Is Quanex Building Products (NX) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Quanex Building Products's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 8.8, a price-to-book of about 1.2 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is the share price of Quanex Building Products (NX)?

Quanex Building Products last traded at $18.51 (+1.9% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Quanex Building Products

NX · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$18.51+1.9%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:31 PM

Snapshot

TickerNX

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryBuilding Products & Equipment

CountryUnited States

Employees7,071

HeadquartersHouston, United States

Market cap$850.1M

P/B1.2

Volume92.77K

Websitewww.quanex.com

Filings tracked3

About Quanex Building Products

Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes components for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the building products industry in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, and internationally. It offers energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, precision-formed metal and wood products, window and door seals, and window and door hardware. The company also solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and commercial access solutions. It sells its products through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders1.3%
Institutions98.7%
Public & other0.0%

280 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.72%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC5.90%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.5.88%
TPG GP A, LLC4.47%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.39%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.11%
Deprince, Race & Zollo, Inc.4.02%
Systematic Financial Management, L.P.3.87%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 4.7 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Net margin trend7.3% → 2.6%

Margin has compressed by about 4.7 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity-34.5%

Latest ROE of -34.5% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $497.4M · EPS 0.75

Est. earnings growth -9.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.9B · EPS 2.10

Est. earnings growth +27.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$11.0452-wk range$22.98

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$850.1M

Day change

+1.9%

Fwd P/E

8.8

P/B

1.2

Div yield

1.76%

Beta

0.92

ROE

-34.5%

EPS (FY2025)

-5.43

Net profit (FY2025)

$-250.8M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	—	$-250.8M	-5.43	—	-34.5%
FY2024	$1.3B	$33.1M	0.90	2.6%	3.3%
FY2023	$1.1B	$82.5M	2.50	7.3%	15.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$462.4M	$3.4M	0.07	0.7%
2026Q1	$409.1M	$-4.1M	-0.09	-1.0%
2025Q3	$495.3M	$-276.0M	-6.04	-55.7%
2025Q2	$452.5M	$20.5M	0.44	4.5%
2025Q1	$400.0M	$-14.9M	-0.32	-3.7%
2024Q3	$280.3M	$25.4M	0.77	9.0%
2024Q2	$266.2M	$15.4M	0.46	5.8%
2024Q1	$239.2M	$6.2M	0.19	2.6%
2023Q3	$299.6M	$31.7M	0.96	10.6%
2023Q2	$273.5M	$21.5M	0.65	7.9%
2023Q1	$261.9M	$1.9M	0.06	0.7%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC6/5/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC6/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/28/2026material

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