Quanex Building Products CORP (NX) stock
NXNYSERolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous MetalsFiscal year ends October 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 4, 2026Score 12/3011% below fair value
$19.19−0.15 (-0.78%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $879.41MP/E 19.4Yield 1.67%
Quanex Building Products statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 10, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.04
- 10.34
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.79
- 0.99
- EV / EBIT
- 13.34
- 17.00
- EV / FCF
- 16.31
- 20.23
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.33%
- 0.03%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.23%
- -0.13%
- Float
- 41M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 10.1%
- 6.82%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.3%
- 78.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.13%
- -1.35%
- Short % of Float
- 7.12%
- 3.87%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.40%
- 3.28%
- Days to Cover
- 7.64
- 3.05
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $23.33
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $11.04
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $20.48
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $20.09
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $19.20
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.14
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -7.29%
- 2.97%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.67%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -7.47%
- -23.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 15.5%
- -14.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 24.8%
- -4.96%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 45.6%
- 6.78%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -37.8%
- 49.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -16.2%
- 50.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -0.83%
- 68.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 451,838
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 418,873
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 397,885
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.47
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 43.9
- 42.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 56.7%
- 49.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.09
- 1.13
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 11.3%
- 10.5%
- FCF Margin
- 4.87%
- 4.12%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 6.20%
- 7.87%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.30%
- 4.88%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.45%
- 6.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.53%
- 5.64%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.23
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 1.03
- 1.06
- Debt / Equity
- 0.89
- 0.32
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.16
- 2.19
- Debt / FCF
- 7.30
- 4.28
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.87
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 2.23
- 3.33
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.26%
- 17.7%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 230.5%
- 16.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.6%
- 0.04%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 16.6%
- 9.32%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.95
- 0.95
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.99
- 4.48
- Revenue Per Employee
- $263.49K
- $673.42K
- Profits Per Employee
- $6.41K
- $19.44K
- Employee Count
- 7,071
- 2,906
- WACC
- 8.56%
- 9.66%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$601.27M
- -$32.68M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$13.12
- -$0.94
- Equity (Book Value)
- $745.44M
- $745.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $16.27
- $15.48
- Tangible Book Value
- -$50.54M
- $319.55M
- Working Capital
- $332.37M
- $326.66M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$54.71M
- -$52.11M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.98
- $1.10
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.16%
- 4.10%
- FCF Yield
- 10.3%
- 2.38%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.67%
- 0.95%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.55%
- 1.48%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.22%
- 2.06%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.32
- $0.76
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 32.1%
- 15.2%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 16.0%
- 19.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $49.86M
- $35.80M
- Income Tax
- $27.00M
- $23.60M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $19.04
- $39.79
- Graham Upside
- -0.81%
- -25.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.89
- 2.60
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -3.52
- -2.50
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 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 | +1.8% | -3.0% | +4.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -9.9% | -2.8% | −7.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +26.4% | +11.5% | +14.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | +49.6% | +13.5% | +36.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -31.0% | +77.7% | −108.7 pts | -11.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -9.9% | +72.6% | −82.5 pts | -2.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +23.3% | +308.2% | −284.9 pts | +2.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M NX shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.1% from the previous report, or 7.12% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 66.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,933,828 | +1.1% | 384,144 | 7.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,901,002 | +0.3% | 426,312 | 6.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,891,319 | -25.9% | 421,974 | 6.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3,903,784 | +25.4% | 664,638 | 5.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,111,834 | +0.3% | 245,791 | 12.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,103,322 | -6.7% | 346,782 | 8.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,325,892 | +4.0% | 315,046 | 10.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,199,020 | +17.1% | 344,053 | 9.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,731,594 | -19.7% | 494,717 | 5.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,402,677 | +25.8% | 475,239 | 7.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,705,560 | +13.3% | 397,319 | 6.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,387,046 | -0.7% | 281,721 | 8.5 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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