Insteel Industries Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Insteel Industries Inc's operations generated $36.6m of cash; it spent $11.8m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $24.8m. It returned $21.7m in dividends and $3.2m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Insteel Industries Inc: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2010Oct 2010	2011Oct 2011	2012Sept 2012	2013Sept 2013	2014Sept 2014	2015Oct 2015	2016Oct 2016	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Oct 2020	2021Oct 2021	2022Oct 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Sept 2025	2026Oct 2026
Cash from operations	13	−3	13	37	29	36	56	21	54	7	56	70	6	142	58	27	37
Depreciation and amortisation	7	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	13	15	18	18
Stock-based pay	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Capital spending	1	8	8	5	9	7	13	21	18	11	7	18	16	31	19	8	12
Free cash flow	11	−11	5	32	20	29	43	0	36	−4	49	52	−10	111	39	19	25
Free cash flow after stock pay	9	−14	3	30	18	26	41	−2	33	−6	47	50	−13	109	36	15	21
Dividends paid	2	2	2	7	2	2	21	26	21	2	2	31	41	41	51	22	22
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	1	2	2	2	3

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Insteel Industries Inc: cash flow statement, quarterly
Quarter	2025 Q1Dec 2024	2025 Q2Mar 2025	2025 Q3Jun 2025	2025 Q4Sept 2025	2026 Q1Dec 2025	2026 Q2Mar 2026	2026 Q3Jun 2026	2026 Q4Oct 2026
Cash from operations	19	−3	29	−17	−1	5	14	19
Depreciation and amortisation	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Stock-based pay	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Capital spending	3	2	2	2	1	4	3	3
Free cash flow	16	−6	27	−19	−2	1	10	16
Free cash flow after stock pay	16	−7	26	−20	−3	−1	10	15

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Insteel Industries Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Insteel Industries Inc.