Quanex Building Products (NX)
Interest coverage
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | -186,781 | -232,137 | 70,759 | 50,638 | 65,346 | 95,905 | 100,854 | 109,520 | 105,182 | 100,499 | 97,067 | 102,763 | 112,322 | 110,818 | 98,135 | 84,777 | 82,624 | 83,415 | 78,008 | 65,556 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 55,812 | 60,041 | 46,701 | 33,711 | 20,593 | 4,461 | 5,651 | 6,945 | 8,136 | 7,281 | 5,937 | 4,295 | 2,559 | 2,391 | 2,264 | 2,302 | 2,530 | 2,923 | 3,491 | 4,414 |
| Interest coverage | -3.35 | -3.87 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 3.17 | 21.50 | 17.85 | 15.77 | 12.93 | 13.80 | 16.35 | 23.93 | 43.89 | 46.35 | 43.35 | 36.83 | 32.66 | 28.54 | 22.35 | 14.85 |
October 31, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $-186,781K ÷ $55,812K
= -3.35
Peer comparison
Oct 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Interest coverage
Quanex Building Products
NX
-3.35
Griffon Corporation
GFF
2.30
Johnson Controls International PLC
JCI
11.06