Quanex Building Products (NX) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Cash from Operations of $58.55 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 3.5% from $60.66 million a year earlier but up 209.4% from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products' Cash from Operations came in at $145.52 million, up 77.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was $164.9 million, up 85.7% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Cash from Operations came in at $88.81 million in FY2024 (-39.6%), $147.05 million in FY2023 (+50.1%), $97.97 million in FY2022 (+24.7%) and $78.59 million in FY2021 (-22.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of -$21.65 million in fiscal Q1 2022 and a high of $88.25 million in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 21.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 180.0%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 87.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $18.92 million (Q2 2026), -$20.21 million (Q1 2026) and $88.25 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.06 Bn | 87.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.26 Bn | 53.51 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.22 Bn | 39.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 927.00 Mn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.48 Bn | 21.09 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 267.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.69 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 344.00 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 13.29 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 496.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.08 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 198.40 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.82 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 241.80 Mn |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 864.68 Mn | 600.59 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 58.55 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 58.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 18.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -20.21 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 88.25 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 60.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 28.50 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -12.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.48 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 46.39 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 33.09 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.85 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 44.49 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 64.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 35.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 48.11 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 51.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -21.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 31.15 Mn |
Quanex Building Products Cash from Operations API
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params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "NX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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