Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.95 (As of Apr. 2026)

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FRA:4Q2 Quanex Building Products Corp FRA:4Q2
61 GF Score
Price €15.70
GF Value €25.91
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What is Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Quanex Building Products FRA:4Q2 -2.48% 61 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.95 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:4Q2 with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of €25.91. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Quanex Building Products's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was €0.148. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Quanex Building Products's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Quanex Building Products was 21.60% per year. The lowest was -26.50% per year. And the median was -2.50% per year.

As of today (2026-07-20), Quanex Building Products's current stock price is €15.70. Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was €1.95. Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 8.05.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Quanex Building Products was 28.38. The lowest was 5.06. And the median was 16.16.


Quanex Building Products  (FRA:4Q2) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=15.70/1.95
=8.05

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Quanex Building Products was 28.38. The lowest was 5.06. And the median was 16.16.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Quanex Building Products Annual Data
Trend Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 1.59 1.82 2.06 2.05

Quanex Building Products Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.01 2.08 2.05 1.93 1.95

FRA:4Q2 vs SWIM, JBI, LMB: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quanex Building Products's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Quanex Building Products Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Quanex Building Products's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Apr. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2026)
=0.148/333.0200*333.0200
=0.148

Current CPI (Apr. 2026) = 333.0200.

Quanex Building Products Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201607 0.426 240.628 0.590
201610 0.721 241.729 0.993
201701 -0.140 242.839 -0.192
201704 0.114 244.524 0.155
201707 0.501 244.786 0.682
201710 0.628 246.663 0.848
201801 0.009 247.867 0.012
201804 0.140 250.546 0.186
201807 0.511 252.006 0.675
201810 1.272 252.885 1.675
201901 -0.702 251.712 -0.929
201904 0.368 255.548 0.480
201907 0.698 256.571 0.906
201910 1.606 257.346 2.078
202001 -0.353 257.971 -0.456
202004 -0.024 256.389 -0.031
202007 1.082 259.101 1.391
202010 1.251 260.388 1.600
202101 -0.214 261.582 -0.272
202104 0.691 267.054 0.862
202107 0.308 273.003 0.376
202110 0.597 276.589 0.719
202201 -0.770 281.148 -0.912
202204 0.371 289.109 0.427
202207 1.364 296.276 1.533
202210 1.059 298.012 1.183
202301 -0.125 299.170 -0.139
202304 0.769 303.363 0.844
202307 1.558 305.691 1.697
202310 0.848 307.671 0.918
202401 -0.159 308.417 -0.172
202404 0.718 313.548 0.763
202407 1.118 314.540 1.184
202410 -0.159 315.664 -0.168
202501 -0.496 317.671 -0.520
202504 0.259 320.795 0.269
202507 0.867 323.048 0.894
202510 1.258 0.000
202601 -0.590 325.252 -0.604
202604 0.148 333.020 0.148

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.95 mean?
Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.95 as of Apr. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Quanex Building Products and its competitors.
Is Quanex Building Products' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Quanex Building Products' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.95. Overall, Quanex Building Products has a GF Score™ of 61/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Quanex Building Products' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to SWIM and JBI?
Quanex Building Products' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.95 can be compared against companies in the Construction industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Construction company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Construction industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Quanex Building Products and its competitors. Quanex Building Products's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quanex Building Products stock overvalued right now?
Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) has a current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.95. The stock's GF Value™ is €25.91, compared to a current price of €15.70 — trading 39.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.95. Quanex Building Products' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.95 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Quanex Building Products stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €15.70 is trading 39.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €25.91.

Key valuation signals for FRA:4Q2:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.95
  • GF Value™: €25.91 vs. price of €15.70 (39.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:4Q2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Quanex Building Products Business Description

Other Exchanges NX:USA
Address 945 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 900, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Quanex Building Products Corp is a manufacturer of components sold to original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry. It manufactures engineered products like window and door components that include flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, solar panel sealants and precision-formed metal and wood products among others. Its four operating segments are North American Fenestration being the key revenue driver, European Fenestration, North American Cabinet Components, and Tyman. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
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