Is Insteel Industries (IIIN) overvalued or fairly valued?

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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 $31.24 (+0.6% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Insteel Industries

IIIN · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerIIIN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryMetal Fabrication

CountryUnited States

Employees1,007

HeadquartersMount Airy, United States

Websitewww.insteel.com

Filings tracked14

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.

Who owns it

Insiders5.1%
Institutions85.1%
Public & other9.8%

266 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.7.87%
Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings Ltd.6.20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.04%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.24%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.76%
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC2.64%
Robotti Robert2.47%
Jane Street Group, LLC2.27%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

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.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

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

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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
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC2/11/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/10/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/15/2026material
10-Q — FORM 10-Q
SEC1/15/2026

2025

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC11/14/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/12/2025material
10-K — FORM 10-K
SEC10/23/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/16/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC8/19/2025material

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