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	14.8	16.83%	🇺🇸 USA
PGT Innovations PGTI	21.8	72.10%	🇺🇸 USA
Alcoa AA	-9.31	-173.61%	🇺🇸 USA
Kaiser Aluminum KALU	100	694.10%	🇺🇸 USA
Masonite DOOR	16.8	33.18%	🇺🇸 USA
Valmont Industries VMI	46.6	268.59%	🇺🇸 USA
Simpson Manufacturing Company SSD	22.0	73.76%	🇺🇸 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.