Quanex Building Products (NX) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported FCF Margin of 7.7% for Q1 2026, down 167.0% year-over-year from 11.49% in Q1 2025, and down 156.63% on a QoQ basis from 13.6% in Q4 2025.
Quanex Building Products (NX) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.7% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 167.0% year-over-year to 7.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 5.14% (up 282.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.56%, up 152.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 7.7% in Q1 2026 per NX's latest filing, from 13.6% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 18.93% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 10.87% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 9.33% (2025), against an average of 5.18%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin plunged 1166 bps; it then jumped 1526 bps in 2025.
- Tracing NX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.21% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 10.0% in 2023, then sank by 117 bps to 1.66% in 2024, then soared by 919 bps to 13.6% in 2025, then plunged by 157 bps to 7.7% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NX FCF Margin figures stand at 7.7% (Q1 2026), 13.6% (Q4 2025), and 9.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.95 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 11.00% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 84.54 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 9.16% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 52.72 Bn | 51.70 Bn | 4.82 Bn | -0.52% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 16.87 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 351.30 Mn | -3.47% |
| 5 | Masco | 13.72 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 686.00 Mn | -5.89% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 13.62 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 363.20 Mn | -6.94% |
| 7 | Aaon | 10.97 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 109.77 Mn | -10.18% |
| 8 | SPX Technologies | 10.37 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 1.99% |
| 9 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.34 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 237.66 Mn | -1.94% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 805.03 Mn | 742.71 Mn | 98.53 Mn | -7.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -7.70% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.60% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.33% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -6.03% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.66% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 14.32% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.57% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -2.39% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 10.00% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 18.93% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.18% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -1.70% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 11.21% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.14% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -10.87% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.93% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.38% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 10.28% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -3.75% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 18.86% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 19.20% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -0.47% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -6.60% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 24.31% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 10.87% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 6.25% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -13.47% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 20.80% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 8.74% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 2.81% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 0.20% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 11.10% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 8.80% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 2.03% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -2.59% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 10.83% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 6.43% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 6.56% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -3.91% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 16.10% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 8.71% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 2.11% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -10.22% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 3.83% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 6.09% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -8.42% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -14.43% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 20.10% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 17.45% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -3.14% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -39.43% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 3.97% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 3.10% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -13.96% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -3.68% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 14.90% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 3.63% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | -6.30% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | -2.15% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 9.91% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 8.68% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 13.94% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 3.32% |