# Insteel Industries Inc. (IIIN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $31.26, market value $605 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.7×** (5-yr avg 15.1×, 3-yr avg 21.2×). Insteel Industries Inc. trades at 16.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 15.1×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 12.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.12**. A PEG of 0.12 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.6%** (5-yr avg 7.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 11.8%**. Insteel Industries Inc. keeps 11.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Net margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.0%**. 11.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 7.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 22.4%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr 6.5%/yr). Revenue grew 22.4% over the last year, against 6.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 112.1%** (3-yr -30.9%/yr, 5-yr 16.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 112.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 3.97** (quick 3.97). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.97 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.38%** ($0.12 per share, trailing). Insteel Industries Inc. yields 0.38%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 53%**. 53% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -7.1%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (1 analyst). 1 analysts cover Insteel Industries Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $39.00 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.8%** (YTD -1.1%, 3-mo 10.0%). The shares are down 16.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.7%** (28.4% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.04** (volatility 43%). Beta of 1.04 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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