Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products (NX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.36% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 18.41 percentage points from -14.04% a year earlier and up 18.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quanex Building Products (NX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Quanex Building Products' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -12.15%, down 15.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -20.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Quanex Building Products' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.61% in FY2024 (-13.35 pp), 16.96% in FY2023 (-1.54 pp), 18.50% in FY2022 (+6.18 pp) and 12.31% in FY2021 (+3.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.70 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with a gain of 18.41 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a drop of 25.64 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was -14.38% (Q2 2026), -12.89% (Q1 2026) and -13.57% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.06 Bn | 96.80 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 24.37% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 94.64 Bn | 92.40 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 60.88 Bn | 56.13 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 11.27% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.43 Bn | 40.06 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.39 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 69.71% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.50 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 2.57% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 33.91% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.12 Bn | 11.83 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 17.94% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.11 Bn | 9.46 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 17.39% |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 871.10 Mn | 607.01 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 4.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.36% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -14.38% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -12.89% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -13.57% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -14.04% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.34% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.43% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3.33% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 11.59% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 15.80% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 15.20% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 13.51% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.43% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 17.83% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 16.76% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.43% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 12.60% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.20% |
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Quanex Building Products Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=NX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();