Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Construction
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -3.50 | 7.69 | 67.92 | — | 8.26 | — | 9.34 | — | — | 10.84 | 18.05 | 41.08 | 8.09 | 7.33 | 7.35 | 112.37 | 7.39 | 7.89 | 6.01 | 16.02 | 8.35 |
| — | — | +627.1% | — | — | — | -48.3% | — | — | +48.0% | +145.8% | -63.4% | +9.5% | -7.1% | +22.3% | +601.3% | -11.6% | -47.9% | -62.1% | -30.1% | +24.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.59 |
| — | -11.1% | +16.4% | -15.7% | -52.4% | -53.7% | -59.0% | -42.8% | -7.4% | +27.6% | +79.2% | +31.7% | +25.8% | +22.7% | +16.3% | +20.6% | +0.3% | -15.6% | -41.6% | -14.4% | +1.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 1.17 | 0.89 | 1.26 | 0.76 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 1.86 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.58 | 1.81 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| — | -13.3% | +63.8% | +14.7% | -34.0% | -32.3% | -60.7% | -45.4% | -16.7% | +5.7% | +51.8% | +3.1% | +3.0% | -2.9% | -12.8% | +5.5% | -4.5% | -12.0% | -36.9% | -11.6% | -1.6% | |
| P/FCF | 8.53 | 4.26 | 28.83 | — | 2.43 | 4.89 | 14.10 | — | — | 6.89 | 10.79 | — | 7.49 | 4.08 | 5.66 | — | 5.32 | 4.43 | 11.98 | — | 7.49 |
| — | -12.9% | +104.6% | — | — | -29.0% | +30.7% | — | — | +68.7% | +90.4% | — | +41.0% | -7.9% | -52.7% | — | -29.0% | -74.0% | +45.1% | — | +141.6% | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 5.48 | 10.01 | 15.51 | 5.20 | — | 6.78 | 25.58 | 17.92 | 8.22 | 9.23 | 14.40 | 4.65 | 5.25 | 4.83 | 16.90 | 5.02 | 4.97 | 4.03 | 8.44 | 5.09 |
| — | — | +47.7% | -39.4% | -71.0% | — | -26.6% | +77.6% | +285.0% | +56.6% | +91.3% | -14.8% | -7.3% | +5.7% | +19.8% | +100.2% | -1.4% | -30.4% | -48.8% | -9.6% | +11.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 8.20 | 22.65 | 49.63 | 7.40 | — | 9.99 | — | 3398.57 | 8.59 | 14.10 | 30.66 | 7.07 | 6.66 | 6.55 | 54.94 | 6.67 | 6.31 | 5.19 | 14.51 | 6.98 |
| — | — | +126.7% | — | -99.8% | — | -29.1% | — | +47996.9% | +29.0% | +115.2% | -44.2% | +6.0% | +5.5% | +26.2% | +278.6% | -4.5% | -40.4% | -55.7% | -18.2% | +9.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 27.2% | 23.6% | 20.1% | 18.2% | 28.1% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 23.1% | 23.8% | 25.3% | 24.9% | 21.5% | 27.1% | 26.2% | 24.6% | 19.8% | 21.9% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 20.7% | 22.3% |
| — | -15.2% | -30.6% | -21.3% | +18.1% | +10.1% | +16.7% | +7.3% | -12.2% | -3.6% | +1.3% | +8.8% | +23.5% | +17.1% | +8.2% | -4.4% | -1.5% | +4.5% | -0.9% | -11.5% | -14.2% | |
| Operating Margin | -10.6% | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 8.8% | -54.7% | 9.0% | -1.7% | 0.6% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 10.7% | 1.7% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| — | +117.7% | -55.3% | +140.0% | +1424.5% | -754.0% | +16.7% | -152.7% | -95.7% | -33.1% | -27.7% | +96.9% | +43.9% | +19.0% | +0.2% | -68.2% | +0.0% | +36.3% | +35.3% | +2.9% | -14.8% | |
| Net Margin | -13.6% | 5.3% | 0.7% | -1.0% | 4.0% | -55.7% | 4.5% | -3.7% | -2.8% | 9.0% | 5.8% | 2.6% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 7.9% | 0.7% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 4.2% | 7.2% |
| — | +109.5% | -84.0% | +73.3% | +241.3% | -716.3% | -21.5% | -242.4% | -130.5% | -14.5% | -26.5% | +258.5% | +15.5% | +32.3% | -4.3% | -82.7% | +12.0% | +63.6% | +52.6% | +23.4% | -17.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -28.9% | 3.6% | 0.5% | -0.6% | 2.7% | -32.1% | 2.1% | -1.5% | -1.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| — | +111.2% | -77.9% | +62.8% | +256.3% | -834.9% | -24.2% | -232.2% | -133.9% | -29.8% | -38.3% | +179.8% | -5.2% | +6.4% | -27.9% | -84.8% | +6.5% | +71.1% | +63.7% | +24.3% | -20.5% | |
| ROA | -11.7% | 1.3% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 1.0% | -12.9% | 0.9% | -0.7% | -0.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.9% |
| — | +110.4% | -81.4% | +68.5% | +213.9% | -534.8% | -51.4% | -186.3% | -126.7% | -21.9% | -28.6% | +208.8% | -2.9% | +8.7% | -28.3% | -84.3% | +15.5% | +83.1% | +76.2% | +38.2% | -9.5% | |
| ROIC | -8.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.1% | -12.0% | 1.7% | -0.3% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| — | +119.8% | -46.1% | +148.1% | +1114.5% | -525.9% | -32.3% | -129.9% | -96.4% | -38.0% | -29.1% | +65.9% | +14.1% | -8.8% | -29.7% | -72.2% | +2.9% | +50.9% | +53.3% | +15.4% | -2.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.22 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.25 |
| — | -7.4% | +32.2% | +35.0% | +33.1% | +506.0% | +334.3% | +350.3% | +314.1% | -32.2% | -42.0% | -52.3% | +13.1% | +29.4% | +27.0% | +38.5% | -25.6% | -27.9% | -21.3% | -31.0% | -46.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 11.58 | 20.51 | 32.94 | 12.45 | — | 15.42 | 49.54 | 29.61 | 3.48 | 3.82 | 5.85 | 2.30 | 3.25 | 4.55 | 13.35 | 2.30 | 2.36 | 2.80 | 5.30 | 2.86 |
| — | — | +33.1% | -33.5% | -58.0% | — | +303.1% | +746.8% | +1189.7% | +7.0% | -15.9% | -56.2% | -0.2% | +37.7% | +62.6% | +151.9% | -19.5% | -41.0% | -37.9% | -27.3% | -34.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.04 | 2.23 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.04 | 2.20 | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.24 | 2.36 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.03 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 1.98 | 1.58 |
| — | +1.3% | -5.3% | -3.4% | -9.0% | -6.5% | +8.3% | +5.5% | +10.3% | +10.9% | +0.0% | +2.2% | +1.2% | +10.1% | +9.0% | +12.5% | +27.3% | +12.3% | +18.0% | +6.0% | -1.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 0.99 |
| — | +2.7% | -2.6% | +3.9% | -7.7% | -25.7% | -7.5% | -10.6% | -5.7% | +17.5% | +8.3% | +12.8% | +14.2% | +27.1% | +9.8% | +6.8% | +15.3% | -0.2% | +1.2% | -8.7% | -11.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | -3.35 | 4.06 | 1.59 | 0.68 | 3.58 | -18.99 | 2.92 | -0.41 | 0.01 | 37.49 | 21.73 | 8.39 | 21.33 | 18.31 | 13.06 | 2.05 | 40.43 | 47.56 | 58.14 | 27.11 | 50.19 |
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Quanex Building Products Corporation's current P/E is -3.5x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 28.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Quanex Building Products Corporation's current operating margin is -10.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Quanex Building Products Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.