Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) Key Metrics
NX valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $865.7M
- Enterprise value
- $1.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.5 10-yr median 15.5
- Forward P/E
- 10.0
- PEG ratio
- 0.72
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.7
- Price / book
- 1.2 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.6 10-yr median 7.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.69% $0.32 a year
- Beta
- 0.93
NX key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsNX valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
NX returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
NX per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
NX financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
NX efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
NX valuation history
NX returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
NX debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
NX cash returned to shareholders
NX price vs earnings per share
NX key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $656.1M | $1.06B | $886.7M | $735.8M | $694.0M | $597.3M | $635.8M | $519.1M | $764.7M | $552.2M |
| Enterprise value | $1.43B | $1.86B | $944.7M | $768.4M | $760.5M | $715.5M | $762.1M | $700.6M | $986.6M | $796.2M |
| P/E ratio | — | 32.2 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 15.5 | — | 19.7 | 40.9 | — |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 6.4 | 20.6 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 17.4 | 11.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 4.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 6.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 15.1 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 32.7 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 14.0 | 36.0 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 22.4 | 16.2 |
| Earnings yield | −38.2% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 8.2% | 6.4% | −7.3% | 5.1% | 2.4% | −0.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 15.6% | 4.9% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 7.9% | 12.6% | 11.2% | 15.1% | 5.8% | 8.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.2% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 7.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $14.21 | $29.06 | $26.85 | $22.16 | $20.72 | $18.20 | $19.29 | $14.82 | $21.95 | $16.30 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $39.80 | $34.87 | $34.23 | $36.79 | $32.01 | $25.95 | $27.12 | $25.40 | $24.87 | $27.40 |
| Earnings per share | −$5.43 | $0.90 | $2.50 | $2.66 | $1.70 | $1.17 | −$1.42 | $0.75 | $0.54 | −$0.05 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $3.57 | $2.42 | $4.45 | $2.95 | $2.35 | $3.07 | $2.92 | $2.99 | $2.25 | $2.55 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.21 | $1.41 | $3.32 | $1.95 | $1.63 | $2.29 | $2.17 | $2.23 | $1.26 | $1.45 |
| Cash per share | $1.65 | $2.67 | $1.77 | $1.66 | $1.20 | $1.57 | $0.94 | $0.83 | $0.50 | $0.75 |
| Book value per share | $15.73 | $27.58 | $16.52 | $14.00 | $12.53 | $10.84 | $10.02 | $11.25 | $11.68 | $10.86 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$2.04 | −$4.42 | $8.74 | $7.89 | $5.62 | $3.55 | $2.35 | $1.50 | $1.29 | −$0.10 |
| Dividends per share | $0.32 | $0.33 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.20 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| Capex per share | $1.36 | $1.01 | $1.13 | $1.00 | $0.72 | $0.78 | $0.75 | $0.76 | $0.99 | $1.10 |
| Debt per share | $18.49 | $24.37 | $3.52 | $2.64 | $3.18 | $5.17 | $4.77 | $6.01 | $6.87 | $7.96 |
| Shares outstanding | 46.2M | 36.6M | 33.0M | 33.2M | 33.5M | 32.8M | 33.0M | 35.0M | 34.8M | 33.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +26.0% | +11.0% | −0.5% | −0.9% | +2.1% | −0.4% | −5.9% | +0.5% | +2.8% | −1.8% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −28.9% | 4.2% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 14.7% | 11.2% | −12.9% | 6.6% | 4.8% | −0.5% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −9.3% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 18.2% | 12.1% | 9.1% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −11.7% | 2.1% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 8.1% | 5.8% | −6.7% | 3.5% | 2.4% | −0.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | −21.9% | 2.9% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 11.7% | 8.5% | −11.9% | 6.6% | 4.5% | −0.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6% | 4.0% | 9.7% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 8.0% | 8.8% | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 2.69 | 1.78 | 1.11 | 1.38 | 2.62 | — | 3.97 | 4.20 | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $853.7M | $893.0M | $116.4M | $87.7M | $106.5M | $169.8M | $157.2M | $210.6M | $239.4M | $269.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $76.0M | $97.7M | $58.5M | $55.1M | $40.1M | $51.6M | $30.9M | $29.0M | $17.5M | $25.5M |
| Net debt | $777.7M | $795.2M | $57.9M | $32.6M | $66.4M | $118.1M | $126.3M | $181.6M | $222.0M | $244.0M |
| Debt / equity | 1.18 | 0.88 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.73 |
| Debt / assets | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 6.47 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 1.15 | 5.43 | 2.05 | 2.40 | 2.90 |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 2.24 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.79 |
| Quick ratio | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 0.98 | 1.05 |
| Interest coverage | -3.5 | 2.7 | 13.6 | 43.5 | 32.4 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| Working capital | $292.2M | $338.4M | $138.9M | $140.8M | $91.0M | $77.1M | $80.6M | $87.3M | $85.3M | $89.8M |
| Invested capital | $1.50B | $1.81B | $603.5M | $497.4M | $486.2M | $473.9M | $456.5M | $575.7M | $628.8M | $611.8M |
| Tangible asset value | −$94.3M | −$161.9M | $288.5M | $261.9M | $188.2M | $116.5M | $77.3M | $52.6M | $44.9M | −$3.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$668.3M | −$697.8M | −$12.0M | $20.9M | −$48.5M | −$128.5M | −$124.6M | −$158.0M | −$175.2M | −$208.5M |
| Graham number | — | $23.66 | $30.47 | $28.95 | $21.90 | $16.91 | — | $13.80 | $11.87 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$19.17 | −$25.13 | −$3.00 | −$2.18 | −$3.88 | −$5.71 | −$5.71 | −$6.31 | −$7.07 | −$8.33 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $14.9M | $12.0M | $10.6M | $10.6M | $10.8M | $10.5M | $10.6M | $7.0M | $5.5M | $5.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $32.4M | $1.2M | $5.6M | $6.6M | $11.2M | $7.2M | $9.6M | $32.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 36.2% | 12.9% | 12.0% | 18.9% | 27.4% | — | 26.7% | 29.5% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 46.2% | 25.5% | 14.8% | 26.5% | 40.2% | 23.7% | 28.2% | 50.0% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 38.0% | 41.8% | 25.4% | 33.8% | 30.5% | 25.5% | 25.8% | 25.3% | 44.0% | 43.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.70 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| SG&A / revenue | 15.1% | 14.9% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 40.6 | 44.2 | 32.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 36.7 | 34.1 | 33.5 | 34.3 | 29.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 72.2 | 70.1 | 46.8 | 40.9 | 33.7 | 35.6 | 35.9 | 41.1 | 46.6 | 37.8 |
| Days payables outstanding | 34.9 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 31.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 30.5 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 78.0 | 77.0 | 46.8 | 39.9 | 31.2 | 33.2 | 39.5 | 49.3 | 56.0 | 42.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 8.99 | 8.26 | 11.21 | 11.96 | 10.91 | 9.95 | 10.71 | 10.89 | 10.63 | 12.57 |
| Payables turnover | 10.47 | 9.78 | 11.20 | 11.57 | 10.13 | 9.35 | 11.97 | 14.44 | 14.63 | 14.87 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.05 | 5.21 | 7.80 | 8.93 | 10.82 | 10.27 | 10.17 | 8.89 | 7.83 | 9.64 |
| Asset turnover | 0.86 | 0.81 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.37 |
| Average receivables | $204.5M | $154.6M | $100.8M | $102.2M | $98.3M | $85.6M | $83.5M | $81.7M | $81.5M | $73.9M |
| Average payables | $127.9M | $99.4M | $76.1M | $82.3M | $82.0M | $70.5M | $58.0M | $48.3M | $46.0M | $47.8M |
| Average inventory | $264.8M | $186.8M | $109.4M | $106.7M | $76.9M | $64.2M | $68.3M | $78.4M | $85.9M | $73.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 41.7% | 50.5% | 30.9% | 28.0% | 32.3% | 34.6% | 39.2% | 46.0% | 46.8% | 47.6% |
Computed from NX's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 12, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
NX valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.5 and the forward P/E is 10.0. Quanex Building Products earned a return on equity of −28.9% and a return on invested capital of −9.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $853.7 million of debt and $76.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $777.7 million. It returned $47.2 million to shareholders: $14.9 million in dividends and $32.4 million in share buybacks, 46% of free cash flow. The share count rose 36.3% from 33.9M to 46.2M over 9 years.
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NX key metrics FAQ
What is Quanex Building Products's P/E ratio?
Quanex Building Products's trailing P/E ratio is 19.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 15.5.
What is Quanex Building Products's return on equity?
Quanex Building Products's return on equity (ROE) was −28.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$250.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $868.5 million.
What is Quanex Building Products's ROIC?
Quanex Building Products's return on invested capital was −9.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Quanex Building Products have?
Quanex Building Products had total debt of $853.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.
What is Quanex Building Products's dividend yield?
Quanex Building Products's forward dividend yield is 1.69%. Quanex Building Products paid $14.9 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.32 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Quanex Building Products buy back its shares?
Yes. Quanex Building Products spent $32.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +26.0% over the year, to 46.2M..
What is Quanex Building Products's free cash flow yield?
Quanex Building Products generated $102.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 15.6% on its market value at year-end ($656.1 million).
What is Quanex Building Products's current ratio?
Quanex Building Products's current ratio was 2.04 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.04 times current liabilities.