What is Insteel Industries's operating cash flow?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported operating cash flow of $5.07M in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Insteel Industries's operating cash flow?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Insteel Industries's operating cash flow has grown at a -8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $69.88M to $58.21M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Insteel Industries IIIN Operating Cash Flow

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Income statement

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Revenue$172.7M+7.5%

Gross profit$23.4M+88.3%

Net income$5.2M-49.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.53+112%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$15.1M-46.9%

Total debt$1.7M+5.3%

Total equity$364.5M+6.8%

Total assets$460.5M+9.2%

Cash flow

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CapEx$4.4M+97.7%

Free cash flow-$2.2M-113%

Valuation

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Market cap$602.43M-11.4%

Enterprise value$589.02M-9.8%

P/E18.1×-4.5×

P/S0.9×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin14.4%+5.0pp

Net margin4.8%-0.5pp

FCF margin8.6%-7.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.4%+0.6pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio3.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Insteel Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Insteel Industries’s 10-Q, filed April 16, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Insteel Industries's operating cash flow?: Insteel Industries (IIIN) reported operating cash flow of $5.07M in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Insteel Industries's operating cash flow?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Insteel Industries's operating cash flow has grown at a -8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $69.88M to $58.21M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.