What does custom solutions — operating income (loss) mean?

Calculated as the segment's net sales minus cost of sales and operating expenses, representing the core profitability of the Custom Solutions business. This metric is a key indicator of the segment's operational health and its ability to generate earnings from its primary business activities.

Quanex Building Products NX Custom Solutions — Operating income (loss)

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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$816.14M-2.6%

Enterprise value$1.67B-6.8%

P/S0.4×-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:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Quanex Building Products’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — operating income (loss)?: Quanex Building Products (NX) reported custom solutions — operating income (loss) of $5.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?: Quanex Building Products's custom solutions — operating income (loss) decreased by 25.5% year-over-year, from $7.52M to $5.6M.
What does custom solutions — operating income (loss) mean?: Calculated as the segment's net sales minus cost of sales and operating expenses, representing the core profitability of the Custom Solutions business. This metric is a key indicator of the segment's operational health and its ability to generate earnings from its primary business activities.