Quanex Building Products vs Simpson Manufacturing
Simpson Manufacturing reported revenue of $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Quanex Building Products' $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Quanex Building Products' revenue grew 43.8% in its latest year, and Simpson Manufacturing's grew 4.5%. Quanex Building Products had an operating margin of -10.6%, against 19.6% at Simpson Manufacturing. Free cash flow was $102 million at Quanex Building Products and $298 million at Simpson Manufacturing. Their fiscal years end in different months (October 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Quanex Building Products | Simpson Manufacturing | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.8B | $2.3B |
| Revenue growth | 43.8% | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.6% | 13.0% |
| Gross margin | 27.2% | 45.9% |
| Operating margin | −10.6% | 19.6% |
| Net margin | −13.7% | 14.8% |
| Free cash flow | $102M | $298M |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| Return on capital | −10.2% | 17.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $47M | $168M |
| Change in diluted share count | 26.0% | −1.2% |
| Last close | $20.70 | $196.89 |
| P/E at the last close | 21.6× | 21.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.4 million | sold $1.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 Quanex Building Products and Simpson Manufacturing pages.