Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.99% in Q2 2026, down 12.51% quarter-over-quarter from 10.66% in Q1 2026, and down 1497.0% year-on-year from 0.86% in Q2 2025.
Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quanex Building Products has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 11.99% for Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1497.0% year-over-year to 11.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 11.99% (down 1497.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.41%, down 1462.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.99% for Q2 2026 at Quanex Building Products, down from 10.66% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.82% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 12.48% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.95% (2023), against an average of 7.43%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 446 bps in 2022, then slumped 2506 bps in 2025.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.73% in 2022, then fell 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 slipped by 4 bps to 11.99% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 11.99% in Q2 2026, 10.66% in Q1 2026, and 11.48% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 107.22 Bn | 106.17 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 26.55% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 89.13 Bn | 88.60 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 11.49% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 60.07 Bn | 59.04 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 6.30% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 18.56 Bn | 18.51 Bn | 351.30 Mn | 35.83% |
| 5 | Masco | 15.26 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 686.00 Mn | 35.86% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 14.75 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 363.20 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | SPX Technologies | 12.03 Bn | 11.87 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 11.39% |
| 8 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 11.45 Bn | 11.30 Bn | 237.66 Mn | 16.23% |
| 9 | Aaon | 11.16 Bn | 11.16 Bn | 109.77 Mn | 11.43% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 766.61 Mn | 702.94 Mn | 117.79 Mn | -11.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -11.99% |
| 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% |