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Quanex Building Products CORP
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 4, 2026
$19.11+0.22 (+1.16%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $872.33M
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.67%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
27.2%+4.5 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-10.6%−17.0 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-13.6%−18.2 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +43.8% | +14.6% | +16.6% | +11.0% | |
| Gross profit | +63.3% | +23.0% | +21.0% | +13.0% | |
| Free cash flow | +97.7% | +16.4% | +6.4% | +10.7% | |
| Dividend per share | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +7.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -0.5% | 11.2% | -28.9% | |
| Return on assets | -0.3% | 5.8% | -11.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79 | 1.59 | 2.04 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.73 | 0.33 | 0.95 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.73× | 0.64× | -6.81× | |
| Interest coverage | 1.0× | 10.5× | -3.5× | |
| Inventory turnover | 9.6× | 10.3× | 5.1× | |
| Capex to revenue | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.4% | |
| Diluted shares | 34M | 33M | 46M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Quanex Building Products generated $577.31M from operations and spent $308.86M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 63% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$577.31M
Used
$308.86M
Capital expenditure$194.25M63%Dividends$58.88M19%Share buybacks$55.74M18%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-13.6%
×Asset turnover0.86×
×Equity multiplier2.47×
=Return on equity, FY2025-28.9%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -13.6% | 0.86× | 2.47× | -28.9% |
| FY2024 | 2.6% | 0.81× | 2.02× | 4.2% |
| FY2023 | 7.3% | 1.45× | 1.54× | 16.3% |
| FY2022 | 7.2% | 1.69× | 1.63× | 20.0% |
| FY2021 | 5.3% | 1.52× | 1.82× | 14.7% |
| FY2020 | 4.5% | 1.27× | 1.95× | 11.2% |
| FY2019 | -5.2% | 1.29× | 1.91× | -12.9% |
| FY2018 | 3.0% | 1.17× | 1.89× | 6.6% |
| FY2017 | 2.2% | 1.12× | 2.00× | 4.8% |
| FY2016 | -0.2% | 1.38× | 1.76× | -0.5% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
3of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$250.81M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$164.90M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.0% → -10.8%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$164.90M vs -$250.81M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell31.8% → 33.8%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.24 → 2.04
- No dilutionShare count did not rise37M → 46M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year23.92% → 27.17%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.54 → 0.79