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% quarter-over-quarter from 15.35% in Q4 2025.
Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Insteel Industries (IIIN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.72% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.72%, up 625.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.72% (up 625.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.0%, up 163.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 13.72% in Q1 2026 per IIIN's latest filing, from 15.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 45.61% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 5.39% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 18.7% and a median of 13.29% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 2390 bps in 2022, then slumped 3029 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 35.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 82 bps to 6.21% in 2023, then decreased by 5 bps to 5.89% in 2024, then surged by 161 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 13.72% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows IIIN's Return on Capital Employed at 13.72% in Q1 2026, 15.35% in Q4 2025, and 12.85% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpenter Technology | 29.34 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 251.80 Mn | 20.96% |
| 2 | Ati | 27.51 Bn | 27.23 Bn | 262.90 Mn | 15.98% |
| 3 | Mueller Industries | 14.99 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 358.44 Mn | 31.89% |
| 4 | Commercial Metals | 8.04 Bn | 7.54 Bn | 387.91 Mn | -78.46% |
| 5 | Esab | 6.48 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 257.79 Mn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Gpgi | 3.86 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - | 3.49% |
| 7 | Worthington Enterprises | 2.96 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 109.47 Mn | 1.44% |
| 8 | Proto Labs | 1.93 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 63.59 Mn | 4.34% |
| 9 | Ryerson Holding | 1.17 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 288.80 Mn | 0.28% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 565.95 Mn | 550.86 Mn | 16.49 Mn | 13.72% |
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% |