Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.72% for Q1 2026, up 625.0% year-over-year from 1.89% in Q1 2025, and down 10.6% on a QoQ basis from 15.35% in Q4 2025.
Insteel Industries (IIIN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.72% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 625.0% year-over-year to 13.72% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.72% (up 625.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.0%, up 163.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 13.72% in Q1 2026 per IIIN's latest filing, from 15.35% 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.29% (2025), against an average of 18.7%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 2390 bps; it then plunged 3029 bps in 2023.
- Tracing IIIN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 35.21% in 2022, then sank by 82 bps to 6.21% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 5.89% in 2024, then soared by 161 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 13.72% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest IIIN Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 13.72% (Q1 2026), 15.35% (Q4 2025), and 12.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ati | 22.19 Bn | 21.90 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 15.98% |
| 2 | Carpenter Technology | 21.71 Bn | 21.41 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 20.96% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.55 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 31.89% |
| 4 | Esab | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 9.92% |
| 5 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.71 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 1.44% |
| 6 | Proto Labs | 1.70 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 4.34% |
| 7 | Mayville Engineering Company | 520.33 Mn | 518.26 Mn | 10.96 Mn | -2.54% |
| 8 | Insteel Industries | 517.83 Mn | 502.74 Mn | 16.49 Mn | 13.72% |
| 9 | Tredegar | 271.32 Mn | 255.71 Mn | 28.99 Mn | 104.94% |
| 10 | Techprecision | 38.93 Mn | 38.86 Mn | 381,000.00 | 7.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 13.72% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 15.35% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.85% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 11.04% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.47% |
| 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% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 23.20% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 18.55% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 12.70% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 8.83% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 4.50% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 2.52% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 0.62% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 2.05% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 7.26% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 12.42% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 15.06% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 17.81% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 15.26% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.48% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 14.62% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 13.90% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 20.44% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 24.13% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 24.83% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 25.58% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 26.16% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 20.06% |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 17.67% |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 15.25% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 11.76% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 11.35% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 12.63% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 12.96% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 12.28% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 10.64% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 10.98% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 10.48% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 9.88% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 7.69% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 4.22% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 1.54% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.74% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 2.24% |