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Quanex Building Products CORP

IndustrialsPrimary Metals
Ticker NXHOUSTON, TXFiscal year ends OctoberBook value per share $16.34Diluted shares 45.6M

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) manufactures and distributes engineered components for original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry, serving window, door, solar, refrigeration, cabinetry, building access and custom mixing markets. Its products include insulating glass spacers,… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products CORP reported revenue of $1.86B, up 1.3% from a year earlier, and net income of $45.35M. Its operating margin was 6.0%, and operations generated $145.52M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.84B, up 43.8% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $250.81M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 10-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-07-31
Sales & profitability
$1.84BFY2025
+43.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.86B
-10.55%FY2025
−14.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo 5.96%
$-250.81MFY2025
−858.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $45.35M
7.04%FY2025
+3.8 percentage points
Last 12 mo 6.08%
Cash & financing
$164.90MFY2025
+85.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $145.52M
$102.25MFY2025
+97.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $90.81M
0.95FY2025
Was 0.75× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.89
46.2MFY2025
+26.0% year over year
Last 12 mo 45.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Quanex Building Products CORP does

In the company’s own words

Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) manufactures and distributes engineered components for original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry, serving window, door, solar, refrigeration, cabinetry, building access and custom mixing markets. Its products include insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, screens, seals, hardware, precision-formed metal and wood components, solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking and commercial access solutions. Customers include residential window, door and cabinet manufacturers and distributors, commercial construction contractors, and international OEMs, system houses and distributors. Quanex operates manufacturing facilities across North America and Europe, with its primary customer base in North America and the United Kingdom. As of October 31, 2025, it operated 48 manufacturing facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Canada, and employed 7,071 people. Its portfolio includes brands such as AmesburyTruth, Bilco, Edgetech, ERA, Liniar, Mikron, Schlegel, Tyman and Quanex. The company acquired Tyman in August 2024, expanding its international footprint and product portfolio. Its website is http://www.quanex.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Primary Metals
Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Fiscal year end
October
CIK
1423221
SIC
3350

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2025 · USD
$-462.20M$171.98M$806.17M$1.44B$2.07B20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Quanex Building Products CORP — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

236
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$404.64M
held by funds, at market
46.8%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Quanex Building Products CORP’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.05%of fund net assets
Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund
ESPAX · ALLSPRING FUNDS TRUST
1.06%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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