Quanex Building Products (NX) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' Capital Expenditures was $10.74 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 25.7% from $14.45 million a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Quanex Building Products' Capital Expenditures was $54.71 million through Jul 31, 2026, up 0.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at $62.64 million, up 68.9% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures was $37.09 million in FY2024 (-0.8%), $37.39 million in FY2023 (+12.9%), $33.12 million in FY2022 (+38.0%) and $24.01 million in FY2021 (-6.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 30.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 131.2%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 26.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, NX's Capital Expenditures in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $11.03 million (Q2 2026), $11.29 million (Q1 2026) and $21.65 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 76.40 Mn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.06 Bn | 87.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.26 Bn | 53.51 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 141.36 Mn |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.22 Bn | 39.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 117.00 Mn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.48 Bn | 21.09 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 44.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.69 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 89.80 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 13.29 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 43.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.08 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 17.90 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.82 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 41.70 Mn |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 864.68 Mn | 600.59 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 10.74 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 10.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 11.03 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 11.29 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 21.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 14.45 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 14.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 11.62 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 6.25 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 9.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 14.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 7.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 13.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 5.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.37 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 8.00 Mn |
Quanex Building Products Capital Expenditures API
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params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "NX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();