Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.93% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 1.27 percentage points from 10.66% a year earlier but down 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Insteel Industries posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.84%, up 8.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +5.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.15% in FY2024 (-3.25 pp), 8.40% in FY2023 (-35.35 pp), 43.75% in FY2022 (+14.54 pp) and 29.21% in FY2021 (+20.52 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 5.38% in fiscal Q4 2024 and a high of 45.61% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 24.77 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 30.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.98% (Q2 2026), 15.61% (Q1 2026) and 12.99% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 531.76 Mn | 440.66 Mn | 21.03 Mn | 9.39% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 9.39% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 11.93% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 13.98% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 15.61% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 10.66% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.31% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.74% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.38% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.84% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 7.22% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.56% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 25.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.22% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 38.97% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 45.72% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 42.56% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 33.32% |
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Insteel Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IIIN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IIIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();