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Quanex Building Products CORP NX

NYSE · stock · Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

Quanex Building Products CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$824.9M
P / S0.4×
P / B1.1×
P / FCF8.1×
Net margin-13.6%
FCF margin5.6%
Return on capital-11.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-0.20% 2.20% 3.00% -5.20% 4.50% 5.30% 7.20% 7.30% 2.60% -13.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.90% 3.90% 4.00% -3.00% 6.50% 7.60% 9.10% 9.80% 4.30% -10.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-0.50% 4.60% 6.70% -14.20% 10.80% 13.60% 19.00% 15.10% 3.30% -34.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
34.2M 34.8M 35.0M 33.0M 32.8M 33.5M 33.2M 33.0M 47.3M 46.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$240.3M $203.2M $166.0M $111.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-0.20% 2.40% 3.60% -7.20% 5.60% 7.90% 12.20% 9.90% 1.40% -12.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.40% 5.20% 8.80% 8.00% 8.80% 5.10% 5.30% 9.70% 4.00% 5.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.72× 0.54× 0.49× 0.43× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.05 $0.54 $0.76 -$1.42 $1.17 $1.70 $2.66 $2.50 $0.90 -$5.43 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Quanex Building Products CORP trades at about 24.3× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.9×–62.8×, median 25.4×).

8.9× 62.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.9×–62.8×); dot = today's 24.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-10.6%4.3%9.8%9.1%7.6%6.5%-3.0%4.0%3.9%3.9%
Net margin-13.6%2.6%7.3%7.2%5.3%4.5%-5.2%3.0%2.2%-0.2%
FCF margin5.6%4.0%9.7%5.3%5.1%8.8%8.0%8.8%5.2%5.4%
Return on assets-12.7%1.4%9.9%12.2%7.9%5.6%-7.2%3.6%2.4%-0.2%
Return on equity-34.5%3.3%15.1%19.0%13.6%10.8%-14.2%6.7%4.6%-0.5%
Debt / equity0.43×0.49×0.54×0.72×
Current ratio2.042.242.032.011.581.591.731.871.801.79

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.