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How it makes money
- Hardware Solutions: window and door hardware, screens and other window and door parts43%
- Extruded Solutions: insulating-glass spacers, profiles and sealing products35%
- Custom Solutions: engineered wood, metal, elastomer and compound products22%
Shares of revenue are estimates for three months ended July 31, 2026, not figures from a filing.
Competes with
- AAHXFASSA ABLOY
- EPWNEpwin Group
- ECELEurocell
- VEKA
- Roto Frank
- ALLEAllegionA
- Size
- $16.2B
- Margin
- 15.7%
What it sells6
Window and door hardware
Fittings and mechanisms used to open, close and secure windows and doors.
Window and door screens
Screens made for window and door manufacturers.
Insulating-glass spacers
Flexible parts placed between panes of glass in insulated windows.
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Vinyl and composite profiles
Shaped pieces used to build windows, doors, conservatories, roofs and related structures.
Window and door seals
Sealing parts that help close gaps around windows and doors.
Wood and metal components
Precisely formed parts used in building products, including interior components and specialty access systems.
Who buys it4
- National and regional window and door manufacturers buy components directly, often made to their specifications.
- Cabinet manufacturers buy wood and other interior building components.
- Distributors and system houses buy components for resale or use by manufacturers and installers.
- Commercial construction contractors buy products such as specialty access systems.
What it stands on, and what could break it
What the business leans on
- 1Demand depends substantially on home construction and on home renovation and window or door replacement activity in North America and Europe.
- 2Some business lines depend on a relatively small number of large customers, and customers can integrate production themselves or change suppliers.
- 3Production uses materials including polyvinyl chloride resin, aluminum, steel, wood, silicone and petroleum-based products, whose availability and prices can change.
- 4Operations and sales outside the United States expose the company to foreign currency movements and changes in trade rules.
What could go wrong
- 1A sustained drop in home construction or in renovation and replacement activity could reduce demand for window, door and cabinet components.
- 2Shortages or price increases in key materials could delay production or raise costs that Quanex cannot fully pass on to customers.
- 3Tariffs and other trade barriers could increase material costs and disrupt supply-chain planning.
About Quanex Building Products CORP
Quanex makes parts used in windows, doors, cabinets and other building products. Its customers include original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which make finished products, as well as distributors and commercial construction contractors. Quanex mainly serves customers in North America and the United Kingdom, and also has operations in Europe and other countries.
- Founded
- 2007
- Employees
- 7,071 (October 31, 2025, high)
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Financial year ends
- October 31
Built from Quanex Building Products CORP’s own filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Figures are as reported, with per-share history restated onto today’s share basis. This describes a business — it is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.
