Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $886.28MP/E 19.5Yield 1.65%
Quanex Building Products CORP grew revenue 1.3% to $1.86B over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026. Free cash flow was $90.81M, up 230.5% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $886.28M, 19.5 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jul 31, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $886.28M
- P/E ratio
- 19.5
- Price to sales
- 0.48
- Price to book
- 1.19
- Dividend yield
- 1.65%
- Free cash flow yield
- 10.25%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.86B
- Net income
- $45.35M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.99
- Free cash flow
- $90.81M
- Book value per share
- $16.33
- Diluted shares
- 46M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Dec 10, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $20.99
- Open
- $20.70
- Day's range
- $19.14 – $21.22
- Volume
- 748,460
- Average volume (20 days)
- 408,143
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.09
- 52-week range
- $11.04 – $23.33
- RSI (14 days)
- 44.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 56.7%
- Relative volume
- 1.91×
- WACC
- 8.5%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NX | S&P 500 | Difference | NX per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +5.2% | -2.7% | +7.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.1% | -1.7% | −9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +27.4% | +11.9% | +15.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +49.4% | +12.0% | +37.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -29.9% | +78.2% | −108.0 pts | -11.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -9.2% | +73.2% | −82.5 pts | -1.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +24.2% | +309.6% | −285.4 pts | +2.2% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Quanex Building Products filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
About Quanex Building Products
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Quanex Building Products Corporation manufactures and supplies components for original equipment manufacturers in the building products sector. Its offerings include flexible insulating glass spacers, vinyl profiles, screens, precision-formed wood and metal items, hardware, and seals for windows and doors. The company also supplies solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, water retention barriers, and commercial access solutions. Its principal customers consist of residential window, door, and cabinet manufacturers and distributors, as well as commercial construction contractors and system houses.
Company profile, executives and historyQuanex Building Products stock: common questions
What is Quanex Building Products's stock price?
NX closed at $19.34 on Nov 12, 2026, down 7.86% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $11.04 and $23.33.
What is Quanex Building Products's market cap?
Quanex Building Products was worth $886.28M at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is NX's P/E ratio?
NX trades at 19.5 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.99 over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026.
How much revenue does Quanex Building Products make?
Quanex Building Products reported revenue of $1.86B for the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier.
Does Quanex Building Products pay a dividend?
Yes. Quanex Building Products paid $0.32 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.65% at the latest price.
When does Quanex Building Products report earnings next?
Quanex Building Products is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Dec 10, 2026, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has NX stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, NX returned +49.4% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many NX shares are sold short?
3M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.12% of the float, or 7.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are Quanex Building Products's competitors?
Companies most similar to Quanex Building Products by business, industry and size include MLI, KALU, HWM, BDC, ROCK.
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