Quanex Building Products (NX) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Quanex Building Products (NX) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 5.65x as of April 2026. Operating cash flow of $18.92 Million exceeds net income of $3.35 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Quanex Building Products (NX) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Quanex Building Products Cash Flow Quality Index (1994–2024)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Quanex Building Products across 25 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Quanex Building Products cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Quanex Building Products (1994–2024)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Quanex Building Products.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.69x | $88.81 Million | $33.06 Million | ▲ +50.7% |
| 2023 | 1.78x | $147.05 Million | $82.50 Million | ▲ +60.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11x | $97.97 Million | $88.34 Million | ▼ -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1.38x | $78.59 Million | $56.98 Million | ▼ -47.3% |
| 2020 | 2.62x | $100.80 Million | $38.50 Million | ▼ -34.1% |
| 2018 | 3.97x | $104.61 Million | $26.33 Million | ▼ -5.5% |
| 2017 | 4.20x | $78.55 Million | $18.68 Million | ▲ +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.17x | $67.09 Million | $16.09 Million | ▲ +486.5% |
| 2014 | 0.71x | $20.78 Million | $29.23 Million | ▼ -87.8% |
| 2011 | 5.82x | $52.88 Million | $9.08 Million | ▲ +58.1% |
| 2010 | 3.68x | $89.13 Million | $24.20 Million | ▲ +22.2% |
| 2008 | 3.01x | $65.03 Million | $21.58 Million | ▲ +81.1% |
| 2007 | 1.66x | $224.07 Million | $134.62 Million | ▲ +40.2% |
| 2006 | 1.19x | $190.27 Million | $160.31 Million | ▼ -15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.41x | $249.12 Million | $177.23 Million | ▼ -34.8% |
| 2004 | 2.16x | $124.24 Million | $57.60 Million | ▼ -10.1% |
| 2003 | 2.40x | $102.84 Million | $42.89 Million | ▲ +64.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46x | $81.11 Million | $55.48 Million | ▼ -50.4% |
| 2001 | 2.95x | $84.95 Million | $28.82 Million | ▲ +48.3% |
| 1999 | 1.99x | $77.69 Million | $39.08 Million | ▲ +46.4% |
| 1998 | 1.36x | $64.07 Million | $47.19 Million | ▼ -52.6% |
| 1997 | 2.87x | $79.43 Million | $27.72 Million | ▲ +35.7% |
| 1996 | 2.11x | $64.11 Million | $30.37 Million | ▲ +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.11x | $67.12 Million | $31.84 Million | ▼ -13.6% |
| 1994 | 2.44x | $46.02 Million | $18.85 Million | — |