Insteel Industries (IIIN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

H. O. Woltz III, President and CEO, was paid $3.4M in fiscal 2025, up 64% from $2.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 46:1, on median employee pay of $75,515.

Filed
January 2, 2026
Annual meeting
February 10, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$3.4M+64% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
46:1median $75,515
CEO pay in equity
33%$1.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
200%Percentage of base salary
Revenues
$647.7MIncreased from prior year
Gross Profit
$93.4MIncreased from $49.6 million
Say-on-Pay Support
93%Prior year support

How III was paid

$3.4M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary22%Stock awards16%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive44%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
H. O. Woltz IIIPresident and CEO$3,447,259
Scot R. JafroodiVice President, CFO and Treasurer$1,076,668
Richard T. WagnerSenior Vice President and COO$1,181,061
Elizabeth C. SouthernVice President Administration, Secretary and CLO$816,793
James R. YorkSenior Vice President Sourcing and Logistics$852,202

What changed and why

  • $647.7MRevenues increased to $647.7 million from $529.2 million driven by higher shipments and acquisitions.
  • $93.4MGross profit increased to $93.4 million compared to $49.6 million in the prior year.
  • $3.4MCEO total compensation increased to $3,447,259 from $2,104,016 due to higher non-equity incentive plan payouts.
  • 93%Shareholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with over 93% support.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.