Insteel Industries (IIIN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Insteel Industries' FCF Margin was 5.31% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 9.65 percentage points from 14.96% a year earlier but up 4.92 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Insteel Industries (IIIN) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Insteel Industries' FCF Margin was -1.38% through Jun 27, 2026, down 10.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 2.93%, down 4.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -7.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 7.38% in FY2024 (-9.79 pp), 17.17% in FY2023 (+18.41 pp), -1.24% in FY2022 (-10.11 pp) and 8.87% in FY2021 (-1.52 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -10.56% (fiscal Q4 2025) and 24.75% (fiscal Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.80 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 28.37 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 25.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IIIN's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.39% (Q2 2026), -1.37% (Q1 2026) and -10.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 15.90% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 15.85% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.35% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 11.56% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 10.73% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 3.49% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 17.63% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 20.09% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.19% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 531.76 Mn | 440.66 Mn | 21.03 Mn | 7.58% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.31% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.39% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -1.37% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -10.56% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.96% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -3.45% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 12.58% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 10.83% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.65% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -0.46% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.08% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.57% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 24.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.86% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -6.29% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -3.78% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -0.63% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 7.17% |
Insteel Industries FCF Margin API
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params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "IIIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();