Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.65% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 17.43 percentage points from -13.77% a year earlier and up 16.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Quanex Building Products' Return on Assets [ROA] was -11.31%, down 13.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -17.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.67% in FY2024 (-9.80 pp), 12.48% in FY2023 (+0.22 pp), 12.25% in FY2022 (+4.16 pp) and 8.09% in FY2021 (+2.33 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.85 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 17.43 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 24.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NX's Return on Assets [ROA] at -12.40% (Q2 2026), -11.48% (Q1 2026) and -12.31% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.12 Bn | 86.76 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 13.28% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 85.49 Bn | 85.52 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 7.25% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.38 Bn | 38.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -4.71% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 38.65 Bn | 32.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 17.84% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 29.75 Bn | 26.31 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 14.35% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.90 Bn | 16.08 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.35 Bn | 14.41 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 18.20% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.98 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 12.77% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.35 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 11.72% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 970.54 Mn | 706.44 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 3.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.65% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -12.40% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -11.48% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -12.31% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -13.77% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.94% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.63% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.64% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 10.70% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.54% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 12.47% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 11.56% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 12.26% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.50% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 13.84% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 12.35% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 10.69% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.35% |
API Access
Quanex Building Products Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "NX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();