---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-005882"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NX"
cik: "0001423221"
company_name: "Quanex Building Products CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-03T20:17:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-03T20:19:15.309626+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quanex Q3 2026: Net sales $501.8M (+1.3%), adj EPS $0.79 vs $0.69

## Summary
- Net sales $501.8M, up 1.3% YoY; gross margin 28.2% vs 27.9%.
- Diluted EPS $0.58 vs -$6.04 (prior year had $302.3M goodwill impairment); adjusted EPS $0.79 vs $0.69.
- Repaid $42.25M debt in Q3; total debt $672.2M, leverage 2.8x LTM Adjusted EBITDA.
- Repurchased 99,786 shares for $1.7M at avg $17.10; $28.7M remaining under authorization.
- Segment net sales: Hardware -2.7%, Extruded +2.8%, Custom +8.5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-005882
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NX
- cik: 0001423221
- company_name: Quanex Building Products CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-03T20:17:16+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000117184326005882/0001171843-26-005882-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423221/000117184326005882/f8k_090326.htm

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