Insteel Industries Inc dividend history

Insteel Industries Inc's dividend was $1.12 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 73.5% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $3.2M
Dividends (TTM): $21.7M
Returned to shareholders: 100%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $7.3M
Diluted share count: −0.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.5%; dividends 3.9% + buybacks 0.6% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 74%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 5.1%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 44 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Insteel Industries Inc: dividends by fiscal year, 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
Dividend per share	$0.120	$0.120	$0.120	$0.370	$0.120	$0.120	$1.12	$1.37	$1.12	$0.120	$0.120	$1.62	$2.12	$2.12	$2.62	$1.12	$1.12
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	0.0%	+208.3%	−67.6%	0.0%	+833.3%	+22.3%	−18.2%	−89.3%	0.0%	+>999%	+30.9%	0.0%	+23.6%	−57.3%	0.0%
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
Dividends ÷ net income	445.7%	—	117.2%	56.2%	13.2%	10.2%	56.0%	115.4%	58.8%	41.3%	12.2%	47.0%	32.9%	127.3%	263.9%	53.0%	73.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	18.5%	—	41.8%	20.8%	10.8%	7.7%	48.2%	>999%	60.1%	—	4.7%	59.7%	—	37.0%	130.4%	114.8%	87.5%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.