Quanex Building Products (NX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Operating Margin of 9.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 63.95 percentage points from -54.68% a year earlier and up 5.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products' Operating Margin came in at 5.96%, up 18.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was -10.55%, down 14.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -17.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 4.29% in FY2024 (-5.50 pp), 9.79% in FY2023 (+0.68 pp), 9.11% in FY2022 (+1.47 pp) and 7.64% in FY2021 (+1.15 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.25 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 63.95 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 63.05 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.05% (Q2 2026), 0.70% (Q1 2026) and 8.77% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 100.25 Bn | 94.99 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.27% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.55 Bn | 88.31 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.58 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.09% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.65 Bn | 40.28 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.99 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.90% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.56 Bn | 13.29 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 22.12% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.96 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 22.45% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 877.51 Mn | 613.42 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 9.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.26% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.05% |
| 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% |
Quanex Building Products Operating Margin API
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