Insteel Industries (IIIN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 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] (2010 - 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 | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Insteel Industries | 571.46 Mn | 479.20 Mn | 20.10 Mn | 5.86% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 15.13% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 21.94% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 23.39% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 16.83% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 18.99% |
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();