Belden Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 1.89x

Belden Inc cash flow quality index. Belden Inc (BDC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.89x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $129.22 Million exceeds net income of $68.54 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Belden Inc leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.89x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$129.22 Million
USD

Net Income

$68.54 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Belden Inc (1993–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Belden Inc from 1993 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Belden Inc across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Belden Inc debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Belden Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1993–2025)

Belden Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1993 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Belden Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Belden Inc (BDC) cash conversion ratio.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.49x $354.86 Million $237.52 Million ▼ -15.8%
2024 1.77x $352.08 Million $198.41 Million ▲ +34.8%
2023 1.32x $319.64 Million $242.76 Million ▲ +19.3%
2022 1.10x $281.30 Million $254.82 Million ▼ -73.9%
2021 4.23x $272.06 Million $64.32 Million ▲ +135.0%
2018 1.80x $289.22 Million $160.71 Million ▼ -34.5%
2017 2.75x $255.30 Million $92.85 Million ▲ +11.5%
2016 2.47x $314.79 Million $127.65 Million ▼ -31.0%
2015 3.57x $236.41 Million $66.18 Million ▲ +37.1%
2014 2.61x $194.03 Million $74.45 Million ▲ +63.6%
2013 1.59x $164.60 Million $103.31 Million ▼ -31.4%
2012 2.32x $139.39 Million $60.01 Million ▲ +43.9%
2011 1.61x $184.56 Million $114.34 Million ▲ +56.9%
2010 1.03x $111.55 Million $108.46 Million ▼ -31.4%
2007 1.50x $205.56 Million $137.12 Million ▼ -30.0%
2006 2.14x $141.16 Million $65.94 Million ▲ +107.2%
2005 1.03x $49.15 Million $47.56 Million ▼ -61.7%
2004 2.70x $40.96 Million $15.19 Million ▼ -84.4%
2002 17.25x $61.88 Million $3.59 Million ▲ +600.8%
2001 2.46x $57.73 Million $23.46 Million ▲ +78.6%
2000 1.38x $75.69 Million $54.92 Million ▼ -0.4%
1999 1.38x $54.80 Million $39.60 Million ▲ +28.5%
1998 1.08x $43.60 Million $40.50 Million ▲ +25.4%
1997 0.86x $30.90 Million $36.00 Million ▲ +190.4%
1996 0.30x $4.70 Million $15.90 Million ▼ -70.8%
1995 1.01x $14.90 Million $14.70 Million ▲ +93.2%
1994 0.52x $5.30 Million $10.10 Million ▼ -40.6%
1993 0.88x $5.30 Million $6.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.