Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.86% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 4.88 percentage points from 10.74% a year earlier but up 1.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Insteel Industries' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 6.56%, up 0.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 8.05%, up 4.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +3.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.78% in FY2024 (-1.57 pp), 5.35% in FY2023 (-14.16 pp), 19.50% in FY2022 (+4.89 pp) and 14.61% in FY2021 (+9.80 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -0.08% in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of 23.39% in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.40 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 12.18 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 19.77 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 3.93% (Q2 2026), 5.78% (Q1 2026) and 10.59% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 531.76 Mn | 440.66 Mn | 21.03 Mn | 4.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.75% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.86% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.93% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 5.78% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 10.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.13% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.73% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.15% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.15% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.72% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 7.51% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.39% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 14.98% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 21.94% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 16.83% |
Insteel Industries Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IIIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IIIN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();