What is Quanex Building Products's return on equity?

Quanex Building Products (NX) reported return on equity of -32% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Quanex Building Products's return on equity?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Quanex Building Products's return on equity has grown at a 29.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.2% to -31.1%.

What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Quanex Building Products NX Return on equity

Return on equity at other companies

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7%-12.7pp

QXO, Inc.QXO

-6.8%-8.2pp

Worthington EnterprisesWOR

11.5%—

APO

Apogee EnterprisesAPOG

10.8%-6.9pp

HexcelHXL

8.4%+0.5pp

Eastman ChemicalEMN

6.7%-9.4pp

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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Debt / equity1.3×+0.2×

Current ratio2.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Quanex Building Products’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=-32%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on equity?: Quanex Building Products (NX) reported return on equity of -32% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Quanex Building Products's return on equity?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Quanex Building Products's return on equity has grown at a 29.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.2% to -31.1%.
What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.