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Quanex Building Products Executive Compensation (FY25)

NX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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George Wilson
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 26, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — George Wilson: $4,753,370 → $3,635,424 (23.5% lower)

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Who is Quanex Building Products' chief executive and what were they paid?
George Wilson, President — Chief Executive Officer, received $3,635,424 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Wilson's total was 23.5% lower than the $4,753,370 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Quanex Building Products' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.8% support at the meeting held February 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Quanex Building Products' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AAON Inc., American Woodmark Corp., Apogee Enterprises Inc., Armstrong World Industries and CSW Industrials Inc., among others.
What is Quanex Building Products' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 74:1, against median employee compensation of $48,837.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Wilson
President — Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Zuehlke
Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cornett
Senior Vice President — General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kimberley Garcia
Vice President — Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Wilson
President — Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Zuehlke
Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cornett
Senior Vice President — General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kimberley Garcia
Vice President — Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Wilson
President — Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Scott Zuehlke
Senior Vice President — Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Cornett
Senior Vice President — General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kimberley Garcia
Vice President — Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jessica Navascues
Vice President — Operation Excellence
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
CornettRSU◇——◇——◇
GarciaRSU◇——◇——◇
NavascuesRSU◇——◇——◇
WilsonRSU◇——◇——◇
ZuehlkeRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Paul CornettOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
George WilsonOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jessica NavascuesRSU◇◇——
Kimberley GarciaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott ZuehlkeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Susan F. Davis
Lead independent director
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Donald R. Maier
◇◇———◇◇
Bradley E. Hughes
◇◇———◇◇
William E. Waltz Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Jason D. Lippert
◇◇———◇◇
Manish H. Shah
◇◇———◇◇
Amit Singhi
◇◇———◇◇
Curtis M. Stevens
◇◇———◇◇
George L. Wilson and Mary K. Lawler served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AAON Inc. AAON
  • American Woodmark Corp. AMWD
  • Apogee Enterprises Inc. APOG
  • Armstrong World Industries AWI
  • CSW Industrials Inc. CSW
  • Fortune Brands FBIN
  • Gibraltar Industries Inc. ROCK
  • Griffon Industries Inc. symbol not shown
  • Hillenbrand HI
  • Insteel Industries Inc. IIIN
  • JELD-WEN Holding JELD
  • Kennametal KMT
  • L.B. Foster Company FSTR
  • MasterBrand MBC
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MWA
  • Resideo Technologies REZI
  • Simpson Manufacturing Inc. SSD
  • Trex Company, Inc. TREX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2024February 27, 2025=◇◇◇
2023February 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2022February 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2021February 22, 2022=◇◇◇
2020February 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2019February 27, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017March 1, 2018=◇◇◇
2016March 2, 2017=◇◇◇
2015March 4, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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201 figures on this page: 190 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
190 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-022858
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-007408
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for Fiscal Year 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards as of Fiscal 2025 Year End · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-019806
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001423221-24-000004
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001104659-23-027927
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-22-026110
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-21-030749
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-20-027879
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-19-083530
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-18-070547
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-17-071644
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-16-495257
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Quanex Building Products discloses

The companies named in NX's own disclosed peer group.

AAON Inc.American Woodmark Corp.Apogee Enterprises Inc.Armstrong World IndustriesFortune BrandsGibraltar Industries Inc.HillenbrandInsteel Industries Inc.JELD-WEN HoldingKennametalL.B. Foster CompanyMasterBrandMueller Water Products, Inc.Resideo TechnologiesSimpson Manufacturing Inc.Trex Company, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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