Insteel Industries, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

IIIN · Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication · $571M market cap

Insteel Industries, Inc. had 1,007 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, up 8.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $648M, up 22.4% from a year earlier, or $643K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

1,007

+8.4% YoY

Revenue

$648M

+22.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$643K

Peer median $549K

Rank in industry

2 of 6

Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Oct 2016
85145206'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 155Staff 119

Hover a year for the numbers.

IIIN employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Sep 20251,007$648M$643K+8.4%+22.4%
Sep 2024929$529M$570K+5.1%-18.5%
Sep 2023884$649M$734K-8.3%-21.5%
Oct 2022964$827M$858K+5.6%+40.0%
Oct 2021913$591M$647K+3.6%+25.0%
Oct 2020881$473M$536K+5.6%+3.7%
Sep 2019834$456M$546K+3.0%+0.6%
Sep 2018810$453M$560K+0.9%+16.5%
Sep 2017803$389M$484K-5.3%-7.1%
Oct 2016848$419M$494K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
881'20913'21964'22884'23929'241,007'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$536K'20$647K'21$858K'22$734K'23$570K'24$643K'25

Insteel Industries, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
MLI
Mueller Industries, Inc.
4,832$4.18B$865KLeaner
IIIN
Insteel Industries, Inc.
1,007$648M$643KEfficient growth
ATI
ATI Inc.
7,600$4.59B$604KLeaner
ROCK
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
2,300$1.14B$494KHiring into decline
WOR
Worthington Industries, Inc.
3,800$1.38B$363KEfficient growth
MEC
Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.
2,400$546M$228KHiring into decline
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Questions about Insteel Industries, Inc.

How many employees does Insteel Industries, Inc. have?
Insteel Industries, Inc. reported 1,007 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on October 23, 2025. That is up 8.4% from a year earlier.
What is Insteel Industries, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Insteel Industries, Inc. brought in $648M of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $643K per employee. That ranks 2 of 6 companies we track in Manufacturing - Metal Fabrication, where the median is $549K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Insteel Industries, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed October 23, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell IIIN.