Quanex Building Products CORP

Not Applicable.

Part II

Our common stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NX since April 24, 2008. Electronic copies of our public filings are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov). There were appro ximately 2,587 holders of our common stock (excluding individual participants in securities positions listings) on record as of December 3, 2025.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes certain information regarding equity compensation to our employees, officers and directors under equity compensation plans as of October 31, 2025:

(1) Column (a) includes securities that may be issued upon future vesting of performance restricted stock units that have been previously granted to key employees and officers. The number of securities reflected in this column includes the maximum number of shares that would be issued pursuant to these performance restricted stock units assuming the performance measures are achieved. The performance measures may not be achieved.

(2) The weighted-average exercise price in column (b) does not include the impacts of the performance share awards or any securities that may be issued thereunder. For additional details, see Note 14, “Stock-Based Compensation,” of the accompanying financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During December 2021, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $75.0 million worth of shares of our common stock. Repurchases under the new program will be made in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. During the years ended October 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we purchased 1,709,119, zero, and 275,000 shares, respectively, at a cost of $32.4 million, zero, and $5.6 million, respectively, under these programs. As of October 31, 2025 we had a maximum of $30.4 million available to purchase shares under this program. This program does not have an expiration date or a limit on the number of shares that may be purchased.

Stock Performance Graph

The following chart represents a comparison of the five year total return of our common stock to the Standard & Poor’s 600 Building Products Industry Index (S&P 600 Building Products), the Russell 2000 Index, and a peer group index selected by us, which includes companies offering similar products and services to ours. The companies in our peer group for the year ended October 31, 2025 are AAON Inc., American Woodmark Corporation, Apogee Enterprises Inc., Armstrong World Industries, CSW Industrials Inc., Fortune Brands, Gibraltar Industries Inc., Griffon Corporation, Hillenbrand, Inc., Insteel Industries Inc., JELD-WEN Holding, Inc., Kennametal Inc, L.B. Foster Company, Masonite International Corp., MasterBrand, Inc., Mueller Water Products, Inc., Resideo Technologies, Inc., Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., and Trex Company, Inc.