Quanex Building Products (NX) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' Net Margin was 5.28% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 61.01 percentage points from -55.73% a year earlier and up 4.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Quanex Building Products' Net Margin was 2.43% through Jul 31, 2026, up 17.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it came in at -13.65%, down 16.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of -18.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Net Margin was 2.59% in FY2024 (-4.71 pp), 7.30% in FY2023 (+0.07 pp), 7.23% in FY2022 (+1.92 pp) and 5.31% in FY2021 (+0.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.21 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 61.01 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 64.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NX's Net Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.72% (Q2 2026), -1.00% (Q1 2026) and 4.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 14.57% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.21 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 11.32% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.39 Bn | 53.64 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 13.52% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 46.05 Bn | 40.68 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.89% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 25.26 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 11.09% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.74 Bn | 13.47 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 7.07% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 15.96% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 16.03% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.99 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 16.25% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 889.89 Mn | 625.79 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 5.28% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.28% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.72% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -1.00% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -55.73% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.53% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -3.72% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -2.83% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.78% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 9.27% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.58% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.73% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 8.02% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.00% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.21% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.16% |
Quanex Building Products Net Margin API
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