Quanex Building Products Corporation
NX
NYSE·Basic Materials·Construction Materials·Mkt cap $1.1B
$22.93
▲ +22.23%
P/E
23.08
Mkt Cap
$1.1B
52-Wk Range
$11.04–$23.23
52-Week Range
$11.04 - $23.23
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 41.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Established OEM relationships and long-term supply contracts providing revenue stability
- Vertical integration capabilities in vinyl extrusion and precision metal/wood forming
- Geographic diversification across North America and Europe reducing market concentration risk
- Specialized manufacturing expertise in energy-efficient fenestration components aligned with building codes
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Rising demand for energy-efficient windows and doors driven by building code updates and sustainability trends
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Construction & Engineering peers
Momentum
Hot
+48.7% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.40% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying NX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
SEP 3, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.79 vs $0.66 consensus (+20.1% surprise). Revenue of $501.8M vs $497.5M expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+20.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+67%
+70%
+77%
-0%
+2%
+2%
+1%
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
Q3 26
$492.2M
$400.0M
$452.5M
$495.3M
$489.8M
$409.1M
$462.4M
$501.8M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
9.3%
Profit
5.3%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Benchmark · Aug 27, 2026
vs Industry
How NX stacks vs Construction Materials
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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