Quanex Building Products (NX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Quanex Building Products' Times Interest Earned came in at 3.88 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), compared with -19.05 a year earlier and up 149.8% from the prior quarter.
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Quanex Building Products (NX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Quanex Building Products reported Times Interest Earned of 2.23; for FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), it was -3.48.
- Going back by fiscal year, Times Interest Earned was 2.66 in FY2024 (-80.4%), 13.61 in FY2023 (-68.7%), 43.49 in FY2022 (+34.4%) and 32.36 in FY2021 (+207.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q3 2024.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 280.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 99.4%).
- Business Quant data shows NX's Times Interest Earned at 1.55 (Q2 2026), 0.23 (Q1 2026) and 3.19 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.12 Bn | 86.76 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 25.63 |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 85.49 Bn | 85.52 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.38 Bn | 38.12 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 38.65 Bn | 32.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 421.44 |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 29.75 Bn | 26.31 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.90 Bn | 16.08 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 4.80 |
| 7 | Masco | 16.35 Bn | 14.41 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 11.66 |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.98 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 11.76 |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.35 Bn | 12.26 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 10.58 |
| 10 | Quanex Building Products | 970.54 Mn | 706.44 Mn | 141.47 Mn | 3.88 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.88 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.55 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.19 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -19.05 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.94 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.49 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 26.70 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 21.72 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 7.41 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 25.24 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 18.12 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.07 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.95 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 40.24 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 47.01 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 57.39 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 27.01 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 49.99 |
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Quanex Building Products Times Interest Earned API
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params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "NX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();