IIIN
Insteel Industries, Inc.
IIIN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 14%, but its operating margin fell 3 points to 5.2%. At 19x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
IIIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
IIIN's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
IIIN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $11.84 | -58% |
| Forward | 14x | $28.17 | — |
| Fair | 18x | $27.22 | -3.4% |
| Current | 19x | $28.17 | — |
| Expensive | 31x | $46.95 | +67% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
IIIN's PE is in its fair range at 19x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 14x.
IIIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect IIIN's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
IIIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.95 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.51 | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.18 | +88% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.43 | +145% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.10 | +112% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.60 | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.16 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.99 | -14% |
IIIN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.51 over the past year, against $6.42 in mid-2022.
IIIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $209.3M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.7M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $172.7M | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $159.9M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.4M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $179.9M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.7M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $129.7M | +6.6% |
IIIN's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $209M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.9% | -6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9% | -5.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | -0.2 points |
IIIN's operating margin was 4.9% last quarter, down 6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
IIIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.9M | +$34.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.5M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | $671K | +$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | -113% |
| Q3 2025 | -$18.7M | -229% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.9M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.5M | -$5M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3M | +71% |
IIIN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $25M over the past year.
IIIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +28K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -36K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -44K shares |
| 5 years | -0.1% | -12K shares |
| Available history | +0.8% | +152K shares |
IIIN has 20M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $457,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $745,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $307,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $224,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $617,000 |
IIIN spent $3M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
IIIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
IIIN has more cash than debt.
IIIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.1 | Oversold |
IIIN's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
IIIN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | IIIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 22% below |
| PE % | 51 | 58 | 7 pts below |
IIIN is trading at 19x earnings, a 22% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
IIIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.7 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.0 | 6.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $30.9 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.8 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.8 | 12% below |
IIIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% below its 200-week average.
IIIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.8 | $23.1 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $23.1 | $38.8 | +68% |
| 2022 | $38.8 | $27.0 | -30% |
| 2023 | $27.0 | $38.3 | +42% |
| 2024 | $38.3 | $27.6 | -28% |
| 2025 | $27.6 | $32.5 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.5 | $28.2 | -13% |
IIIN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.