297m |
| Apr 02 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$287m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$524k | US$268m |
| Oct 02 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$287m |
| Jul 03 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$227m |
| Apr 03 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$214m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$494k | US$198m |
| Oct 03 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$134m |
| Jul 04 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$110m |
| Apr 04 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$68m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$396k | US$71m |
Compensation vs Market: Ashish's total compensation ($USD7.65M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.98M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ashish's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ashish Chand (51 yo)
3.3yrs
Tenure
US$7,648,088
Compensation
Dr. Ashish Chand serves as President, Director and Chief Executive Officer at Belden Inc. since February 23, 2023. He was Executive Vice President of Industrial Automation at Belden Inc. since July 2019 un...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.3yrs | US$7.65m | 0.34% $ 15.6m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer | 5.3yrs | US$2.50m | 0.092% $ 4.3m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Legal & Risk Officer | 11.2yrs | US$2.03m | 0.12% $ 5.7m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Innovation Officer | less than a year | US$1.77m | 0.042% $ 1.9m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 3.3yrs | US$4.13m | 0.086% $ 4.0m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Digital & Operations Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 12.8yrs | no data | 0.020% $ 901.8k | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP and Chief People & Strategy Officer | 4.3yrs | US$3.23m | 0.094% $ 4.3m |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BDC's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.3yrs | US$7.65m | 0.34% $ 15.6m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board & Lead Independent Director | 19.3yrs | US$375.47k | 0.13% $ 6.1m | |
| Independent Director | 10.8yrs | US$265.27k | 0.018% $ 825.2k | |
| Independent Director | 26.3yrs | US$311.45k | 0.15% $ 7.0m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$255.77k | 0.011% $ 497.2k | |
| Independent Director | 8.5yrs | US$260.27k | 0.057% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$260.60k | 0.015% $ 680.3k | |
| Independent Director | 18.3yrs | US$265.27k | 0.078% $ 3.6m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$290.22k | 0.010% $ 476.9k | |
| Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$265.27k | 0.018% $ 823.8k |
7.3yrs
Average Tenure
67yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BDC's board of directors are considered experienced (7.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/24 10:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/29 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Belden Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alek Gasiel | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Jonathan Dorsheimer | Canaccord Genuity |
| George Godfrey | CL King & Associates, Inc. |