LCII vs ACA vs IIIN Stock Comparison

Lci Industries, Arcosa and Insteel Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCII Lci Industries
$98.88 +15.8% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$28.99 -0.4% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$552.69M
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$739.51M
Div. yield
0.04%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 6, Lci Industries 5, Insteel Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCIIACAIIINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $7.33B $552.69M ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 14.9x 18.7x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 33.6x 14.1x LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +9.7% +14.2% IIIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 17.9% 4.0% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 6.5% — LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x — LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.13% 0.04% ACA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% +61.6% -6.9% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +23.0%/yr -6.6%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 31.7% 41.5% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 56/100 57/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LCIIACAIIIN

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

AxisLCIIACAIIIN
Valuation 97 #7 of 203 50 #103 of 203 90 #22 of 203
Growth 58 #79 of 188 83 #33 of 188 33 #127 of 188
Profitability 62 #70 of 183 51 #91 of 183 46 #99 of 183
Financial Health 45 #119 of 216 58 #92 of 216 87 #29 of 216
Shareholder Returns 88 #19 of 152 42 #89 of 152 29 #108 of 152
Overall 70 56 57
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IIIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCIIACAIIINSPY
1 month +15.8%+1.7%-0.4% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%+2.9%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months -17.1%+24.1%+10.7% +7.1%
Year to date -18.5%+40.3%-8.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.4%+61.6%-6.9% +11.9%
3 years -7.0%+117.4%+6.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.4%+29.6%+2.0% +22.8%
5 years -29.2%+181.9%-28.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.7%+23.0%-6.6% +10.9%
10 years +11.9%—+10.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%—+1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCIIACAIIINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%31.7%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%32.9%51.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.950.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.241.94-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.5%-36.7%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%0.0%-23.9% -1.2%
52-week high $157.13$149.18$38.11 $779.14
52-week low $78.16$92.25$24.48 $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.

MultipleLCIIACAIIIN
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 25.8x 14.9xmedian 25.8x 19.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.6x 15.2xmedian 14.6x 9.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 22.2x 54.9xmedian 22.2x 22.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.45 0.75median 1.45 -6.43median 1.45

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 monthsLCIIACAIIIN
Revenue $4.03B $2.74B $739.51M
Gross profit $1.03B $632.30M $75.68M
Operating income $301.92M $322.70M $37.57M
Net income $211.27M $491.40M $29.55M
Free cash flow $286.96M $133.40M $24.84M
EPS (diluted) $8.66 $9.99 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $216.51M $432.10M $37.48M
Total debt $852.59M $1.44B –
Shares (diluted) 24.39M 49.20M 19.52M
Enterprise value $1.61B $6.31B $461.58M

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
MetricLCIIACAIIIN
P/E 11.4x 14.9x 19.1x
P/FCF 8.4x 54.9x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 21.5x 15.3x
P/S 0.6x 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 1.7x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 15.2x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 25.8x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 10.6x 62.4x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 24.4x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.75 -6.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCIIACAIIIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 9.7% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 7.0% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 20.7% -19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 14.2% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.3% 61.3% -27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -5.6% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.8% 433.0% -28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 20.2% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.1% 430.8% -27.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 19.8% -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% -23.1% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 16.1% -36.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -54.9% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 54.7% -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCIIACAIIIN
Gross margin 25.7% 23.0% 10.2%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 19.9% 7.5%
Operating margin 7.5% 11.8% 5.1%
Pretax margin 7.1% 8.4% 5.2%
Net margin 5.2% 17.9% 4.0%
FCF margin 7.1% 4.9% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 12.4% 5.0%
Return on equity 15.0% 17.4% 7.9%
Return on assets 6.5% 9.5% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 6.5% –
Return on capital employed 11.4% 6.9% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCIIACAIIIN
Debt / assets 26.1% 27.1% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 10.8x –
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 43.7% 21.0%
Equity / assets 43.8% 56.3% 79.0%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 596.3x
Current ratio 2.5x 3.1x 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.23 3.18 6.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCIIACAIIIN
Dividend yield 4.7% 0.1% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.4% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% 73.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.4% 87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -19.2%

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.

ConsensusLCIIACAIIIN
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.18FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $2.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +35.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +7.0% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $759.46MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +12.5% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCIIACAIIIN
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 82.1%
Institutions holding 359 427 187
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% -1.1% +0.9%
Institutions buying 180 230 122
Institutions selling 123 114 48
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.02 2.54

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.

LCIIACAIIIN
LCII 1.00 0.34 0.21
ACA 0.34 1.00 0.29
IIIN 0.21 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCII, ACA and IIIN?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lci Industries (LCII) $2.40B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Insteel Industries (IIIN) $552.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, LCII, ACA and IIIN?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lci Industries (LCII) 11.3x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Lci Industries (LCII) 12.1x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 14.1x). 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: Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Lci Industries (LCII) +9.4%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -6.9%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Lci Industries (LCII) -6.7%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest dividend yield: Lci Industries (LCII) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 0.04%. Lci Industries (LCII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCII, ACA and IIIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 6. 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.