Quanex Building Products Corporation (NX)Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Houston, United States | NYSE
16.98 USD
-0.42
(-2.414%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.98 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:14 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Quanex is currently fractured by deteriorating profitability and a precarious balance sheet. Despite trading at a low forward P/E, the company is generating negative earnings and negative equity returns, signaling that the cheap valuation reflects real operational distress rather than a bargain. The recent price action shows a struggle to maintain levels, hovering near the 200-day average while failing to break out, which aligns with the weak statistical forecast. While the dividend provides a modest cushion, the payout ratio of 86% is dangerously high given the negative earnings growth, making it unreliable for income-focused investors. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders buying protection far below the current price. Until there is a clear turnaround in earnings and a reduction in debt, this remains a speculative hold with significant downside risk. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.061824 |
| MSTL | 0.065044 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.073262 |
| AutoETS | 0.073265 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 0.83 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.422 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-14 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-14 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 122.271 |
| Revenue per Share | 40.779 |
| Market Cap | 779,856,832 |
| Forward P/E | 8.08 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | -13.85% |
| Website | https://www.quanex.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:14 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (10.0 and 15.0), suggesting a fear of a sharp decline rather than a rally. Call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction. Implied volatility is elevated on both sides, reflecting uncertainty.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.48% | 1.95% | 1.47% | 1.45% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.080000 | 0.476758 |
| 2026-03-17 | 0.080000 | 0.452745 |
| 2025-12-15 | 0.080000 | 0.497822 |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.080000 | 0.525279 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.080000 | 0.419507 |
| 2025-03-17 | 0.080000 | 0.403023 |
| 2024-12-16 | 0.080000 | 0.288081 |
| 2024-09-16 | 0.080000 | 0.287977 |
| 2024-06-14 | 0.080000 | 0.278552 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.080000 | 0.228702 |
| 2023-12-18 | 0.080000 | 0.259319 |
| 2023-09-14 | 0.080000 | 0.280800 |
| 2023-06-14 | 0.080000 | 0.307102 |
| 2023-03-14 | 0.080000 | 0.402415 |
| 2022-12-16 | 0.080000 | 0.330989 |
| 2022-09-15 | 0.080000 | 0.405063 |
| 2022-06-14 | 0.080000 | 0.355556 |
| 2022-03-14 | 0.080000 | 0.353513 |
| 2021-12-20 | 0.080000 | 0.350109 |
| 2021-09-15 | 0.080000 | 0.357143 |
| 2021-06-14 | 0.080000 | 0.307692 |
| 2021-03-12 | 0.080000 | 0.295858 |
| 2020-12-15 | 0.080000 | 0.355714 |
| 2020-09-15 | 0.080000 | 0.457143 |
| 2020-06-12 | 0.080000 | 0.620636 |
| 2020-03-16 | 0.080000 | 0.796020 |
| 2019-12-13 | 0.080000 | 0.406918 |
| 2019-09-13 | 0.080000 | 0.421496 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.080000 | 0.449691 |
| 2019-03-15 | 0.080000 | 0.509230 |
| 2018-12-14 | 0.080000 | 0.599251 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.080000 | 0.415584 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.040000 | 0.210526 |
| 2018-03-14 | 0.040000 | 0.220386 |
| 2017-12-14 | 0.040000 | 0.168067 |
| 2017-09-15 | 0.040000 | 0.191388 |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.040000 | 0.187793 |
| 2017-03-15 | 0.040000 | 0.199005 |
| 2016-12-13 | 0.040000 | 0.194647 |
| 2016-09-14 | 0.040000 | 0.230282 |
| 2016-06-13 | 0.040000 | 0.202737 |
| 2016-03-16 | 0.040000 | 0.234329 |
| 2015-12-11 | 0.040000 | 0.223839 |
| 2015-09-16 | 0.040000 | 0.198118 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.040000 | 0.212202 |
| 2015-03-12 | 0.040000 | 0.208986 |
| 2014-12-11 | 0.040000 | 0.200904 |
| 2014-09-12 | 0.040000 | 0.222099 |
| 2014-06-12 | 0.040000 | 0.224467 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.040000 | 0.196850 |
| 2013-12-12 | 0.040000 | 0.231348 |
| 2013-09-12 | 0.040000 | 0.208551 |
| 2013-06-13 | 0.040000 | 0.225225 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.040000 | 0.228833 |
| 2012-12-14 | 0.040000 | 0.192678 |
| 2012-09-12 | 0.040000 | 0.221361 |
| 2012-06-13 | 0.040000 | 0.231080 |
| 2012-03-13 | 0.040000 | 0.233236 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.040000 | 0.287356 |
| 2011-09-13 | 0.040000 | 0.353357 |
| 2011-06-14 | 0.040000 | 0.240096 |
| 2011-03-11 | 0.040000 | 0.209424 |
| 2010-12-13 | 0.040000 | 0.218221 |
| 2010-09-13 | 0.040000 | 0.232019 |
| 2010-06-14 | 0.040000 | 0.197433 |
| 2010-03-11 | 0.030000 | 0.177305 |
| 2009-12-16 | 0.030000 | 0.173611 |
| 2009-09-11 | 0.030000 | 0.208478 |
| 2009-06-11 | 0.030000 | 0.260417 |
| 2009-03-12 | 0.030000 | 0.487805 |
| 2008-12-16 | 0.030000 | 0.333333 |
| 2008-09-11 | 0.030000 | 0.175234 |
| 2008-06-12 | 0.030000 | 0.185185 |
| 2008-04-24 | 39.200000 | 239.462419 |
| 2008-03-12 | 0.140000 | 0.269698 |
| 2007-12-14 | 0.140000 | 0.267738 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.140000 | 0.338328 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.140000 | 0.290758 |
| 2007-03-13 | 0.140000 | 0.348519 |
| 2006-12-14 | 0.140000 | 0.393148 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.140000 | 0.452781 |
| 2006-06-13 | 0.120000 | 0.340619 |
| 2006-03-13 | 0.120000 | 0.298260 |
| 2005-12-13 | 0.103333 | 0.299111 |
| 2005-09-13 | 0.090000 | 0.218801 |
| 2005-06-15 | 0.090000 | 0.258225 |
| 2005-03-11 | 0.090000 | 0.229124 |
| 2004-12-15 | 0.090222 | 0.298529 |
| 2004-09-13 | 0.084444 | 0.386177 |
| 2004-06-14 | 0.075556 | 0.370050 |
| 2004-03-11 | 0.075556 | 0.395259 |
| 2003-12-17 | 0.075556 | 0.378959 |
| 2003-09-11 | 0.075556 | 0.507617 |
| 2003-06-12 | 0.075556 | 0.541404 |
| 2003-03-12 | 0.075556 | 0.575299 |
| 2002-12-18 | 0.071111 | 0.482654 |
| 2002-09-12 | 0.071111 | 0.410256 |
| 2002-06-12 | 0.071111 | 0.402009 |
| 2002-03-13 | 0.071111 | 0.472673 |
| 2001-12-19 | 0.071111 | 0.617998 |
| 2001-06-13 | 0.071111 | 0.670858 |
| 2001-03-14 | 0.071111 | 0.886425 |
| 2000-12-20 | 0.071111 | 0.914284 |
| 2000-09-13 | 0.071111 | 0.825805 |
| 2000-06-13 | 0.071111 | 1.062239 |
| 2000-03-15 | 0.071111 | 0.807570 |
| 1999-12-20 | 0.071111 | 0.727272 |
| 1999-09-14 | 0.071111 | 0.618357 |
| 1999-06-11 | 0.071111 | 0.573990 |
| 1999-03-12 | 0.071111 | 0.984614 |
| 1998-12-17 | 0.071111 | 0.775756 |
| 1998-09-11 | 0.071111 | 0.671915 |
| 1998-06-11 | 0.071111 | 0.522448 |
| 1998-03-12 | 0.071111 | 0.496123 |
| 1997-12-18 | 0.071111 | 0.580498 |
| 1997-09-11 | 0.071111 | 0.490421 |
| 1997-06-11 | 0.066667 | 0.515024 |
| 1997-03-13 | 0.066667 | 0.579713 |
| 1996-12-18 | 0.066667 | 0.547948 |
| 1996-09-12 | 0.066667 | 0.588238 |
| 1996-06-12 | 0.066667 | 0.634924 |
| 1996-03-13 | 0.066667 | 0.714289 |
| 1995-12-13 | 0.066667 | 0.779225 |
| 1995-09-13 | 0.066667 | 0.618560 |
| 1995-06-15 | 0.066667 | 0.597018 |
| 1995-03-13 | 0.066667 | 0.659344 |
| 1994-12-13 | 0.062222 | 0.699997 |
| 1994-09-12 | 0.062222 | 0.546339 |
| 1994-06-09 | 0.062222 | 0.695650 |
| 1994-03-11 | 0.062222 | 0.704400 |
| 1993-12-13 | 0.062222 | 0.783214 |
| 1993-09-10 | 0.062222 | 0.756754 |
| 1993-06-09 | 0.062222 | 0.933330 |
| 1993-03-11 | 0.062222 | 0.805753 |
| 1992-12-11 | 0.062222 | 0.736840 |
| 1992-09-10 | 0.057778 | 0.658230 |
| 1992-06-09 | 0.057778 | 0.412700 |
| 1992-03-12 | 0.057778 | 0.466369 |
| 1991-12-11 | 0.057778 | 0.737592 |
| 1991-09-10 | 0.053333 | 0.671324 |
| 1991-06-11 | 0.053333 | 0.716413 |
| 1991-03-12 | 0.053333 | 0.648645 |
| 1990-12-11 | 0.053333 | 0.950489 |
| 1990-09-11 | 0.044444 | 0.720713 |
| 1990-06-11 | 0.044444 | 0.650400 |
| 1990-03-13 | 0.044444 | 0.634914 |
| 1989-12-12 | 0.044444 | 0.672262 |
| 1989-09-11 | 0.035556 | 0.450710 |
| 1989-06-12 | 0.035556 | 0.520332 |
| 1989-03-13 | 0.035556 | 0.447558 |
| 1988-12-13 | 0.026667 | 0.448604 |
| 1988-10-07 | 0.026667 | 0.457149 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.11675125 |
| Address1 | 945 Bunker Hill Road |
| Address2 | Suite 900 |
| All Time High | 55.51 |
| All Time Low | 1.333333 |
| Ask | 19.81 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 434,670 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 388,809 |
| Average Volume | 388,809 |
| Average Volume10Days | 434,670 |
| Beta | 0.924 |
| Bid | 16.88 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 15.991 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.98 |
| Current Ratio | 2.28 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 17.425 |
| Day Low | 16.79 |
| Debt To Equity | 122.271 |
| Display Name | Quanex Building Products |
| Dividend Date | 1,782,777,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.84 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,671,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,671,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.841 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.837 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,603,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Ebitda | 205,648,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.110769995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.771 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.861 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,598,010,624 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.65 |
| Eps Forward | 2.1025 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -5.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,781,481,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.8394 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8593998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.048174255 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -11.675125 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 22.98 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2610966 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.9399996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.53804344 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.04 - 22.98 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.44 |
| Float Shares | 39,596,528 |
| Forward Eps | 2.1025 |
| Forward P E | 8.076099 |
| Free Cashflow | 82,574,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 7,071 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26492 |
| Gross Profits | 491,848,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01263 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.16042 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 45,927,965 |
| Industry | Building Products & Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Building Products & Equipment |
| Industry Key | building-products-equipment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,781,481,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.08 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,144,022,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes components for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the building products industry in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, and internationally. It offers energy-efficient flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, precision-formed metal and wood products, window and door seals, and window and door hardware. The company also solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, water retention barriers, conservatory roof components, and commercial access solutions. It sells its products through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Quanex Building Products Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 779,856,832 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_40084670 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -257,156,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 799,146,591 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 17.25 |
| Operating Cashflow | 147,624,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04047 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.8649 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.58 |
| Phone | 713 961 4600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 16.98 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,119 |
| Previous Close | 17.4 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.290909 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0618472 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.42005137 |
| Profit Margins | -0.13851 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.059 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.42 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.41379 |
| Regular Market Day High | 17.425 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 16.79 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 16.79 - 17.425 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.25 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.4 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,803 |
| Regular Market Volume | 178,260 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030380001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.29746 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.022 |
| Revenue Per Share | 40.779 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 45,927,965 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.059499998 |
| Shares Short | 2,731,594 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,705,560 |
| Short Name | Quanex Building Products Corpor |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0828 |
| Short Ratio | 5.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | NX |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 25.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 27.25 |
| Target Median Price | 27.0 |
| Total Cash | 63,671,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.4 |
| Total Debt | 889,345,984 |
| Total Revenue | 1,856,574,976 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.32 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.018390805 |
| Trailing Eps | -5.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.5754 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 17.01625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.036251068 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0021303792 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 178,260 |
| Website | https://www.quanex.com |
| Zip | 77,024 |