Insteel Industries IIIN
NYSE IIIN
$30.92 +0.56 (+1.84%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Insteel Industries (IIIN) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.97% for Q2 2026, up 75.0% year-over-year from 6.84% in Q2 2025, and down 15.9% quarter-over-quarter from 14.23% in Q1 2026.

Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Insteel Industries (IIIN) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 11.97% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 75.0% year-over-year to 11.97%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 11.97% (up 75.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.37%, up 920.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 11.97% in Q2 2026 per IIIN's latest filing, from 14.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 45.61% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 5.39% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.46% across 5 years, with a median of 13.5% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 2476 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 3029 bps.
  • Insteel Industries' Return on Capital Employed stood at 35.21% in 2022, then plunged by 82 bps to 6.21% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 5.89% in 2024, then soared by 172 bps to 16.02% in 2025, then dropped by 25 bps to 11.97% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IIIN's Return on Capital Employed at 11.97% in Q2 2026, 14.23% in Q1 2026, and 16.02% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Ati 28.27 Bn 27.48 Bn 309.80 Mn 17.58%
2 Carpenter Technology 24.75 Bn 24.36 Bn 268.90 Mn 21.67%
3 Mueller Industries 13.73 Bn 12.32 Bn 395.35 Mn 30.55%
4 Commercial Metals 7.35 Bn 6.79 Bn 455.14 Mn -103.80%
5 Esab 4.98 Bn 4.77 Bn 307.21 Mn 7.80%
6 Gpgi 3.70 Bn 3.69 Bn - 4.96%
7 Worthington Enterprises 2.79 Bn 2.76 Bn 101.89 Mn 4.72%
8 Proto Labs 1.90 Bn 1.76 Bn 69.34 Mn 5.17%
9 Ryerson Holding 1.31 Bn 1.27 Bn 355.20 Mn 0.68%
10 Insteel Industries 601.65 Mn 578.70 Mn 20.10 Mn 11.93%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 11.97%
Mar 28, 2026 14.23%
Dec 27, 2025 16.02%
Sep 27, 2025 13.50%
Jun 28, 2025 11.22%
Mar 29, 2025 7.65%
Dec 28, 2024 5.89%
Sep 28, 2024 5.39%
Jun 29, 2024 5.84%
Mar 30, 2024 7.22%
Dec 30, 2023 6.21%
Sep 30, 2023 8.67%
Jul 1, 2023 15.64%
Apr 1, 2023 25.66%
Dec 31, 2022 35.21%
Oct 1, 2022 38.96%
Jul 2, 2022 45.61%
Apr 2, 2022 42.45%
Jan 1, 2022 33.32%
Oct 2, 2021 27.62%