Growth Metrics

Quanex Building Products (NX) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Change in Inventory of $13.7 million for Q1 2026, up 58.9% year-over-year from $8.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 174.73% on a QoQ basis from -$18.3 million in Q4 2025.

Quanex Building Products (NX) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $13.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 58.9% year-over-year to $13.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$18.5 million (up 45.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$23.6 million, up 29.66% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory rose to $13.7 million in Q1 2026 per NX's latest filing, from -$18.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $25.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$33.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is -$5.7 million (2024), against an average of -$2.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory plunged 2122.3%; it then surged 1457.52% in 2024.
  • Tracing NX's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$16.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 62.08% to -$6.2 million in 2023, then sank by 446.54% to -$33.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 45.67% to -$18.3 million in 2025, then surged by 174.73% to $13.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NX Change in Inventory figures stand at $13.7 million (Q1 2026), -$18.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$6.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.95 Bn 98.89 Bn 1.73 Bn -
2 Johnson Controls International 84.54 Bn 84.01 Bn 2.07 Bn 112.00 Mn
3 Carrier Global 52.72 Bn 51.70 Bn 4.82 Bn 138.00 Mn
4 Lennox International 16.87 Bn 16.82 Bn 351.30 Mn 62.60 Mn
5 Masco 13.72 Bn 13.60 Bn 686.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
6 Carlisle Companies 13.62 Bn 12.85 Bn 363.20 Mn 34.60 Mn
7 Aaon 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn 109.77 Mn 9.77 Mn
8 SPX Technologies 10.37 Bn 10.22 Bn 230.60 Mn 35.30 Mn
9 Advanced Drainage Systems 10.34 Bn 10.19 Bn 237.66 Mn 32.01 Mn
10 Quanex Building Products 805.03 Mn 742.71 Mn 98.53 Mn 13.67 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 13.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 13.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -18.29 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -18.29 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -6.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -6.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -7.27 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -7.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 8.60 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 8.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -33.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -33.67 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -2.83 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -2.83 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -5.75 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -5.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 8.76 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 8.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -6.16 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -6.16 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -9.07 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -9.07 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -14.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -14.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -645,000.00
Jan 31, 2023 -645,000.00
Oct 31, 2022 -16.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -16.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 8.51 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 8.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 14.45 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 14.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 25.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 25.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -731,000.00
Oct 31, 2021 -731,000.00
Jul 31, 2021 13.85 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 13.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 4.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 4.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 14.06 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 14.06 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 -2.57 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 -2.57 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 -11.92 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 -11.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 -2.29 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 -2.29 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 10.66 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 10.66 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 -18.54 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 -18.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 -775,000.00
Jul 31, 2019 -775,000.00
Apr 30, 2019 3.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 3.92 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 11.60 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 11.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 -16.92 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 -16.92 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 -4.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 -4.93 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 -2.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 -2.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 6.93 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 6.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 -5.34 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 -5.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 1.98 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 1.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 -1.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 -1.03 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 7.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 7.62 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 -6.88 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 -6.88 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -3.65 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -3.65 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 682,000.00
Apr 30, 2016 682,000.00
Jan 31, 2016 4.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 4.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 -9.86 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 -9.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 -6.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 -6.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 3.13 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 3.13 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 2.92 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 2.92 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 2.42 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 2.42 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 398,000.00
Jul 31, 2014 398,000.00
Apr 30, 2014 6.84 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 6.84 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 16.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 16.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 -9.70 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 -9.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 -9.36 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 -9.36 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 -7.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 -7.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 13.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 13.42 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 2.77 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 2.77 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 -2.14 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 -2.14 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 1.14 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 1.14 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 8.52 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 8.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 -10.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 -10.31 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 -3.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 -3.18 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 2.07 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 2.07 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 10.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 10.89 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 -8.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 -8.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 3.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 3.25 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 336,000.00
Apr 30, 2010 336,000.00
Jan 31, 2010 2.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 2.20 Mn