Quanex Building Products (NX)
Pretax margin
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | -242,593 | -294,849 | 21,387 | 14,256 | 42,082 | 91,444 | 95,203 | 102,575 | 97,046 | 93,218 | 91,130 | 98,468 | 109,763 | 108,427 | 95,871 | 82,475 | 80,094 | 80,492 | 74,517 | 61,142 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 1,837,641 | 1,839,956 | 1,625,028 | 1,438,751 | 1,277,862 | 1,081,193 | 1,100,488 | 1,107,822 | 1,130,583 | 1,142,623 | 1,167,020 | 1,216,378 | 1,221,502 | 1,205,738 | 1,161,578 | 1,109,042 | 1,072,149 | 1,035,786 | 968,005 | 885,123 |
| Pretax margin | -13.20% | -16.02% | 1.32% | 0.99% | 3.29% | 8.46% | 8.65% | 9.26% | 8.58% | 8.16% | 7.81% | 8.10% | 8.99% | 8.99% | 8.25% | 7.44% | 7.47% | 7.77% | 7.70% | 6.91% |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $-242,593K ÷ $1,837,641K
= -13.20%
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Quanex Building Products
NX
-13.20%
Griffon Corporation
GFF
5.05%
Johnson Controls International PLC
JCI
8.34%