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Insteel Industries Inc.

IndustrialsPrimary Metals
Ticker IIINMOUNT AIRY, NCFiscal year ends OctoberBook value per share $19.45Diluted shares 19.5M

Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction, including prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR). PC strand reinforces precast concrete structures such as bridges, parking decks and buildings, while WWR… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2026, Insteel Industries Inc. reported revenue of $739.51M, up 14.2% from fiscal 2025, and net income of $29.55M. Its operating margin was 5.1%, and operations generated $36.63M in cash.

Fiscal year 2026 · ends 10-03Changes are against fiscal 2025
Sales & profitability
$739.51MFY2026
+14.2% year over year
5.08%FY2026
−2.9 percentage points
$29.55MFY2026
−28.0% year over year
7.94%FY2026
−3.6 percentage points
Cash & financing
$36.63MFY2026
+34.8% year over year
$24.84MFY2026
+31.1% year over year
—
19.5MFY2026
−0.2% year over year

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure.

What Insteel Industries Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) manufactures and markets steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction, including prestressed concrete strand (PC strand) and welded wire reinforcement (WWR). PC strand reinforces precast concrete structures such as bridges, parking decks and buildings, while WWR products serve construction, drainage and sewage applications, and crack-control uses. Customers include manufacturers of concrete products, distributors, rebar fabricators and contractors; sales are primarily to manufacturers. The company has one reportable segment and sells mainly in the United States, with a smaller presence in Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. Its products are used predominantly in nonresidential construction, with residential construction accounting for a smaller portion. Insteel operates 11 U.S. manufacturing facilities and had 983 employees as of October 3, 2026; it plans to close its Upper Sandusky, Ohio facility and consolidate its operations during fiscal 2027. Its website is https://investor.insteel.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Primary Metals
Headquarters
MOUNT AIRY, NC
Fiscal year end
October
CIK
764401
SIC
3310

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2012–2026 · USD
$-82.68M$165.37M$413.42M$661.47M$909.52M201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Insteel Industries Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

212
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$207.83M
held by funds, at market
37.9%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Insteel Industries Inc.’s weight in each

—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.02%of fund net assets
2.21%of fund net assets
BRUCE FUND
BRUFX · Bruce Fund, Inc.
2.76%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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