Belden vs Corning
Corning reported revenue of $15.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 5.8 times Belden's $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Belden's revenue grew 10.3% in its latest year, and Corning's grew 19.1%. Belden had an operating margin of 11.6%, against 14.6% at Corning. Free cash flow was $219 million at Belden and $1.4 billion at Corning.
Side by side
| Belden | Corning | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $15.6B |
| Revenue growth | 10.3% | 19.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| Gross margin | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 14.6% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 10.2% |
| Free cash flow | $219M | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.1% | 9.0% |
| Return on capital | 13.3% | 10.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8M | $1.2B |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.6% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $102.99 | $127.74 |
| P/E at the last close | 16.7× | 58.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.9 million | sold $112.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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