Growth Metrics

Insteel Industries (IIIN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported Free Cash Flow of $671000.0 for Q1 2026, up 112.1% year-over-year from $316355.5 in Q1 2025, and up 130.57% on a QoQ basis from -$2.2 million in Q4 2025.

Insteel Industries (IIIN) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $671000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 112.1% year-over-year to $671000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.7 million (down 76.61% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.0 million, down 51.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $671000.0 in Q1 2026 per IIIN's latest filing, from -$2.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $46.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$18.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $9.8 million (2022), against an average of $11.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow jumped 1964.27%; it then sank 6227.7% in 2025.
  • Tracing IIIN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $31.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 36.52% to $20.0 million in 2023, then declined by 18.37% to $16.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 113.45% to -$2.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 130.57% to $671000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IIIN Free Cash Flow figures stand at $671000.0 (Q1 2026), -$2.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Ati 22.19 Bn 21.90 Bn 262.90 Mn 73.00 Mn
2 Carpenter Technology 21.71 Bn 21.41 Bn 251.80 Mn 124.80 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.55 Bn 13.18 Bn 358.44 Mn 62.51 Mn
4 Esab 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 257.79 Mn 77.42 Mn
5 Worthington Enterprises 2.71 Bn 2.70 Bn 109.47 Mn 48.14 Mn
6 Proto Labs 1.70 Bn 1.56 Bn 63.59 Mn 14.00 Mn
7 Mayville Engineering Company 520.33 Mn 518.26 Mn 10.96 Mn -4.84 Mn
8 Insteel Industries 517.83 Mn 502.74 Mn 16.49 Mn 671,000.00
9 Tredegar 271.32 Mn 255.71 Mn 28.99 Mn -3.19 Mn
10 Techprecision 38.93 Mn 38.86 Mn 381,000.00 -827,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 671,000.00
Mar 28, 2026 671,000.00
Dec 27, 2025 -2.20 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 -2.20 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -18.73 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -18.73 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 26.91 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 26.91 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -5.54 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -5.54 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 16.32 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 16.32 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -296,000.00
Sep 28, 2024 -296,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 17.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 17.97 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 1.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 1.40 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 19.99 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 19.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.42 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 25.04 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 25.04 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 45.96 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 45.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.49 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 1.86 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 1.86 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 -16.83 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 -16.83 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 6.56 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 6.56 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 13.13 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 13.13 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 -12.14 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 -12.14 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 44.05 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 44.05 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 9.38 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 9.38 Mn
Jan 2, 2021 11.09 Mn
Jan 2, 2021 11.09 Mn
Oct 3, 2020 7.93 Mn
Oct 3, 2020 7.93 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 14.85 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 14.85 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 -2.64 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 -2.64 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 28.98 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 28.98 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 32.69 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 32.69 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 14.23 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 14.23 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -16.83 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 -16.83 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 -23.86 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 -23.86 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 -1.83 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 -1.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.50 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 13.76 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 13.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 428,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 428,000.00
Jul 1, 2017 13.03 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 13.03 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 8.44 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 8.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.52 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 17.93 Mn
Oct 1, 2016 17.93 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 17.16 Mn
Jul 2, 2016 17.16 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 7.96 Mn
Apr 2, 2016 7.96 Mn
Jan 2, 2016 11.45 Mn
Jan 2, 2016 11.45 Mn
Oct 3, 2015 19.06 Mn
Oct 3, 2015 19.06 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 22.56 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 22.56 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 3.30 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 3.30 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -9.72 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 -9.72 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 -1.81 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 -1.81 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 17.09 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 17.09 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 657,000.00
Mar 29, 2014 657,000.00
Dec 28, 2013 4.34 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 4.34 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 4.11 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 4.11 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 1.88 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 1.88 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 4.89 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 4.89 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 20.91 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 20.91 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 7.71 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 7.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -10.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -10.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 9.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 9.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.74 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 -4.46 Mn
Oct 1, 2011 -4.46 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 -5.99 Mn
Jul 2, 2011 -5.99 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 4.77 Mn
Apr 2, 2011 4.77 Mn
Jan 1, 2011 -5.16 Mn
Jan 1, 2011 -5.16 Mn
Oct 2, 2010 600,000.00
Oct 2, 2010 600,000.00