Quanex Building Products (NX) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Quanex Building Products (NX) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.75x as of October 2025. Free cash flow of $66.61 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($88.25 Million). See Quanex Building Products short-term liquidity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Quanex Building Products Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1994–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Quanex Building Products across 32 annual periods. Explore Quanex Building Products cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Quanex Building Products (1994–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Quanex Building Products. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Quanex Building Products stock valuation.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.62x | $102.25 Million | $164.90 Million | $62.64 Million | ▲ +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.58x | $51.73 Million | $88.81 Million | $37.09 Million | ▼ -21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.75x | $109.66 Million | $147.05 Million | $37.39 Million | ▲ +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.66x | $64.84 Million | $97.97 Million | $33.12 Million | ▼ -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.69x | $54.58 Million | $78.59 Million | $24.01 Million | ▼ -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.74x | $75.07 Million | $100.80 Million | $25.73 Million | ▲ +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.74x | $71.49 Million | $96.37 Million | $24.88 Million | ▼ -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.75x | $78.13 Million | $104.61 Million | $26.48 Million | ▲ +33.4% |
| 2017 | 0.56x | $43.99 Million | $78.55 Million | $34.56 Million | ▼ -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.57x | $49.17 Million | $86.42 Million | $37.24 Million | ▲ +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.55x | $37.10 Million | $67.09 Million | $29.98 Million | ▲ +188.4% |
| 2014 | -0.63x | $-13.00 Million | $20.78 Million | $33.78 Million | ▼ -587.1% |
| 2013 | 0.13x | $5.59 Million | $43.52 Million | $37.93 Million | ▲ +120.7% |
| 2012 | -0.62x | $-16.39 Million | $26.48 Million | $42.87 Million | ▼ -218.8% |
| 2011 | 0.52x | $27.56 Million | $52.88 Million | $25.31 Million | ▼ -37.6% |
| 2010 | 0.83x | $74.41 Million | $89.13 Million | $14.72 Million | ▲ +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.73x | $44.34 Million | $60.49 Million | $16.15 Million | ▼ -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.76x | $49.22 Million | $65.03 Million | $15.81 Million | ▼ -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.85x | $189.68 Million | $224.07 Million | $34.40 Million | ▲ +36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.62x | $118.01 Million | $190.27 Million | $72.26 Million | ▼ -22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.80x | $198.33 Million | $249.12 Million | $50.79 Million | ▼ -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.84x | $104.69 Million | $124.24 Million | $19.54 Million | ▲ +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.72x | $74.15 Million | $102.84 Million | $28.69 Million | ▲ +24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.58x | $46.84 Million | $81.11 Million | $34.27 Million | ▲ +67.0% |
| 2001 | 0.35x | $29.38 Million | $84.95 Million | $55.58 Million | ▼ -24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.46x | $35.54 Million | $77.87 Million | $42.33 Million | ▲ +110.6% |
| 1999 | 0.22x | $16.84 Million | $77.69 Million | $60.85 Million | ▲ +149.9% |
| 1998 | 0.09x | $5.56 Million | $64.07 Million | $58.51 Million | ▲ +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.08x | $6.64 Million | $79.43 Million | $72.78 Million | ▼ -73.0% |
| 1996 | 0.31x | $19.85 Million | $64.11 Million | $44.26 Million | ▼ -48.7% |
| 1995 | 0.60x | $40.52 Million | $67.12 Million | $26.60 Million | ▲ +680.5% |
| 1994 | 0.08x | $3.56 Million | $46.02 Million | $42.46 Million | — |