Quanex Building Products (NX) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' Free Cash Flow came in at $47.81 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 3.5% from $46.2 million a year earlier and up 505.6% from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products reported Free Cash Flow of $90.81 million, up 230.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was $102.26 million, up 97.7% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $51.73 million in FY2024 (-52.8%), $109.66 million in FY2023 (+69.1%), $64.84 million in FY2022 (+18.8%) and $54.58 million in FY2021 (-27.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$31.5 million (fiscal Q1 2026) to $66.61 million (fiscal Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 17.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 275.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 52.0%).
- Business Quant data shows NX's Free Cash Flow at $7.89 million (Q2 2026), -$31.5 million (Q1 2026) and $66.61 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.06 Bn | 87.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.26 Bn | 53.51 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 998.06 Mn |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.22 Bn | 39.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 810.00 Mn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.48 Bn | 21.09 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 223.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.69 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 254.20 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 13.29 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 453.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.08 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 180.50 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.82 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 200.10 Mn |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 864.68 Mn | 600.59 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 47.81 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 47.81 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 7.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -31.50 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 66.61 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 46.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.58 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -24.13 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -8.17 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 40.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 25.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.73 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 29.55 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 56.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 27.83 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -4.45 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 34.48 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 46.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 13.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -29.02 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 23.15 Mn |
Quanex Building Products Free Cash Flow API
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