Quanex Building Products (NX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Operating Margin of 0.7% for Q1 2026, up 244.0% year-over-year from 0.2% in Q1 2025, and down 92.05% on a QoQ basis from 8.77% in Q4 2025.
Quanex Building Products (NX) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.7% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 244.0% year-over-year to 0.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 9.97% (down 1275.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.55%, down 1484.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 0.7% in Q1 2026 per NX's latest filing, from 8.77% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 13.37% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 54.68% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 8.36% (2024), against an average of 3.3%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 819 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 6305 bps in 2025.
- Tracing NX's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.29% in 2022, then surged by 44 bps to 13.37% in 2023, then sank by 96 bps to 0.58% in 2024, then jumped by 1424 bps to 8.77% in 2025, then tumbled by 92 bps to 0.7% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NX Operating Margin figures stand at 0.7% (Q1 2026), 8.77% (Q4 2025), and 54.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.95 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 15.62% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 84.54 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 14.71% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 52.72 Bn | 51.70 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 4.85% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 16.87 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 351.30 Mn | 14.40% |
| 5 | Masco | 13.72 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 686.00 Mn | 16.48% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 13.62 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 363.20 Mn | 17.14% |
| 7 | Aaon | 10.97 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 109.77 Mn | 10.36% |
| 8 | SPX Technologies | 10.37 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 15.47% |
| 9 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.34 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 237.66 Mn | 7.88% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 805.03 Mn | 742.71 Mn | 98.53 Mn | 0.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.70% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -54.68% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -1.74% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.58% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 8.36% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.75% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.31% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 13.37% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 12.50% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.72% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.68% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.50% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 10.70% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.29% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 7.70% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 7.91% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 5.14% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 10.90% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 7.81% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 4.74% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 1.01% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -9.87% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 8.01% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | -8.87% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | -1.24% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 4.79% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 7.02% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 3.63% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -0.31% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 6.97% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 7.57% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 2.21% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -1.97% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 3.21% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 8.03% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 4.60% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -1.06% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 8.58% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 5.45% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 2.60% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -4.39% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 3.24% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 7.45% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -2.09% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -0.68% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -5.13% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 4.70% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -6.88% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -8.51% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 0.42% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 0.61% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -8.27% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | -7.00% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 5.06% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 5.80% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | -1.12% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | -4.80% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 6.11% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 7.19% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 2.85% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 1.22% |