What is Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex?

Quanex Building Products (NX) reported custom solutions — capex of $2.85M in Q1 2026.

How has Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex changed year-over-year?

Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $2.79M to $2.85M.

What does custom solutions — capex mean?

Reflects the cash outflows used by the Custom Solutions segment to acquire, upgrade, or maintain physical assets such as property, plants, and equipment. It indicates the level of investment in future production capacity and operational infrastructure.

Quanex Building Products (NX) Custom Solutions — CapEx

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Hardware Solutions

$6.18M+4.9%

Extruded Solutions

$1.99M-61.1%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$462.4M+2.2%

Gross profit$117.8M-10.3%

Operating income$18.7M-54.3%

Net income$3.4M-83.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.07-84.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$66.0M+1.8%

Total debt$915.9M-9.7%

Total equity$727.4M-27.4%

Total assets$2.0B-13.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$20.2M-61.5%

CapEx$11.0M-26.1%

Free cash flow-$31.5M-30.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.01B+13.9%

Enterprise value$1.86B+4.4%

P/S0.5×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin26.5%+1.2pp

Operating margin-12.7%-21.2pp

Net margin-14.9%—

FCF margin5.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-32%—

Debt / equity1.3×+0.2×

Current ratio2.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Quanex Building Products in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets.

The source filing: Quanex Building Products’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026.

Filed: Jun 5, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001423221-26-000034

Three Months Ended April 30, 2026	Hardware Solutions	Extruded Solutions	Custom Solutions	Unallocated Corp. & Other	Total
Selling, general and administrative	35,763	21,664	13,889	3,116	74,432
Depreciation and amortization	11,693	7,341	5,404	212	24,650
Operating (loss) income	$(6,829)	$23,063	$5,603	$(3,127)	$18,710
Capital expenditures	$6,183	$1,987	$2,852	$6	$11,028
Three Months Ended April 30, 2025
Net sales	$202,935	$163,967	$97,507	$(11,931)	$452,478
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	145,533	111,637	73,702	(9,776)	321,096
Selling, general and administrative	32,259	21,673	10,850	5,551	70,333

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

FAQ

What is Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex?: Quanex Building Products (NX) reported custom solutions — capex of $2.85M in Q1 2026.
How has Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex changed year-over-year?: Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — capex increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $2.79M to $2.85M.
What does custom solutions — capex mean?: Reflects the cash outflows used by the Custom Solutions segment to acquire, upgrade, or maintain physical assets such as property, plants, and equipment. It indicates the level of investment in future production capacity and operational infrastructure.