Quanex Building Products CORP
NX · Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals · 45.9M shares · +0%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $3M (gross $6M, SBC $3M)
Reference price $15.94 · est. market cap ~$732M — last insider sale, 2025-12-17 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
D51Cyclical building-products maker posting a FY2025 loss after the Tyman acquisition but still generating solid free cash flow.
Strengths
- Positive FCF of $102M (66th pct) and OCF margin ~9% (53rd) despite the loss
- Current ratio 2.04 (54th) and quick ratio 1.14 provide adequate liquidity
Risks
- Negative net (-13.6%, 31st), operating (-10.6%) and ROE (-34.5%, 23rd) — a clear loss year
- Disclosed material-weakness language and exposure to housing/R&R downturn, tariffs and raw-material costs
Notable findings
- No interest coverageInterest coverage -3.48 (cannot cover interest)
- Auditor changeRecent 8-K item 4.01 8-K ↗
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -13.6%)
- Material weaknessCompany Risks We may identify new or additional material weakness or weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which may, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in our
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
27.2%
Operating margin
-10.6%
Net margin
-13.6%
Return on equity
-34.5%
Return on assets
-12.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
13.0%
Net-income growth
-858.7%
Interest coverage
-3.5×
Current ratio
2.0×
Free cash flow
$102M
EBITDA
-$91M
Tangible book value
-$94M
Cash & investments
$76M
Stock comp / revenue
0.2%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | Teleios Capital Partners GmbH | Sell | 119K | $15.94 |
| 2025-12-16 | Teleios Capital Partners GmbH | Sell | 81K | $16.51 |
| 2025-12-07 | Zuehlke Scott M. | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $13.85 |
| 2025-12-07 | Garcia Kimberley | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $13.85 |
| 2025-12-07 | Wilson George Laverne | Tax withheld | 8.3K | $13.85 |
| 2025-12-07 | Cornett Paul | Tax withheld | 1.8K | $13.85 |
| 2025-12-04 | Garcia Gabriela | Grant | 5.7K | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Zuehlke Scott M. | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Wilson George Laverne | Grant | 68K | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Navascues Jessica | Grant | 5.2K | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Garcia Kimberley | Grant | 9.1K | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Cornett Paul | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2025-11-01 | DAVIS SUSAN F | Option exercise | 3.5K | — |
| 2025-11-01 | DAVIS SUSAN F | Disposition | 3.5K | $14.21 |
| 2025-09-11 | Hughes Bradley E. | Buy | 1.9K | $15.37 |
| 2025-09-11 | Hughes Bradley E. | Buy | 1.1K | $15.31 |
| 2025-09-11 | Hughes Bradley E. | Buy | 3.5K | $15.21 |
| 2025-01-06 | Navascues Jessica | Grant | 2.3K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-06-05 | 2026-04-30 | 0001423221-26-000034 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-04 | 2026-06-04 | 0001171843-26-003917 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-28 | 2026-05-28 | 0001171843-26-003761 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-03-06 | 2026-01-31 | 0001423221-26-000017 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | 0001171843-26-001364 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-03 | 2026-02-26 | 0001104659-26-022858 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-26 | 0001171843-26-001142 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-16 | 2026-01-13 | 0001104659-26-004552 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-09 | 2026-01-06 | 0001104659-26-002477 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2025-12-12 | 2025-10-31 | 0001423221-25-000100 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 | 0001171843-25-007891 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-05 | 2025-12-05 | 0001171843-25-007775 ↗ |