Is Insteel Industries (IIIN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Insteel Industries's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 16.8, a forward P/E of about 13.2, a price-to-book of about 1.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Insteel Industries's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.45×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Insteel Industries's revenue?

Insteel Industries reported revenue of $647.7M for FY2025, with net profit of $41.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Insteel Industries (IIIN)?

Insteel Industries last traded at $31.90 (+1.5% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Insteel Industries

IIIN · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$31.90+1.5%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:27 PM

Snapshot

TickerIIIN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryMetal Fabrication

CountryUnited States

Employees1,007

HeadquartersMount Airy, United States

Market cap$617.5M

P/E (TTM)16.8

P/B1.7

Volume159.25K

Websitewww.insteel.com

Filings tracked5

About Insteel Industries

Insteel Industries Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. The company offers prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR) products. Its PC strand, a seven-wire strand that is used to impart compression forces into precast concrete elements and structures providing reinforcement for bridges, parking decks, buildings, and other concrete structures. The company's WWR engineered reinforcing product is used in nonresidential and residential construction. It produces a range of WWR products, such as engineered structural mesh, an engineered made-to-order product that is used as the primary reinforcement for concrete elements or structures serving as a reinforcing solution for hot-rolled rebar; concrete pipe reinforcement, an engineered made-to-order product, which is used as the primary reinforcement in concrete pipe, box culverts, and precast manholes for drainage and sewage systems, water treatment facilities, and other related applications; and standard welded wire reinforcement, a secondary reinforcing product for crack control applications in residential and light nonresidential construction, including driveways, sidewalks, and various slab-on-grade applications. It sells its products through sales representatives to the manufacturers of concrete products, rebar fabricators, distributors, and contractors. Insteel Industries Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders5.0%
Institutions85.7%
Public & other9.2%

290 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.72%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.5.71%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.62%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.21%
State Street Corporation3.75%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.56%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.24%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC1.97%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.45×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend5.0% → 6.3%

Margin has expanded by about 1.3 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev -0% · PAT 12%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $174.4M · EPS 0.28

Est. earnings growth -28.3%

Next fiscal year

Rev $794.0M · EPS 2.42

Est. earnings growth +50.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$24.3552-wk range$39.91

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$617.5M

Day change

+1.5%

P/E (TTM)

16.8

Fwd P/E

13.2

P/B

1.7

Div yield

0.38%

Beta

0.52

Revenue (FY2025)

$647.7M

Net margin

6.3%

ROE

11.0%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-0.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+12.5%

EPS (FY2025)

2.10

Net profit (FY2025)

$41.0M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$647.7M	$41.0M	2.10	6.3%	11.0%
FY2024	$529.2M	$19.3M	0.99	3.6%	5.5%
FY2023	$649.2M	$32.4M	1.66	5.0%	8.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$197.7M	$9.0M	0.46	4.6%
2026Q1	$172.7M	$5.2M	0.27	3.0%
2025Q4	$159.9M	$7.6M	0.39	4.7%
2025Q2	$179.9M	$15.2M	0.78	8.4%
2025Q1	$160.7M	$10.2M	0.52	6.4%
2024Q4	$129.7M	$1.1M	0.06	0.8%
2024Q2	$145.8M	$6.6M	0.34	4.5%
2024Q1	$127.4M	$6.9M	0.35	5.4%
2023Q4	$121.7M	$1.1M	0.06	0.9%
2023Q3	$165.7M	$10.6M	0.54	6.4%
2023Q2	$159.1M	$5.1M	0.26	3.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/16/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC7/16/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/12/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/16/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC4/16/2026

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