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INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC IIIN

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$593.3M
P / E14.5×
P / S0.9×
P / B1.6×
Net margin6.3%
Graham number -8.7%$29.96

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($29.96); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.90% 5.80% 8.00% 1.20% 4.00% 11.30% 15.10% 5.00% 3.60% 6.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
20.40% 15.40% 15.60% 6.60% 11.80% 20.60% 23.90% 10.10% 9.40% 14.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
16.60% 10.10% 15.00% 2.30% 7.20% 22.10% 32.10% 8.50% 5.50% 11.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
19.1M 19.2M 19.3M 19.3M 19.4M 19.5M 19.6M 19.6M 19.6M 19.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.70% 8.00% 11.00% 1.90% 5.60% 17.00% 26.50% 7.20% 4.60% 8.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.95 $1.17 $1.88 $0.29 $0.98 $3.41 $6.37 $1.66 $0.99 $2.10 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 15.6× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.1×–65.8×, median 16.8×).

4.1× 65.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.1×–65.8×); dot = today's 15.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin14.4%9.4%10.1%23.9%20.6%11.8%6.6%15.6%15.4%20.4%
Net margin6.3%3.6%5.0%15.1%11.3%4.0%1.2%8.0%5.8%8.9%
Return on assets8.9%4.6%7.2%26.5%17.0%5.6%1.9%11.0%8.0%12.7%
Return on equity11.0%5.5%8.5%32.1%22.1%7.2%2.3%15.0%10.1%16.6%
Current ratio3.975.686.475.363.593.675.652.723.793.36

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.