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IIIN

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

Next earnings Jul 16, 2026 · consensus $0.45 EPS, $196M rev

Last earnings -22.1% on 2026-04-16

Hold
$30.53
▼ -1.52%
$30.53▼ -12.47%
over 1Y
L $24.45EODHDH $39.52
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-1.5%
1W+3.4%
1M+10.3%
3M-7.4%
YTD-5.6%
1Y-12.5%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
B+
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 6 analysts
Sell

Revenue grew 22.4% YoY.

The read

Middling fundamentals offset by an attractive price (~161% below fair value) — worth a look on the value angle.

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC shows $648M in FY2025 revenue (+22.4% YoY), a 6.3% net margin, and 11.0% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$591M$827M$649M$529M$648M
Gross profit$122M$197M$65.4M$49.6M$93.4M
Operating income—————
Net income$66.6M$125M$32.4M$19.3M$41.0M
Diluted EPS$3.41$6.37$1.66$0.99$2.10
Net margin11.3%15.1%5.0%3.6%6.3%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$566M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales0.9
EV / FCF29.8
P / FCF31.3
PEG (trailing)0.13
Earnings yield6.9%
FCF yield3.2%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow$18.9M
Total debt$11.5M
Net cash$27.2M
Piotroski F-Score7/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.4%
Dividend yield (est.)3.7%
Shareholder yield4.1%
Shares Δ YoY-0.2%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Other event2026-05-12
  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-16
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-04-16
  4. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-02-11
  5. 8-K Other event2026-02-10
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-01-15
  7. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-01-15
  8. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-01-02
  9. 8-K Officer / director change2025-11-14

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-122026-05-12open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-04-24open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-222026-04-24open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-282026-04-16open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-162026-04-16open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-03-27open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-262026-02-27open ↗144Filing2026-02-26open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-142026-02-17open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-142026-02-17open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-142026-02-17open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-142026-02-17open ↗

Quality score

B+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA
GrowthA+
ProfitabilityC+
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$79.80

Undervalued +161% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $2.10 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 1.00 quality = 38.0× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$648M
+22.4% YoY
Net margin
6.3%
ROE
11.0%
P/E
14.5

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$648M+22.4%
Net income$41.0M+112.5%
Gross profit$93.4M+88.3%
Diluted EPS$2.10+112.1%
Cash & equivalents$38.6M-65.4%
Total assets$463M+9.5%
Stockholders' equity$372M+5.9%
Gross: 14.4%

Frequently asked

Is INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC (IIIN) a buy?
IIIN currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 22.4% YoY.
What is IIIN's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on IIIN's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $79.80. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is IIIN overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, IIIN currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC's quality score?
IIIN scores 79.5/100 (grade B+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000764401, latest 10-Q filed 2026-04-16) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:20:43 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-04-22
WOLTZ H O III
Chairman, President and CEO
Gift10.0K
2026-02-26
Wagner Richard
Senior Vice President and COO
Sell1.68K @ $37.67$63.2K
2026-02-14
York James R.
Senior Vice President
Exercise1.24K
2026-02-14
York James R.
Senior Vice President
Tax418.00 @ $37.58$15.7K
2026-02-14
Wagner Richard
Senior Vice President and COO
Exercise2.27K
2026-02-14
Wagner Richard
Senior Vice President and COO
Tax592.00 @ $37.58$22.2K
2026-02-14
Jafroodi Scot R
VP, CFO and Treasurer
Exercise2.06K
2026-02-14
Jafroodi Scot R
VP, CFO and Treasurer
Tax538.00 @ $37.58$20.2K
2026-02-14
WOLTZ H O III
Chairman, President and CEO
Exercise5.78K
2026-02-14
WOLTZ H O III
Chairman, President and CEO
Tax1.51K @ $37.58$56.7K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
0.4%
Annual / share
$0.12
Last ex-date
2026-06-12
Last amount
$0.03
ex 2026-06-12paid 2026-06-26$0.03
ex 2026-03-13paid 2026-03-27$0.03
ex 2025-11-28paid 2025-12-12$0.03
ex 2025-09-12paid 2025-09-26$0.03
ex 2025-06-13paid 2025-06-27$0.03
ex 2025-03-14paid 2025-03-28$0.03

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-04-16Miss -58.6% est▼ -22.10%8-K ↗
2026-01-15Miss -4.4% est▼ -4.45%8-K ↗
2025-10-16Beat +7.5% est▼ -19.23%8-K ↗
2025-07-17Beat +34.2% est▼ -6.33%8-K ↗
2025-04-17—▲ +13.81%8-K ↗
2025-01-16—▲ +3.71%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score80 vs 67
Revenue growth22.4% vs 7.1%
Net margin6.3% vs 10.5%
Return on equity11.0% vs 12.3%
P/E14.5 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 12d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 12 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.