Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.83% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 44.13 percentage points from -34.30% a year earlier and up 43.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Quanex Building Products reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -27.93%, down 33.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -39.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 5.41% in FY2024 (-13.80 pp), 19.21% in FY2023 (-0.76 pp), 19.97% in FY2022 (+5.28 pp) and 14.69% in FY2021 (+3.47 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.77 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 44.13 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026, against a drop of 50.07 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at -33.79% (Q2 2026), -31.11% (Q1 2026) and -33.61% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.46 Bn | 94.20 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 34.45% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.06 Bn | 87.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 26.99% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.26 Bn | 53.51 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.22 Bn | 39.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 9.70% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.48 Bn | 21.09 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.69 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 2.26% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.29 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 868.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.08 Bn | 11.79 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 31.21% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.82 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 44.31% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 864.68 Mn | 600.59 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 9.83% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.83% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -33.79% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -31.11% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -33.61% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -34.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.17% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 15.76% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 16.98% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 18.64% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 18.11% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 17.62% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 20.20% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 23.24% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 23.14% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 20.91% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 18.15% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17.99% |
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Quanex Building Products Return on Equity [ROE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();