IIIN vs LCII Stock Comparison

Insteel Industries and Lci Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$28.31 -3.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$548.03M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$739.51M
Div. yield
3.96%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win
LCII Lci Industries
$97.37 +13.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
4.72%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 8, Insteel Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIIINLCIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $548.03M $2.37B LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 11.2x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 11.9x LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +4.1% IIIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.96% 4.72% LCII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% +4.6% LCII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -7.0%/yr LCII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 38.7% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

IIINLCII

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIIINLCII
Valuation 85 #32 of 203 97 #7 of 203
Growth 32 #128 of 188 58 #79 of 188
Profitability 62 #70 of 184 60 #75 of 184
Financial Health – 47 #116 of 217
Shareholder Returns 95 #9 of 153 86 #22 of 153
Overall 68 70
  • IIIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIIINLCIISPY
1 month -3.3%+13.9% +0.9%
3 months -7.3%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months +10.4%-17.3% +8.5%
Year to date -10.6%-19.8% +13.3%
1 year -8.3%+4.6% +12.4%
3 years +4.9%-8.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.6%-2.7% +23.5%
5 years -30.4%-30.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.0%-7.0% +11.0%
10 years +7.6%+10.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.7%+1.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIIINLCIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%38.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-53.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-38.0% -0.9%
52-week high $38.11$157.13 $779.14
52-week low $24.48$78.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIIINLCII
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 25.4x 11.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 7.1xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -58.5xmedian 21.8x 8.2xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.38median 1.41 0.30median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIIINLCII
Revenue $739.51M $4.03B
Gross profit $75.68M $1.03B
Operating income – $301.92M
Net income $29.55M $211.27M
Free cash flow – $286.96M
EPS (diluted) $1.52 $8.66
Cash & equivalents $37.48M $216.51M
Total debt – $852.59M
Shares (diluted) 19.49M 24.39M
Enterprise value $548.03M $1.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIIINLCII
P/E 18.6x 11.2x
P/FCF -58.5x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 6.8x
P/S 0.7x 0.6x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.1x
EV/EBIT – 9.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.38 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIIINLCII
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.0% 13.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.0% 38.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 35.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.7% 43.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 37.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.5% 1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.6% -13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIIINLCII
Gross margin – 25.7%
EBITDA margin – 10.5%
Operating margin – 7.5%
Pretax margin – 7.1%
Net margin – 5.2%
FCF margin – 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 8.6%
Return on equity 7.9% 15.0%
Return on assets 6.2% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.7%
Return on capital employed – 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIIINLCII
Debt / assets – 26.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets – 56.2%
Equity / assets 79.0% 43.8%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 3.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIIINLCII
Dividend yield 4.0% 4.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIIINLCII
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2027 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2027 $8.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.8%FY2027 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $759.46MFY2027 $4.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2027 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIIINLCII
Held by institutions 82.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 187 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -3.1%
Institutions buying 122 179
Institutions selling 48 123
Buyers to sellers 2.54 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IIINLCII
IIIN 1.00 0.20
LCII 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IIIN and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Insteel Industries (IIIN) $548.03M, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, IIIN and LCII?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Insteel Industries (IIIN) 18.6x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Insteel Industries (IIIN) 13.8x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Insteel Industries (IIIN) +14.2%, Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lci Industries (LCII) returned the most: Insteel Industries (IIIN) -8.3%, Lci Industries (LCII) +4.6%. Over five years, Lci Industries (LCII) compounded fastest (Insteel Industries (IIIN) -7.0%/yr, Lci Industries (LCII) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest dividend yield: Insteel Industries (IIIN) 3.96%, Lci Industries (LCII) 4.72%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lci Industries (LCII) has been the steadiest (Insteel Industries (IIIN) 41.4%, Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do IIIN and LCII move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.20, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, IIIN and LCII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lci Industries (LCII) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.