Growth Metrics

Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Quanex Building Products (NX) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.13% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 15.0% to 0.13% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Jan 2026, down 15.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 16.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.13% at Quanex Building Products, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.18% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.14% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.07%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital rose 6bps in 2022, then dropped -26bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.18% in 2022, then fell by -15bps to 0.15% in 2023, then tumbled by -78bps to 0.03% in 2024, then plummeted by -510bps to 0.14% in 2025, then grew by 3bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.14%, and 0.14% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.