Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.66% for Q1 2026, down 1262.0% year-over-year from 0.92% in Q1 2025, and up 7.18% on a QoQ basis from 11.48% in Q4 2025.
Quanex Building Products (NX) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.66% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1262.0% year-over-year to 10.66% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 10.66% (down 1262.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.41%, down 1462.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 10.66% in Q1 2026 per NX's latest filing, from 11.48% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.82% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 12.48% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 14.26% (2023), against an average of 8.57%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 446 bps; it then sank 2506 bps in 2025.
- Tracing NX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 18.73% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 15.71% in 2023, then plunged by 74 bps to 4.14% in 2024, then sank by 377 bps to 11.48% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 10.66% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest NX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.66% (Q1 2026), 11.48% (Q4 2025), and 12.48% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.95 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 26.55% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 84.54 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 11.49% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 52.72 Bn | 51.70 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 6.30% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 16.87 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 351.30 Mn | 35.83% |
| 5 | Masco | 13.72 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 686.00 Mn | 35.86% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 13.62 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 363.20 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | Aaon | 10.97 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 109.77 Mn | 11.43% |
| 8 | SPX Technologies | 10.37 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 11.39% |
| 9 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.34 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 237.66 Mn | 16.23% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 805.03 Mn | 742.71 Mn | 98.53 Mn | -10.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -10.66% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -11.48% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -12.48% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.98% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.96% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.14% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.59% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 14.93% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 15.71% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 14.26% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.49% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 18.73% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 18.82% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.70% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.36% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 14.61% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 14.37% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 13.63% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 11.21% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 9.89% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.63% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 1.02% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -3.89% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -4.78% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 1.48% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 1.06% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 5.11% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 5.53% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 6.07% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 6.10% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 5.55% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 5.11% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 3.88% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 4.33% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 5.12% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 5.29% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 6.36% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 4.74% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 5.81% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 6.75% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 3.01% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 4.07% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 2.21% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 3.15% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 0.09% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | -1.06% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | -2.32% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | -4.18% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -2.07% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -3.37% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -4.82% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -5.47% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -3.13% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | -0.21% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 2.67% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 3.40% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 3.77% |