Quanex Building Products Stock Price History
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18.29-0.25 (-1.35%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
NX price history at a glance
The price history for Quanex Building Products (NX) on this page begins on March 17, 1980, when the stock closed at $4.35; it most recently closed at $18.29 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $55.51, reached on July 16, 2007; the latest close is 67.1% below that peak. Across the 45 complete calendar years in the table, NX finished higher in 26 and lower in 19. Its best year was 1988 (+118.4%) and its worst was 2008 (-81.9%).
Over roughly 47 years the share price changed +320.9%, a 3.1% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, NX has gained 30.2%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1980
- $55.51
- Date of high
- Jul 16, 2007
- Low since 1980
- $1.33
- Date of low
- Dec 15, 1986
- 52-week high
- $23.33
- 52-week low
- $11.04
- Last close
- $18.29
NX returns
1 week
-3.74%
1 month
-16.29%
3 months
+5.11%
6 months
-8.18%
Year to date
+18.92%
1 year
+30.18%
3 years
-33.42%
5 years
-13.40%
NX price return, excluding dividends.
NX annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.29 | +19.00% |
| 2025 | 15.37 | -34.62% |
| 2024 | 23.51 | -23.09% |
| 2023 | 30.57 | +29.10% |
| 2022 | 23.68 | -4.44% |
| 2021 | 24.78 | +11.77% |
| 2020 | 22.17 | +31.89% |
| 2019 | 16.81 | +14.90% |
| 2018 | 14.63 | -37.48% |
| 2017 | 23.40 | +15.27% |
| 2016 | 20.30 | -2.64% |
| 2015 | 20.85 | +12.16% |
| 2014 | 18.59 | -7.42% |
| 2013 | 20.08 | -4.24% |
| 2012 | 20.97 | +39.61% |
| 2011 | 15.02 | -20.82% |
| 2010 | 18.97 | +11.79% |
| 2009 | 16.97 | +83.46% |
| 2008 | 9.25 | -81.88% |
| 2007 | 51.05 | +47.59% |
| 2006 | 34.59 | +3.83% |
| 2005 | 33.31 | +9.31% |
| 2004 | 30.48 | +46.27% |
| 2003 | 20.84 | +42.41% |
| 2002 | 14.63 | +15.55% |
| 2001 | 12.66 | +41.57% |
| 2000 | 8.94 | -21.08% |
| 1999 | 11.33 | +13.02% |
| 1998 | 10.03 | -22.03% |
| 1997 | 12.86 | +8.18% |
| 1996 | 11.89 | +38.06% |
| 1995 | 8.61 | -15.30% |
| 1994 | 10.17 | +31.66% |
| 1993 | 7.72 | -9.15% |
| 1992 | 8.50 | -17.74% |
| 1991 | 10.33 | +89.80% |
| 1990 | 5.44 | -18.33% |
| 1989 | 6.67 | +12.15% |
| 1988 | 5.94 | +118.37% |
| 1987 | 2.72 | +88.47% |
| 1986 | 1.44 | -46.94% |
| 1985 | 2.72 | -25.76% |
| 1984 | 3.67 | -18.52% |
| 1983 | 4.50 | +47.27% |
| 1982 | 3.06 | -66.46% |
| 1981 | 9.11 | +18.65% |
| 1980* | 7.68 | +76.70% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1980; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
NX daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.50 | 18.52 | 18.16 | 18.29 | -1.35% | |
| 18.14 | 18.63 | 17.91 | 18.54 | +0.82% | |
| 18.38 | 18.40 | 17.96 | 18.39 | -2.44% | |
| 19.08 | 19.24 | 18.72 | 18.85 | -0.32% | |
| 18.98 | 19.60 | 18.12 | 18.91 | -0.47% | |
| 19.77 | 19.99 | 19.00 | 19.00 | -1.04% | |
| 18.82 | 19.34 | 18.45 | 19.20 | +1.75% | |
| 19.30 | 19.30 | 18.72 | 18.87 | -1.36% | |
| 19.52 | 19.61 | 19.01 | 19.13 | -1.29% | |
| 19.95 | 19.95 | 19.27 | 19.38 | -1.82% | |
| 19.37 | 20.05 | 19.25 | 19.74 | +2.39% | |
| 19.79 | 19.88 | 19.11 | 19.28 | -2.77% | |
| 20.50 | 20.80 | 19.81 | 19.83 | -4.02% | |
| 20.83 | 21.10 | 20.50 | 20.66 | +2.79% | |
| 20.27 | 20.36 | 19.80 | 20.10 | +0.05% | |
| 20.49 | 20.49 | 19.81 | 20.09 | -2.19% | |
| 21.38 | 21.38 | 20.26 | 20.54 | -1.15% | |
| 21.28 | 21.49 | 20.50 | 20.78 | -1.66% | |
| 20.98 | 21.39 | 20.69 | 21.13 | +0.71% | |
| 20.70 | 21.62 | 20.63 | 20.98 | -2.74% | |
| 21.79 | 21.97 | 21.24 | 21.57 | +2.28% | |
| 21.36 | 21.38 | 20.77 | 21.09 | -3.48% | |
| 22.12 | 22.13 | 21.15 | 21.85 | -1.67% | |
| 22.90 | 23.33 | 21.45 | 22.22 | -3.10% | |
| 20.63 | 23.23 | 20.14 | 22.93 | +22.23% | |
| 19.09 | 19.48 | 18.76 | 18.76 | -0.90% | |
| 18.55 | 19.21 | 17.50 | 18.93 | +2.38% | |
| 18.98 | 19.09 | 18.42 | 18.49 | -3.80% | |
| 19.23 | 19.26 | 18.90 | 19.22 | -1.03% | |
| 19.85 | 19.92 | 19.36 | 19.42 | -1.32% | |
| 19.62 | 20.01 | 19.40 | 19.68 | -0.71% | |
| 20.07 | 20.14 | 19.64 | 19.82 | -0.60% | |
| 20.33 | 20.33 | 19.73 | 19.94 | -0.05% | |
| 20.45 | 20.55 | 19.80 | 19.95 | -1.63% | |
| 20.02 | 20.49 | 19.72 | 20.28 | +2.84% | |
| 20.12 | 20.42 | 19.59 | 19.72 | -4.78% | |
| 20.44 | 21.01 | 20.44 | 20.71 | +3.50% | |
| 20.44 | 20.52 | 19.78 | 20.01 | -3.52% | |
| 20.70 | 20.85 | 20.26 | 20.74 | -1.00% | |
| 21.17 | 21.28 | 20.71 | 20.95 | -1.97% | |
| 22.11 | 22.11 | 21.22 | 21.37 | -2.20% | |
| 22.06 | 22.06 | 21.23 | 21.85 | -0.18% | |
| 21.36 | 21.98 | 21.36 | 21.89 | +3.94% | |
| 21.92 | 21.92 | 20.94 | 21.06 | -4.19% | |
| 21.09 | 22.02 | 20.94 | 21.98 | +5.32% | |
| 20.80 | 21.26 | 20.49 | 20.87 | -0.05% | |
| 20.77 | 21.24 | 20.60 | 20.88 | +0.05% | |
| 19.46 | 20.91 | 19.44 | 20.87 | +8.58% | |
| 18.01 | 19.30 | 17.89 | 19.22 | +7.74% | |
| 17.98 | 18.04 | 17.56 | 17.84 | +0.17% | |
| 18.37 | 18.45 | 17.71 | 17.81 | -0.84% | |
| 19.04 | 19.29 | 17.72 | 17.96 | -7.66% | |
| 18.91 | 19.52 | 18.65 | 19.45 | +3.51% | |
| 19.08 | 19.34 | 18.40 | 18.79 | +1.02% | |
| 18.37 | 19.03 | 18.05 | 18.60 | +1.86% | |
| 18.06 | 18.37 | 17.82 | 18.26 | -1.14% | |
| 18.16 | 18.71 | 18.16 | 18.47 | +1.71% | |
| 17.89 | 18.31 | 17.40 | 18.16 | +2.83% | |
| 18.26 | 18.27 | 17.63 | 17.66 | -2.81% | |
| 18.16 | 18.62 | 17.89 | 18.17 | -2.10% | |
| 17.58 | 18.80 | 17.58 | 18.56 | +5.22% | |
| 17.11 | 17.77 | 17.11 | 17.64 | +2.68% | |
| 17.23 | 17.59 | 17.03 | 17.18 | +1.18% | |
| 17.25 | 17.43 | 16.79 | 16.98 | -2.41% | |
| 16.86 | 17.51 | 16.86 | 17.40 | +3.33% | |
| 16.04 | 17.00 | 16.04 | 16.84 | +5.25% | |
| 16.26 | 16.26 | 15.49 | 16.00 | -3.61% | |
| 17.09 | 17.36 | 16.55 | 16.60 | -3.38% | |
| 17.17 | 17.22 | 16.45 | 17.18 | +0.59% | |
| 18.14 | 18.14 | 16.81 | 17.08 | -5.01% | |
| 18.45 | 18.81 | 17.97 | 17.98 | -3.44% | |
| 18.20 | 18.70 | 17.91 | 18.62 | +2.36% | |
| 17.82 | 18.29 | 17.27 | 18.19 | +1.28% | |
| 17.67 | 18.01 | 17.30 | 17.96 | +0.79% | |
| 17.66 | 18.34 | 17.58 | 17.82 | +0.28% | |
| 16.73 | 17.82 | 16.56 | 17.77 | +7.31% | |
| 16.55 | 16.86 | 16.44 | 16.56 | -1.72% | |
| 17.06 | 17.32 | 16.80 | 16.85 | -0.88% | |
| 16.42 | 17.37 | 16.42 | 17.00 | +5.07% | |
| 16.43 | 17.08 | 16.02 | 16.18 | -2.12% | |
| 16.95 | 17.27 | 16.48 | 16.53 | -1.49% | |
| 17.52 | 18.07 | 16.78 | 16.78 | -1.41% | |
| 16.95 | 17.64 | 16.95 | 17.02 | +0.71% | |
| 16.01 | 16.93 | 15.52 | 16.90 | +6.56% | |
| 16.65 | 16.73 | 15.81 | 15.86 | -4.74% | |
| 16.28 | 17.17 | 16.00 | 16.65 | +4.06% | |
| 15.91 | 16.33 | 15.67 | 16.00 | +3.76% | |
| 17.69 | 17.81 | 15.41 | 15.42 | -13.42% | |
| 18.56 | 18.74 | 17.67 | 17.81 | -1.77% | |
| 18.32 | 18.44 | 18.03 | 18.13 | -1.41% | |
| 18.32 | 18.74 | 18.22 | 18.39 | +1.21% | |
| 18.29 | 18.29 | 17.51 | 18.17 | -2.36% | |
| 18.94 | 18.96 | 18.44 | 18.61 | -1.17% | |
| 18.72 | 18.96 | 18.50 | 18.83 | -0.37% | |
| 18.60 | 19.03 | 18.56 | 18.90 | +3.17% | |
| 18.02 | 18.59 | 17.81 | 18.32 | +3.44% | |
| 17.40 | 17.76 | 17.28 | 17.71 | +3.08% | |
| 16.67 | 17.59 | 16.38 | 17.18 | +1.06% | |
| 16.55 | 17.11 | 16.35 | 17.00 | +2.97% | |
| 16.52 | 16.53 | 15.73 | 16.51 | -2.08% | |
| 16.45 | 17.01 | 16.04 | 16.86 | +1.51% | |
| 18.30 | 18.30 | 16.59 | 16.61 | -13.22% | |
| 19.44 | 19.65 | 19.13 | 19.14 | -0.26% | |
| 19.39 | 19.49 | 18.96 | 19.19 | -1.69% | |
| 19.96 | 19.96 | 19.16 | 19.52 | -2.16% | |
| 20.20 | 20.33 | 19.90 | 19.95 | -1.48% | |
| 20.17 | 20.68 | 20.00 | 20.25 | +0.85% | |
| 20.39 | 20.62 | 19.80 | 20.08 | -0.20% | |
| 20.21 | 20.50 | 19.88 | 20.12 | +2.71% | |
| 18.87 | 19.71 | 18.80 | 19.59 | +5.61% | |
| 19.85 | 19.85 | 18.52 | 18.55 | -6.92% | |
| 20.09 | 20.09 | 19.49 | 19.93 | -0.05% | |
| 19.36 | 20.10 | 19.23 | 19.94 | +2.31% | |
| 20.06 | 20.21 | 19.45 | 19.49 | -3.94% | |
| 20.68 | 20.68 | 20.18 | 20.29 | -1.65% | |
| 20.43 | 20.95 | 20.24 | 20.63 | +0.88% | |
| 20.42 | 20.79 | 20.29 | 20.45 | -0.10% | |
| 20.40 | 20.73 | 20.21 | 20.47 | +0.74% | |
| 20.80 | 20.83 | 20.13 | 20.32 | -0.68% | |
| 21.14 | 21.33 | 20.30 | 20.46 | -2.43% | |
| 20.30 | 20.98 | 19.99 | 20.97 | +3.50% | |
| 19.50 | 20.62 | 19.32 | 20.26 | +6.74% | |
| 19.23 | 19.41 | 18.96 | 18.98 | -0.89% | |
| 19.36 | 19.63 | 18.90 | 19.15 | -1.79% | |
| 19.71 | 19.76 | 19.24 | 19.50 | -1.27% | |
| 18.60 | 19.82 | 18.60 | 19.75 | -0.85% | |
| 20.20 | 20.53 | 19.90 | 19.92 | -1.24% | |
| 19.07 | 20.53 | 19.00 | 20.17 | +4.67% | |
| 19.03 | 19.48 | 18.90 | 19.27 | +7.71% | |
| 17.31 | 17.92 | 17.20 | 17.89 | +0.79% | |
| 17.40 | 17.76 | 17.18 | 17.75 | +1.66% | |
| 17.78 | 18.34 | 17.40 | 17.46 | -3.70% | |
| 18.13 | 18.58 | 18.01 | 18.13 | +0.89% | |
| 17.71 | 18.18 | 17.40 | 17.97 | +3.10% | |
| 17.69 | 17.70 | 17.28 | 17.43 | 0.00% | |
| 17.37 | 17.67 | 17.30 | 17.43 | -0.80% | |
| 17.65 | 18.05 | 17.47 | 17.57 | -2.17% | |
| 17.95 | 18.16 | 17.49 | 17.96 | +1.41% | |
| 17.39 | 17.95 | 16.92 | 17.71 | +2.61% | |
| 16.99 | 17.55 | 16.80 | 17.26 | +5.76% | |
| 16.63 | 16.71 | 16.01 | 16.32 | -0.85% | |
| 16.80 | 16.94 | 16.13 | 16.46 | -3.63% | |
| 17.58 | 17.91 | 17.06 | 17.08 | -3.34% | |
| 17.48 | 17.79 | 17.20 | 17.67 | +2.32% | |
| 17.15 | 17.49 | 16.97 | 17.27 | +2.43% | |
| 17.18 | 17.34 | 16.73 | 16.86 | -1.11% | |
| 17.36 | 17.55 | 16.99 | 17.05 | -3.67% | |
| 17.74 | 18.09 | 17.49 | 17.70 | 0.00% | |
| 16.99 | 18.26 | 16.80 | 17.70 | +3.09% | |
| 16.65 | 17.25 | 16.35 | 17.17 | -1.04% | |
| 18.08 | 18.84 | 16.85 | 17.35 | -7.71% | |
| 19.41 | 19.64 | 18.30 | 18.80 | -4.42% | |
| 19.66 | 19.88 | 19.10 | 19.67 | +0.77% | |
| 19.59 | 19.86 | 19.37 | 19.52 | -3.98% | |
| 20.19 | 20.57 | 19.87 | 20.33 | -0.97% | |
| 20.57 | 20.67 | 19.97 | 20.53 | -1.53% | |
| 21.12 | 21.45 | 20.47 | 20.85 | -0.62% | |
| 22.26 | 22.26 | 20.91 | 20.98 | -5.45% | |
| 22.01 | 22.52 | 22.01 | 22.19 | +1.28% | |
| 22.42 | 22.54 | 21.69 | 21.91 | -2.84% | |
| 22.07 | 22.98 | 21.85 | 22.55 | +1.85% | |
| 22.01 | 22.30 | 21.89 | 22.14 | +0.32% | |
| 22.06 | 22.77 | 21.91 | 22.07 | -0.18% | |
| 22.00 | 22.15 | 21.45 | 22.11 | +0.32% | |
| 21.89 | 22.35 | 21.18 | 22.04 | +0.69% | |
| 22.57 | 22.90 | 21.83 | 21.89 | -2.06% | |
| 22.18 | 22.46 | 21.83 | 22.35 | +1.09% | |
| 21.72 | 22.37 | 21.50 | 22.11 | +2.98% | |
| 21.20 | 21.66 | 20.93 | 21.47 | +0.85% | |
| 20.56 | 21.38 | 20.56 | 21.29 | +4.57% | |
| 19.95 | 20.60 | 19.93 | 20.36 | +1.29% | |
| 19.68 | 20.50 | 19.48 | 20.10 | +3.72% | |
| 19.04 | 19.69 | 18.87 | 19.38 | +1.95% | |
| 18.63 | 19.21 | 18.56 | 19.01 | +1.55% | |
| 18.52 | 18.92 | 18.28 | 18.72 | +0.27% | |
| 18.41 | 18.70 | 18.21 | 18.67 | +1.63% | |
| 18.66 | 18.86 | 18.27 | 18.37 | -0.76% | |
| 18.43 | 18.65 | 18.07 | 18.51 | -0.27% | |
| 18.80 | 18.89 | 18.40 | 18.56 | -1.33% | |
| 19.12 | 19.12 | 18.74 | 18.81 | -2.03% | |
| 19.14 | 19.62 | 19.12 | 19.20 | +1.27% | |
| 18.45 | 19.05 | 18.31 | 18.96 | +3.83% | |
| 18.22 | 18.44 | 18.03 | 18.26 | -2.41% | |
| 18.59 | 18.75 | 18.43 | 18.71 | +0.75% | |
| 18.13 | 18.62 | 18.04 | 18.57 | +2.88% | |
| 17.83 | 18.40 | 17.70 | 18.05 | +1.35% | |
| 17.70 | 17.94 | 17.60 | 17.81 | +0.62% | |
| 17.36 | 17.83 | 17.16 | 17.70 | +0.97% | |
| 16.77 | 17.57 | 16.52 | 17.53 | +6.18% | |
| 15.68 | 16.98 | 15.57 | 16.51 | +4.76% | |
| 16.39 | 16.41 | 15.58 | 15.76 | -2.84% | |
| 15.64 | 16.27 | 15.51 | 16.22 | +3.12% | |
| 15.31 | 16.00 | 15.29 | 15.73 | +2.34% | |
| 15.47 | 15.81 | 15.33 | 15.37 | -0.07% | |
| 15.53 | 15.73 | 15.35 | 15.38 | -0.97% | |
| 15.37 | 15.72 | 15.37 | 15.53 | +0.26% | |
| 15.32 | 15.51 | 15.20 | 15.49 | +1.11% | |
| 15.16 | 15.35 | 15.08 | 15.32 | +0.07% | |
| 15.22 | 15.44 | 15.09 | 15.31 | +1.19% | |
| 15.17 | 15.30 | 14.98 | 15.13 | -0.66% | |
| 15.42 | 15.69 | 15.21 | 15.23 | -1.36% | |
| 16.04 | 16.13 | 15.42 | 15.44 | -5.04% | |
| 16.07 | 16.53 | 16.07 | 16.26 | +2.46% | |
| 16.23 | 16.44 | 15.58 | 15.87 | -2.22% | |
| 16.19 | 16.86 | 16.00 | 16.23 | +1.00% | |
| 16.35 | 16.63 | 14.68 | 16.07 | -2.72% | |
| 20.00 | 20.42 | 16.25 | 16.52 | +9.55% | |
| 14.66 | 15.29 | 14.66 | 15.08 | +4.00% | |
| 13.77 | 14.52 | 13.75 | 14.50 | +6.38% | |
| 13.48 | 13.80 | 13.18 | 13.63 | +0.44% | |
| 13.91 | 14.10 | 13.54 | 13.57 | -2.02% | |
| 13.74 | 14.11 | 13.65 | 13.85 | +1.39% | |
| 13.66 | 13.84 | 13.44 | 13.66 | -0.29% | |
| 13.35 | 14.01 | 13.26 | 13.70 | +3.24% | |
| 13.24 | 13.39 | 12.99 | 13.27 | +1.38% | |
| 12.78 | 13.41 | 12.68 | 13.09 | +1.00% | |
| 12.95 | 13.06 | 12.81 | 12.96 | +0.70% | |
| 12.35 | 13.13 | 12.33 | 12.87 | +2.71% | |
| 12.28 | 12.80 | 12.18 | 12.53 | +3.13% | |
| 11.90 | 12.34 | 11.75 | 12.15 | +1.33% | |
| 11.43 | 12.12 | 11.37 | 11.99 | +6.58% | |
| 11.53 | 11.64 | 11.16 | 11.25 | -0.88% | |
| 11.89 | 12.23 | 11.04 | 11.35 | -4.78% | |
| 12.11 | 12.17 | 11.88 | 11.92 | -2.53% | |
| 12.96 | 12.96 | 12.21 | 12.23 | -5.56% | |
| 13.06 | 13.13 | 12.63 | 12.95 | -0.84% | |
| 13.10 | 13.38 | 12.93 | 13.06 | -0.91% | |
| 13.19 | 13.51 | 13.09 | 13.18 | +0.53% | |
| 13.30 | 13.33 | 13.06 | 13.11 | -0.53% | |
| 13.28 | 13.28 | 12.86 | 13.18 | +0.92% | |
| 13.02 | 13.11 | 12.84 | 13.06 | +0.31% | |
| 13.17 | 13.72 | 12.88 | 13.02 | -2.69% | |
| 13.17 | 13.47 | 13.01 | 13.38 | +1.44% | |
| 13.86 | 13.90 | 13.15 | 13.19 | -5.99% | |
| 14.14 | 14.18 | 13.80 | 14.03 | -1.27% | |
| 14.19 | 14.29 | 13.92 | 14.21 | -0.28% | |
| 14.32 | 14.65 | 14.13 | 14.25 | -1.59% | |
| 14.75 | 14.98 | 14.36 | 14.48 | -2.82% | |
| 15.00 | 15.31 | 14.87 | 14.90 | -1.39% | |
| 15.60 | 15.83 | 15.11 | 15.11 | -2.58% | |
| 15.45 | 15.65 | 15.22 | 15.51 | +1.70% | |
| 15.12 | 15.57 | 15.09 | 15.25 | +1.26% | |
| 15.32 | 15.49 | 14.98 | 15.06 | -1.89% | |
| 14.98 | 15.49 | 14.94 | 15.35 | +2.06% | |
| 14.70 | 15.30 | 14.65 | 15.04 | +2.87% | |
| 14.23 | 14.70 | 14.15 | 14.62 | +1.95% | |
| 14.30 | 14.34 | 13.99 | 14.34 | +0.56% | |
| 14.26 | 14.56 | 14.09 | 14.26 | +0.28% | |
| 13.38 | 14.33 | 13.28 | 14.22 | +5.18% | |
| 13.66 | 13.67 | 13.11 | 13.52 | +0.07% | |
| 14.16 | 14.27 | 13.38 | 13.51 | -3.84% | |
| 14.49 | 14.49 | 14.05 | 14.05 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the NX chart for longer ranges.