P/E ratio for Quanex Building Products (NX)

P/E ratio history for Quanex Building Products from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Builders FirstSource BLDR	12.2	17.81%	🇺🇸 USA
PGT Innovations PGTI	21.8	109.46%	🇺🇸 USA
Alcoa AA	-7.78	-174.89%	🇺🇸 USA
Kaiser Aluminum KALU	86.4	731.38%	🇺🇸 USA
Masonite DOOR	16.8	62.10%	🇺🇸 USA
Valmont Industries VMI	42.5	309.48%	🇺🇸 USA
Simpson Manufacturing Company SSD	20.2	94.23%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.