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title: "INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC 3Q 2026: Revenue $197.66M, EPS $0.46— 10-Q Summary"
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description: "Insteel Industries Inc reported Q3 2026 results with revenue rising 9.9% to $197.66M, driven by price increases and infrastructure demand. However, net income fell 40.5% to $9.02M and diluted EPS dropped to $0.46 due to higher raw material and freight costs compressing margins. The company completed asset integrations, closed the Warren facility, and plans $15M in FY26 capital spending for productivity and capacity expansion."
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# INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC 3Q 2026: Revenue $197.66M, EPS $0.46— 10-Q Summary

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC reported third-quarter 2026 results with revenue rising to $197.66M while net earnings fell to $9.02M and diluted EPS declined to $0.46 versus the year-ago quarter.

**Financial Highlights**

Metric

Current quarter

Prior year quarter

YoY change

Revenue¹

$197.66M

$179.89M

9.9%

Net income²

$9.02M

$15.16M

(40.5%)

Diluted EPS³

$0.46

$0.78

(41%)

*¹ Reported as “Net sales”. ² Reported as “Net earnings”. ³ Reported as “Diluted earnings per share”.*

**Business Highlights**

-   Revenue growth of roughly 10% in the quarter (and ~13% year-to-date) was driven by price increases and modest shipment gains, supported by publicly funded infrastructure and commercial data center demand.
-   Gross margins and earnings were compressed as higher raw material, freight and operating costs outpaced pricing actions.
-   Completed integration of EWP and OWP asset acquisitions, consolidated WWR operations, closed the Warren facility and relocated equipment as part of operational integration.
-   Company plans approximately $15M in FY26 capital spending targeted at productivity, expanded ESM capacity and maintenance to reduce costs and support growth.

Original SEC Filing: INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC \[ IIIN \] - 10-Q - Jul. 16, 2026

**Disclaimer**

This is an AI-powered summary. It may contain inaccuracies. Consider verifying important information with the source. Please note this summary is solely based on documents filed with the SEC.

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