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% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.2 million in Q4 2025.

Insteel Industries (IIIN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $671000.0, up 112.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.7 million (down 76.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $19.0 million, down 51.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $671000.0 in Q1 2026 per IIIN's latest filing, from -$2.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $46.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$18.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $11.2 million and a median of $9.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 1964.27% in 2023, then tumbled 6227.7% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $31.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 36.52% to $20.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 18.37% to $16.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 113.45% to -$2.2 million in 2025, then soared by 130.57% to $671000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IIIN's Free Cash Flow at $671000.0 in Q1 2026, -$2.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$18.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Carpenter Technology 29.34 Bn 29.04 Bn 251.80 Mn 124.80 Mn
2 Ati 27.51 Bn 27.23 Bn 262.90 Mn 73.00 Mn
3 Mueller Industries 14.99 Bn 13.61 Bn 358.44 Mn 62.51 Mn
4 Commercial Metals 8.04 Bn 7.54 Bn 387.91 Mn 43.57 Mn
5 Esab 6.48 Bn 6.34 Bn 257.79 Mn 77.42 Mn
6 Gpgi 3.86 Bn 3.85 Bn - -52.60 Mn
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 109.47 Mn 48.14 Mn
8 Proto Labs 1.93 Bn 1.79 Bn 63.59 Mn 14.00 Mn
9 Ryerson Holding 1.17 Bn 1.15 Bn 288.80 Mn -191.40 Mn
10 Insteel Industries 565.95 Mn 550.86 Mn 16.49 Mn 671,000.00

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