NX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #7 of 14 in industry

Quanex Building Products CORP CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $48,837 · Primary Metals.

Primary Metals peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-28
Industry
Primary Metals
Industry rank
#7/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
74:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.6M
Median worker
$48,837

Answer first

Quanex Building Products CORP's FY2025 CEO total of $3.6M ranks #1035 of 1,423 complete filings; its 74:1 pay ratio ranks #800. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $48,837. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-33 peer cohort (# 7 of 14, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Primary Metals companies.

Dollar rank
#1035
$3.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#800
74:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Quanex Building Products CORP ranks nationally

Quanex Building Products CORP CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,613,938 27th percentile higher than 27% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Quanex Building Products CORP vs. Primary Metals peers

CEO total pay ($3.6M) against pay ratio (74:1) for Quanex Building Products CORP (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Primary Metals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2223298.33517881.148124646107046.87401629.752.6:160.1:167.5:174.9:182.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Quanex Building Products CORP, CEO total pay: 3613938 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 74:1Quanex Building Products CORPMatthews International Corp, CEO total pay: 5704853 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 77:1Matthews International CorpTitan International Inc, CEO total pay: 2458677 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1Titan International IncCentury Aluminum Co, CEO total pay: 7166251 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1Century Aluminum CoGibraltar Industries, Inc., CEO total pay: 4753917 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 63:1Gibraltar Industries, Inc.Metallus Inc., CEO total pay: 5858298 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Metallus Inc.
Quanex Building Products CORP vs. Primary Metals peers, plotted against the industry's $4.2M median CEO total and 72:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Primary Metals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 33. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Quanex Building Products CORP's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Quanex Building Products CORP

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
74:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-33:1
from FY2024 107:1
CEO $ YoY
-24%
$3.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Quanex Building Products CORP CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $4.1M - $46,167 88:1 -
2022 $4.1M +0.8% $41,377 99:1 +11:1
2023 $4.8M +17% $42,112 114:1 +15:1
2024 $4.7M -1.1% $44,365 107:1 -7:1
2025 $3.6M -24% $48,837 74:1 -33:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1423221, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Primary Metals

This Company's Ratio
74:1
Industry Median Ratio
72:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.2M
This CEO's Pay
$3.6M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#7 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Primary Metals →

Quanex Building Products CORP: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Quanex Building Products CORP's FY2025 CEO total $3.6M ranks #1035 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 74× the median employee ($48,837) in FY2025.

Median employee $48,837 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 74 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

74:1

Near industry median

Quanex Building Products CORP in the lower-dollar third

Quanex Building Products CORP's FY2025 CEO total $3.6M ranks #1035 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Primary Metals (SIC 33) median ratio is 72:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Quanex Building Products CORP's $3.6M CEO total is at or below the $4.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1035 and ratio rank #800 split - treat 74:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Primary Metals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.6M
Median Employee Pay
$48,837
Pay Ratio
74:1
Filing Date
2026-01-28

Company Info

Ticker
NX
CIK
1423221
Industry
Primary Metals
SIC Code
3350
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1423221, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Quanex Building Products CORP's FY2025 CEO total $3.6M ranks #1035 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Vital Farms, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $3K heavier vs Quanex Building Products CORP); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Hawkins Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $6K lighter vs Quanex Building Products CORP); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Banner Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $23K lighter vs Quanex Building Products CORP); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Green Plains Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.6M (Δ $29K heavier vs Quanex Building Products CORP); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Matthews International Corp (SIC 33 pole)

Matthews International Corp stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Quanex Building Products CORP's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1035/#800

Quanex Building Products CORP's FY2025 package sits #1035 by CEO dollars and #800 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Quanex Building Products CORP's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Quanex Building Products CORP (CIK 1423221), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.