• Belden first-quarter 2026 earnings call featured President and CEO Ashish Chand, CFO Jeremy Parks, VP Investor Relations Aaron Reddington.
• Management outlined definitive agreement to buy RUCKUS Networks from Vistance Networks for USD 1.85 billion cash, targeting close in second half of 2026.
• Deal rationale centered on adding enterprise Wi-Fi and switching to build full-stack IT/OT networking platform, with management citing 48,000 RUCKUS customers.
• Belden reported Q1 revenue USD 696 million, adjusted EPS USD 1.77, both above high end of guidance.
• CFO described fully committed debt financing from J.P. Morgan, with plan to cut net leverage to about 2.9x by year-end 2027, pausing share repurchases and strategic M&A until leverage nears long-term target.

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