Quanex Building Products (NX) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' FCF Margin came in at 9.53% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.20 percentage points from 9.33% a year earlier and up 7.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products reported FCF Margin of 4.87%, up 3.38 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at 5.56%, up 1.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -3.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 4.05% in FY2024 (-5.65 pp), 9.70% in FY2023 (+4.39 pp), 5.31% in FY2022 (+0.22 pp) and 5.09% in FY2021 (-3.72 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -10.87% (fiscal Q1 2022) to 18.93% (fiscal Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.80 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 15.26 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 11.66 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NX's FCF Margin at 1.71% (Q2 2026), -7.70% (Q1 2026) and 13.60% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 16.09% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.21 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.39 Bn | 53.64 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 30.56% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 46.05 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.75% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 25.26 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 5.78% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.74 Bn | 13.47 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 17.24% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 22.74% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 15.68% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.99 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 12.74% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 889.89 Mn | 625.79 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 9.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.53% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.71% |
| 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% |
Quanex Building Products FCF Margin API
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