Apogee Enterprises vs Quanex Building Products
Quanex Building Products reported revenue of $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Apogee Enterprises' $1.4 billion in fiscal 2026. Apogee Enterprises' revenue grew 3.2% in its latest year, and Quanex Building Products' grew 43.8%. Apogee Enterprises had an operating margin of 6.0%, against -10.6% at Quanex Building Products. Free cash flow was $95 million at Apogee Enterprises and $102 million at Quanex Building Products. Their fiscal years end in different months (February 28 and October 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Apogee Enterprises | Quanex Building Products | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Feb 28, 2026 | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.8B |
| Revenue growth | 3.2% | 43.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 2.7% | 16.6% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 27.2% |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | −10.6% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | −13.7% |
| Free cash flow | $95M | $102M |
| Free cash flow margin | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| Return on capital | 8.3% | −10.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $37M | $47M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.7% | 26.0% |
| Last close | $45.77 | $20.70 |
| P/E at the last close | 14.5× | 21.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $2,416, sold $0 | sold $3.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Apogee Enterprises and Quanex Building Products pages.