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what it is
Quanex sells the parts inside windows, doors, cabinets, and other building products that other manufacturers put their own labels on.
how it gets paid
Last year Quanex Bldg. Prod made $1.3B in revenue. Window and door components was the main engine at $0.78B, or 60% of sales.
what just happened
Quanex posted $409M in quarterly revenue, but still lost money with EPS at -$0.09.
At a glance
C++ balance sheet — some cracks in the foundation
20/100 earnings predictability — expect surprises
14.0x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
1.9% dividend yield — cash in your pocket every quarter
2.5% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 39/100 — weak
What they do
Quanex sells the parts inside windows, doors, cabinets, and other building products that other manufacturers put their own labels on.
Quanex wins by being the boring part of the supply chain you do not swap out lightly. It serves OEMs across North America, the U.K., and Germany with 7,068 employees, which gives customers one supplier for hardware, extrusions, and other components instead of a patchwork of vendors. That scale matters when your customer needs product on time more than they need a new story.
How they make money
$1.3B
annual revenue
Window and door components
$0.78B
+5.7%
Hardware Solutions
$0.24B
+2.3%
Kitchen and bath cabinet components
$0.17B
0.0%
Other building products
$0.11B
0.0%
The products that matter
window and door hardware
Hardware Solutions
$189.1M last quarter · 46.2% of sales
It generated $189.1M last quarter, making it the largest segment on this page. If you want the story to improve, this line has to keep growing.
largest segment
extruded window components
Extruded Solutions
$139.0M last quarter · 34.0% of sales
Revenue was $139.0M last quarter, but volumes fell 2.6%. In human-speak: the sales number held up better than the underlying demand.
volume pressure
other building-product lines
Other Segments
$81.0M last quarter · 19.8% of sales
This bucket added $81.0M in quarterly revenue. It matters because the core two segments are doing most of the heavy lifting, and this group is not big enough to change the story by itself.
supporting role
Key numbers
$811M
long-term debt
That debt load is larger than the company’s roughly $774M market cap, which tells you the balance sheet is not background noise.
15.2%
operating margin
Operating margin means profit after running the business. Here it is negative, so the business is not earning its keep right now.
$409M
latest quarter sales
Revenue held up better than profits, which suggests demand is still there even if execution is messy.
1.9%
dividend yield
You get paid a little while you wait, but the payout matters less than fixing margins and debt.
Financial health
C++
strength
- balance sheet grade C++ — below average — limited financial resources
- risk rank 4 — safer than 20% of stocks
- price stability 35 / 100
- long-term debt $811M (51% of capital)
C++ — balance sheet grade and long-term debt are flagged. this stock carries more risk than average.
Total return vs. market
Return history isn't available for NX right now.
source: institutional data · return history unavailable
What just happened
missed estimates
Quanex posted $409M in quarterly revenue, but still lost money with EPS at -$0.09.
Revenue rose 2% vs. prior year to $409.1M, according to the company report. EPS improved 72% vs. prior year but stayed negative, which is the quiet part out loud: sales are holding up better than profitability.
$409M
revenue
$0.09
eps
+2.0%
revenue growth
the number that mattered
The key number was $409.1M in revenue because it showed demand still exists even while the company struggles to convert sales into profit.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
the #1 risk is north american housing demand rolling over while quanex carries $811M of long-term debt.
high
repair and remodel demand weakens
A lot of the story runs through repair and remodel activity. If homeowners and builders pull back, a supplier with $1.3B in annual sales feels it fast.
Impact: flat or negative volume would make the current recovery narrative harder to defend.
high
leverage limits flexibility
Long-term debt is $811M, or 51% of capital. That does not guarantee trouble, but it does mean a cyclical slowdown gets less forgiving.
Impact: more cash goes to debt service and less to reinvestment, buybacks, or cushion.
med
reported growth leans on currency instead of demand
Management still posted sales growth, but foreign exchange helped while Extruded Solutions volume fell 2.6%. That is a weaker kind of growth.
Impact: if FX fades and volume does not recover, the headline sales number loses support.
med
the 2–4% fenestration target gets missed
North American Fenestration is windows and doors in plain English. Management needs 2–4% growth there. A miss would cut at the center of the near-term thesis.
Impact: when a low-growth supplier misses its core growth target, the stock stops looking cheap and starts looking stuck.
This risk picture sits on top of a $1.3B revenue business with $811M of long-term debt and a recent $4.1M quarterly loss.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
volume vs. optics
does volume turn positive next quarter
Sales grew 2.3%, but Extruded Solutions volume fell 2.6%. That gap is the first thing to watch.
debt watch
whether $811M of debt starts moving down
If leverage stays heavy while earnings stay weak, the balance sheet becomes the story.
next catalyst
q2 2026 earnings update
The next report needs to show that the 2–4% North American Fenestration target is still realistic.
profit test
whether revenue starts converting into earnings
A $409.1M quarter still ended in a $4.1M loss. You want to see that math improve, not repeat.
Analyst rankings
earnings predictability
20 / 100
In human-speak, analysts do not trust this company to print smooth, boring quarters.
price stability
35 / 100
The stock has been jumpy. A 52-week range of $11–$23 tells you this is not a sleep-well holding.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutional ownership data for NX is being compiled.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
n/a
n/a
$22
current price
n/a
target midpoint · n/a from current
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