Quanex Building Products (NX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported EBT Margin of 6.88% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 64.43 percentage points from -57.55% a year earlier and up 5.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products' EBT Margin came in at 3.28%, up 19.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at -13.59%, down 16.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -19.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 3.29% in FY2024 (-5.29 pp), 8.58% in FY2023 (-0.40 pp), 8.99% in FY2022 (+1.52 pp) and 7.47% in FY2021 (+1.56 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.39 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 64.43 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 65.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 1.44% (Q2 2026), -2.33% (Q1 2026) and 6.02% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 18.31% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.21 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 13.86% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.39 Bn | 53.64 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.34% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 46.05 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 11.35% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 25.26 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.17% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.74 Bn | 13.47 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 10.67% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 22.09% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 19.79% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.99 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 21.25% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 889.89 Mn | 625.79 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 6.88% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6.88% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.44% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -2.33% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 6.02% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -57.55% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.96% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -5.29% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -3.02% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.40% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.86% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 11.81% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.90% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.82% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.06% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.28% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 10.51% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 5.09% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.10% |
Quanex Building Products EBT Margin API
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