NX
Quanex Building Products Corporation
NX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over NX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
NX's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.8x | $19.34 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $11.12 | -42% |
| Fair | 13x | $13.42 | -31% |
| Current | 18x | $19.34 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $21.85 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NX's PE is in its expensive range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.8x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect NX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over NX on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
NX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.98 | +88% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.05 | +$7.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.57 | -1605% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.20 | -1433% |
| Q4 2025 | -$5.43 | -703% |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.44 | -386% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.37 | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.39 | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.90 | -64% |
NX has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
NX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $501.8M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $462.4M | +2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $409.1M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $489.8M | -0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $495.3M | +77% |
| Q2 2025 | $452.5M | +70% |
| Q1 2025 | $400M | +67% |
| Q4 2024 | $492.2M | +67% |
NX's revenue has held roughly level: $502M last quarter, up 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.3% | +64 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4% | -5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | +8.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -55% | -63 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7% | -5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6% | -13 points |
NX has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over NX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $47.8M | +3.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.9M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | -$31.5M | -$7.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $66.6M | +$74.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $46.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.6M | -47% |
| Q1 2025 | -$24.1M | -$18.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.2M | -128% |
NX has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
NX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -10K shares |
| 1 year | -0.1% | -43K shares |
| 3 years | +38% | +12.6M shares |
| 5 years | +36% | +12M shares |
| Available history | +38% | +12.7M shares |
NX has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $23.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
NX spent $5M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 84% from the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
NX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NX's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.9 | Neutral |
NX's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
NX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 23% below |
| PE % | 74 | 58 | 16 pts above |
NX is trading at 18x earnings, a 23% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $19.6 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $19.7 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.7 | 3.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $18.6 | 4% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.6 | 18% below |
NX's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 18% below its 200-week average.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB has the edge over NX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.3 | $22.6 | +30% |
| 2021 | $22.6 | $24.5 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | $24.5 | $23.8 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | $23.8 | $30.6 | +29% |
| 2024 | $30.6 | $24.5 | -20% |
| 2025 | $24.5 | $15.3 | -37% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $19.3 | +26% |
NX has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.