# Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $22.93, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.6×** (5-yr avg 15.2×, 3-yr avg 20.8×). Quanex Building Products Corporation trades at 23.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 10.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.0×**. Enterprise value is 8.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.6%** (5-yr avg 10.3%). Free cash flow equals 8.6% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 10.3%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 6.0%**. 6.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -13.6%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -34.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.5%.
- **Return on assets: 2.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 43.8%** (3-yr 14.6%/yr, 5-yr 16.6%/yr). Revenue grew 43.8% over the last year, against 16.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -703.3%**. Earnings per share fell 703.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 16.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 16.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.97**. Debt is 0.97 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.0×**. It would take 3.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.63**. A Z-score of 1.63 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.40%** ($0.32 per share, trailing). Quanex Building Products Corporation yields 1.40%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Quanex Building Products Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $27.25 (+19% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 11.8%** (YTD 50.5%, 3-mo 49.4%). The shares are up 11.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.3%** (107.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.01** (volatility 58%). Beta of 2.01 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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