Quanex Building Products (NX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' (NX) FCF Payout Ratio was 0.08 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.5% from 0.08 a year earlier and down 83.5% from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.16, down 71.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was 0.15, down 37.1% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.23 in FY2024 (+138.6%), 0.10 in FY2023 (-40.6%), 0.16 in FY2022 (-17.2%) and 0.20 in FY2021 (+40.7%).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.05 in fiscal Q3 2023 and a high of 0.46 in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, FCF Payout Ratio gained in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 62.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 165.0%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 73.6%).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 100.25 Bn | 94.99 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 0.23 |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.55 Bn | 88.31 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.21 |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.58 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 0.03 |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.65 Bn | 40.28 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.99 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.75 |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.56 Bn | 13.29 Bn | 548.70 Mn | - |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 0.14 |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.96 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 0.22 |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 877.51 Mn | 613.42 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 0.10 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 0.05 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.06 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 0.05 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 0.10 |
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