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INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC IIIN

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$593.3M
P / E20.1×
P / S0.8×
P / B1.6×
Net margin4.0%
Graham number -7.9%$25.70

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 ($25.70); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.80% 8.00% 1.20% 4.00% 11.30% 15.10% 5.00% 3.60% 6.30% 4.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
15.40% 15.60% 6.60% 11.80% 20.60% 23.90% 10.10% 9.40% 14.40% 10.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
10.10% 15.00% 2.30% 7.20% 22.10% 32.10% 8.50% 5.50% 11.00% 7.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
19.2M 19.3M 19.3M 19.4M 19.5M 19.6M 19.6M 19.6M 19.6M 19.5M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
8.00% 11.00% 1.90% 5.60% 17.00% 26.50% 7.20% 4.60% 8.90% 6.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.17 $1.88 $0.29 $0.98 $3.41 $6.37 $1.66 $0.99 $2.10 $1.51 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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 18.5× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.1×–65.8×, median 18.8×).

4.1× 65.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.1×–65.8×); dot = today's 18.5×.

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)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin10.2%14.4%9.4%10.1%23.9%20.6%11.8%6.6%15.6%15.4%
Net margin4.0%6.3%3.6%5.0%15.1%11.3%4.0%1.2%8.0%5.8%
Return on assets6.2%8.9%4.6%7.2%26.5%17.0%5.6%1.9%11.0%8.0%
Return on equity7.8%11.0%5.5%8.5%32.1%22.1%7.2%2.3%15.0%10.1%
Current ratio3.723.975.686.475.363.593.675.652.723.79

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-10-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.