Insteel Industries free cash flow IIIN
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Last 12 months, to Jun 27, 2026
- −$9.8M
- Latest quarter, Q3 FY26
- $10.5M
- −61% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2025
- $18.9M
- −51% on the year before
Insteel Industries' free cash flow was −$9.8M over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, down 119% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q3 FY26, it was $10.5M, down 61% on the same quarter a year before.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.9M | −51% |
| FY2024 | $39.1M | −65% |
| FY2023 | $111.5M | n/a |
| FY2022 | −$10.2M | −120% |
| FY2021 | $52.4M | +7% |
| FY2020 | $49.1M | n/a |
| FY2019 | −$3.9M | −111% |
| FY2018 | $35.5M | +13304% |
| FY2017 | $265K | −99% |
| FY2016 | $41.6M | +45% |
| FY2015 | $28.6M | +41% |
| FY2014 | $20.3M | −36% |
| FY2013 | $31.8M | +526% |
| FY2012 | $5.1M | n/a |
| FY2011 | −$10.8M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | $10.5M | −61% | −$9.8M | |
| Q2 FY26 | $671K | n/a | $6.7M | |
| Q1 FY26 | −$2.2M | −113% | $439K | |
| Q4 FY25 | −$18.7M | −229% | $18.9M | |
| Q3 FY25 | $26.9M | +73% | $52.2M | |
| Q2 FY25 | −$5.5M | n/a | $40.8M | |
| Q1 FY25 | $16.3M | +71% | $45.8M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $14.5M | −58% | $39.1M | |
| Q3 FY24 | $15.5M | +24% | $59.3M | |
| Q2 FY24 | −$580K | −101% | $56.3M | |
| Q1 FY24 | $9.6M | −61% | $96.3M | |
| Q4 FY23 | $34.8M | n/a | $111.5M |
Against its peers
Companies in Steel nearest Insteel Industries' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| IIINInsteel Industries | −1.8% |
| MTUSMetallus | −11.5% |
| FRDFriedman Industries | −2.4% |
| WORWorthington Enterprises | 6.3% |
| CSTMConstellium | 6.9% |
| BWENBroadwind | −0.7% |
| Peer median | −0.7% |
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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