Growth Metrics

Quanex Building Products (NX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Operating Expenses of $26.6 million for Q1 2026, down 69.93% year-over-year from $88.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $26.7 million in Q4 2025.

Quanex Building Products (NX) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $26.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 69.93% year-over-year to $26.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $171.8 million (up 113.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $114.5 million, up 84.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses steadied at $26.6 million in Q1 2026 per NX's latest filing, from $26.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $106.9 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$65.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $26.7 million (2025), against an average of $29.1 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 598.48% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 161.18% in 2024.
  • Tracing NX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $29.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 264.28% to $106.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 161.18% to -$65.4 million in 2024, then soared by 140.83% to $26.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.34% to $26.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NX Operating Expenses figures stand at $26.6 million (Q1 2026), $26.7 million (Q4 2025), and $34.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Trane Technologies 99.95 Bn 98.89 Bn 1.73 Bn 952.00 Mn
2 Johnson Controls International 84.54 Bn 84.01 Bn 2.07 Bn 1.22 Bn
3 Carrier Global 52.72 Bn 51.70 Bn 4.82 Bn 5.10 Bn
4 Lennox International 16.87 Bn 16.82 Bn 351.30 Mn 185.20 Mn
5 Masco 13.72 Bn 13.60 Bn 686.00 Mn 369.00 Mn
6 Carlisle Companies 13.62 Bn 12.85 Bn 363.20 Mn 183.90 Mn
7 Aaon 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn 109.77 Mn 65.81 Mn
8 SPX Technologies 10.37 Bn 10.22 Bn 230.60 Mn 14.50 Mn
9 Advanced Drainage Systems 10.34 Bn 10.19 Bn 237.66 Mn -
10 Quanex Building Products 805.03 Mn 742.71 Mn 98.53 Mn 26.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 26.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 26.69 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 34.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 83.97 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 88.45 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -65.38 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 14.70 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 42.61 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 15.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 106.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 6.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 6.10 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 36.74 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 29.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 5.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 5.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 30.82 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 100.37 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 4.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 29.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 30.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 74.45 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 22.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 4.85 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 5.65 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 23.92 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 25.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 4.68 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 28.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 32.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 4.34 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 24.11 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 4.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 86.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 5.46 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 5.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 28.58 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 101.64 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 5.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 4.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 4.26 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 73.76 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 4.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 19.64 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 4.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 -42.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 18.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 20.39 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 22.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 23.94 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 23.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 28.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 27.05 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 19.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 26.66 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 29.13 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 25.15 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 22.76 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 18.91 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 22.02 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 20.29 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 19.24 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 17.57 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 19.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 16.11 Mn