---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-003917"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NX"
cik: "0001423221"
company_name: "Quanex Building Products CORP"
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:17:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:53:00.790056+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quanex Q2 net income falls 83% to $3.4M; adjusted EBITDA down 30% YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $462.4M (+2.2% YoY); gross margin 25.5% vs 29.0% a year ago.
- Diluted EPS $0.07 (down from $0.44); adjusted diluted EPS $0.25 (down from $0.63).
- Adjusted EBITDA $44.2M (down 30% from $63.1M); margin 9.6% vs 14.0% YoY.
- Total debt $715.0M; leverage ratio 3.1x Net Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA.
- Company expects to recover price/cost shortfall in H2 2026 if inflation subsides.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-003917
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NX
- cik: 0001423221
- company_name: Quanex Building Products CORP
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:17:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000117184326003917/0001171843-26-003917-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000117184326003917/f8k_060426.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Quanex Building Products CORP reported the three months ended April 30, 2026 results: revenue $462.4 million, net income $3.4 million, EPS $0.07.
  - Period: the three months ended April 30, 2026
  - Revenue: $462.4 million
  - Net income: $3.4 million
  - EPS: $0.07
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and commercial synergies that we believe will benefit us when consumer confidence improves and demand rebounds.” Second Quarter 2026 Results Summary Quanex reported net sales of $462.4 million during the three months ended April 30, 2026, which represents an increase of 2.2% compared to $452.5 million for the same period in 2025, mainly due to favorable impacts from
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000117184326003917/0001171843-26-003917-index.htm

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