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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-031106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IIIN"
cik: "0000764401"
company_name: "INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:38:29.270745+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Insteel Q4 net earnings surge to $14.6M ($0.74 EPS) from $4.7M ($0.24) YoY; net sales up 32%

## Summary
- Q4 net earnings $14.6M ($0.74 diluted EPS) vs $4.7M ($0.24) a year ago; net sales $177.4M (+32.1%).
- FY2025 net earnings $41.0M ($2.10 EPS) vs $19.3M ($0.99); net sales $647.7M (+22.4%).
- Gross margin widened to 16.1% from 9.1% YoY on wider spreads and higher shipments; volumes +9.8%.
- Cash $38.6M, no debt; FY2026 capex guided up to ~$20M focused on cost and productivity.
- CEO cites improved raw material supply and acquisitions; outlook cautiously optimistic for 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-031106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IIIN
- cik: 0000764401
- company_name: INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764401/000143774925031106/0001437749-25-031106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764401/000143774925031106/iiin20251015_8k.htm

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