Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
Insteel Industries, Inc.'s quarterly P/E stands at 20.8x, down 83.3% year-over-year — suggesting improving earnings relative to price. EV/EBITDA has compressed 83.9% YoY to 11.2x, reflecting multiple compression or accelerating EBITDA.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.85 | 20.81 | 13.00 | 12.10 | 12.66 | 124.55 | 32.39 | 22.76 | 27.30 | 165.61 | 27.98 | 14.41 | 26.75 |
| — | -83.3% | -59.8% | -46.9% | -53.6% | -24.8% | +15.7% | +58.0% | +2.1% | +1272.1% | +423.2% | +216.0% | +474.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.87 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.80 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.86 |
| — | -4.4% | -6.2% | -1.3% | -45.5% | -32.6% | +12.4% | +13.2% | +71.8% | +90.7% | +61.1% | +18.7% | +0.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.53 | 1.77 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 1.66 | 1.62 | 1.49 |
| — | +8.9% | +17.1% | +18.4% | -31.5% | -27.7% | +4.2% | +7.9% | +47.4% | +50.3% | +24.6% | -15.8% | -33.4% | |
| P/FCF | 29.81 | — | — | 6.86 | — | 8.25 | 10.46 | 9.75 | — | 19.59 | 4.57 | 12.12 | 3.46 |
| — | — | — | -29.7% | — | -57.9% | +129.2% | -19.5% | — | +260.6% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.28 | 11.24 | 7.63 | 6.92 | 6.67 | 69.79 | 14.18 | 11.24 | 14.25 | 46.09 | 13.71 | 8.25 | 12.95 |
| — | -83.9% | -46.2% | -38.4% | -53.2% | +51.4% | +3.4% | +36.2% | +10.0% | +419.0% | +304.8% | +175.2% | +319.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 9.74 | 16.16 | 9.34 | 8.70 | 9.17 | 85.59 | 20.52 | 14.59 | 18.58 | 105.11 | 17.57 | 9.55 | 20.21 |
| — | -81.1% | -54.5% | -40.4% | -50.6% | -18.6% | +16.8% | +52.7% | -8.1% | +1119.9% | +368.3% | +197.5% | +515.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
Insteel Industries, Inc.'s operating margin was 5.8% in Q1 2026, down 4.8 pp QoQ and up 4.5 pp YoY. This marks the 3rd consecutive quarter of margin compression, signaling a persistent pressure on profitability that investors should monitor. The trailing four-quarter average of 9.1% exceeds the current quarter, suggesting the latest result may reflect seasonal weakness or a one-off headwind. Gross margin expanded 53.7% YoY, indicating pricing power or improving input costs.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 14.4% | 11.3% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 15.3% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 8.3% |
| — | +53.7% | +76.6% | +62.1% | +23.8% | +42.6% | +2.8% | -14.1% | +47.9% | -51.7% | -53.6% | -51.9% | -68.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.4% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 8.5% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 6.2% | -0.1% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 3.6% |
| — | +359.4% | +198.7% | +117.6% | +38.9% | +1688.2% | -4.0% | -31.4% | +70.0% | -101.2% | -75.4% | -65.8% | -84.5% | |
| Net Margin | 6.3% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 6.4% | 0.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| — | +469.8% | +135.9% | +87.1% | +16.9% | -10.4% | -2.7% | -29.4% | +69.8% | -86.0% | -69.4% | -62.4% | -82.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 11.4% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| — | +556.3% | +198.4% | +127.3% | +47.7% | +0.1% | -9.9% | -33.0% | +46.4% | -89.3% | -76.9% | -74.5% | -89.0% | |
| ROA | 9.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| — | +532.5% | +179.2% | +109.7% | +40.5% | -3.3% | -11.5% | -33.1% | +47.1% | -89.1% | -75.3% | -71.7% | -87.9% | |
| ROIC | 14.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | -0.0% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| — | +346.6% | +201.3% | +119.4% | +45.1% | +1697.6% | -9.6% | -32.3% | +62.0% | -101.2% | -77.8% | -75.5% | -90.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
Insteel Industries, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 0.3x, up from 0.2x last quarter — comfortably within a safe range. The current ratio has weakened 12.5% YoY to 3.58x, tightening the short-term liquidity position.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| — | +41.9% | +118.4% | +100.1% | +54.5% | +8.5% | -5.1% | +19.5% | +98.7% | +62.7% | +26.0% | -5.9% | -49.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 1.28 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.59 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| — | -80.0% | -13.7% | -6.0% | -1.1% | +115.3% | -7.5% | +52.5% | +42.2% | +483.9% | +362.6% | +229.4% | +238.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.97 | 3.58 | 3.97 | 2.94 | 3.87 | 4.09 | 5.68 | 5.75 | 7.18 | 6.93 | 6.47 | 5.83 | 6.38 |
| — | -12.5% | -30.2% | -48.9% | -46.1% | -41.0% | -12.2% | -1.4% | +12.5% | +8.0% | +20.9% | +61.2% | +66.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.88 | 1.19 | 1.88 | 1.61 | 2.11 | 1.99 | 3.79 | 3.75 | 4.41 | 4.12 | 4.24 | 3.22 | 3.36 |
| — | -40.3% | -50.4% | -57.1% | -52.2% | -51.6% | -10.4% | +16.4% | +31.3% | +58.0% | +92.6% | +102.5% | +59.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 1046.85 | 715.38 | 1575.00 | 1440.36 | 1056.08 | 126.31 | 368.38 | 395.21 | 280.00 | -3.34 | 292.70 | 622.15 | 250.26 |
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Insteel Industries, Inc.'s current P/E is 13.9x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 14.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Insteel Industries, Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.4%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Insteel Industries, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.