hirequest inc - HQI

HQI

Close Chg Chg %
15.84 0.08 0.51%

Open Market

15.92

+0.08 (0.51%)

Volume: 455.53

Last Updated:

Sep 11, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT

Company Overview: hirequest inc - HQI

HQI Key Data

Open

$15.82

Day Range

15.82 - 15.92

52 Week Range

7.38 - 19.01

Market Cap

$221.57M

Shares Outstanding

13.90M

Public Float

5.37M

Beta

1.14

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

27.18

EPS

$0.59

Yield

151.52%

Dividend

$0.06

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Sep 1, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

28.38K

 

HQI Performance

1 Week
 
-1.86%
 
1 Month
 
-5.83%
 
3 Months
 
13.39%
 
1 Year
 
58.40%
 
5 Years
 
-16.59%
 

HQI Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
Full Ratings ➔

About hirequest inc - HQI

HireQuest, Inc. engages in the provision of staffing services. It offers direct dispatch, executive search, and commercial staffing solutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, SC.

HQI At a Glance

HireQuest, Inc.
111 Springhall Drive
Goose Creek, South Carolina 29455
Phone 1-843-723-7400 Revenue 30.64M
Industry Personnel Services Net Income 6.33M
Sector Commercial Services Employees 75,895
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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HQI Valuation

P/E Current 27.183
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 23.211
Price to Sales Ratio 4.795
Price to Book Ratio 2.158
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.20
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.765
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.668
Total Debt to Enterprise Value N/A

HQI Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 403.716
Income Per Employee 83.405
Receivables Turnover 0.759
Total Asset Turnover 0.336

HQI Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.15
Quick Ratio 3.15
Cash Ratio 0.254

HQI Profitability

Gross Margin 90.183
Operating Margin 26.749
Pretax Margin 21.896
Net Margin 20.659
Return on Assets 7.241
Return on Equity 9.929
Return on Total Capital 9.673
Return on Invested Capital 9.929

HQI Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity N/A
Total Debt to Total Capital N/A
Total Debt to Total Assets N/A
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital N/A
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Hirequest Inc - HQI

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
30.95M 37.88M 34.60M 30.64M
Sales Growth
+35.99% +22.39% -8.67% -11.44%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.04M 2.79M 2.79M 3.01M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
2.04M 2.79M 2.79M 3.01M
Depreciation
201.00K 172.00K 163.00K 155.00K
Amortization of Intangibles
1.84M 2.62M 2.63M 2.85M
COGS Growth
+17.67% +36.91% -0.14% +7.85%
Gross Income
28.91M 35.09M 31.81M 27.63M
Gross Income Growth
+37.50% +21.36% -9.35% -13.13%
Gross Profit Margin
+93.41% +92.63% +91.94% +90.18%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
11.87M 21.50M 21.43M 19.44M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
11.87M 21.50M 21.43M 19.44M
SGA Growth
+2.68% +81.10% -0.33% -9.32%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
3.25M 3.25M 6.01M 1.91M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
13.79M 10.33M 4.37M 6.28M
Non Operating Income/Expense
450.00K (1.48M) 701.00K 734.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
247.00K 263.00K 556.00K 511.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
368.00K 1.08M 923.00K 307.00K
Interest Expense Growth
+134.05% +192.39% -14.22% -66.74%
Gross Interest Expense
368.00K 1.08M 923.00K 307.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
13.87M 7.78M 4.15M 6.71M
Pretax Income Growth
+11.07% -43.91% -46.71% +61.82%
Pretax Margin
+44.81% +20.54% +11.98% +21.90%
Income Tax
1.90M 1.34M 221.00K 100.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.31M 1.69M 1.97M (73.00K)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(413.00K) (349.00K) (1.75M) 173.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
11.97M 6.43M 3.92M 6.61M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
11.97M 6.43M 3.92M 6.61M
Net Income Growth
+1.06% -46.26% -39.01% +68.38%
Net Margin Growth
+38.69% +16.99% +11.34% +21.57%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
483.00K (300.00K) (253.00K) (279.00K)
Discontinued Operations
483.00K (300.00K) (253.00K) (279.00K)
Net Income After Extraordinaries
12.46M 6.13M 3.67M 6.33M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
12.46M 6.13M 3.67M 6.33M
EPS (Basic)
0.9124 0.4467 0.2654 0.4535
EPS (Basic) Growth
+3.89% -51.04% -40.59% +70.87%
Basic Shares Outstanding
13.65M 13.73M 13.84M 13.96M
EPS (Diluted)
0.908 0.4445 0.2638 0.4528
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+4.25% -51.05% -40.65% +71.65%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
13.72M 13.80M 13.92M 13.98M
EBITDA
19.08M 16.38M 13.16M 11.20M
EBITDA Growth
+73.04% -14.15% -19.62% -14.89%
EBITDA Margin
+61.64% +43.23% +38.05% +36.57%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 15.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.235
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.775
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.23 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.71 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.845
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 0.24 0.18 0.78 0.85
High Estimates 0.24 0.19 0.80 0.90
Low Estimate 0.23 0.16 0.75 0.79
Coefficient of Variance 3.01 12.12 4.56 9.20

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Hirequest Inc - HQI

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 30, 2025 Richard F. Hermanns President and CEO; Director 2,941,157 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $9.13 per share 26,852,763.41
Dec 30, 2025 Richard F. Hermanns President and CEO; Director 2,941,579 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $10.12 per share 29,768,779.48

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