HireQuest, Inc.
HQINasdaq
$12.11
↓ -1.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +28.9%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$168.3M
Enterprise Value
$168.3M
P/E
26.3
P/S
5.7
P/B
2.5
EV/EBITDA
18.0
PEG
—
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
2.0%
Revenue (TTM)
$29.7M
Net Income (TTM)
$6.5M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
21.1%
Net Margin
22.0%
ROE
9.7%
ROIC
9.1%
Debt / Equity
—
Net Cash
—
Return 1Y
+27.7%
Company profile
HireQuest, Inc. provides temporary staffing solutions in the United States. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of approximately 216 franchisee-owned offices in 36 states and the District of Columbia. It serves customers primarily in the construction, industrial/manufacturing, warehousing, and warehousing.
- CEO
- Richard F. Hermanns
- Sector
- Services
- Industry
- Business Services
- Employees
- 73,100
- Headquarters
- South Carolina
- Website
- hirequest.com
Management & directors
- Hermanns RichardPresident and CEO
- Hartley Charles David RyanCFO
- Mcannar JohnSecretary, VP, CLO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
HQI Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$6.5M↓ -12.7%
Diluted EPS$0.11↑ +10.0%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.8M | $22.5M | $31.0M | $37.9M | $34.6M | $30.6M |
| Gross profit | $13.8M | $22.6M | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $5.0M | $7.7M | $16.0M | $10.6M | $4.4M | $6.3M |
| Net income | $5.4M | $11.8M | $12.5M | $6.1M | $3.7M | $6.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.39 | $0.87 | $0.91 | $0.45 | $0.26 | $0.45 |
| Operating cash flow | $10.9M | $17.4M | $16.9M | $10.6M | $12.0M | $12.0M |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 100.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 36.1% | 34.0% | 51.8% | 28.1% | 12.6% | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 38.8% | 52.6% | 40.2% | 16.2% | 10.6% | 20.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.7M | $9.4M | $8.1M | $7.5M | $7.6M | $8.5M | $7.0M | $6.5M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $2.7M | -$2.7M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $1.0M | $2.4M | $1.3M | $1.5M |
| Net income | $2.0M | -$2.2M | $2.2M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.15 | -$0.16 | $0.15 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.16 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| Operating cash flow | $188,000.00 | $4.2M | $8.7M | $1.9M | $2.6M | $1.0M | $6.6M | $250,000.00 |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 31.0% | -28.6% | 28.0% | 19.8% | 13.7% | 28.8% | 18.6% | 22.6% |
| Net margin | 23.5% | -23.4% | 27.5% | 18.2% | 13.9% | 27.1% | 22.8% | 23.9% |
Company news
May 13, 2026
May 12, 2026
- 69d agoTrueBlue Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal from HireQuest for On-Demand Businessfinance.yahoo.com
- 69d agoHireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimatesfinance.yahoo.com
- 69d agoHIREQUEST ISSUES OFFER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TRUEBLUE, INC.finance.yahoo.com
- 69d agoHireQuest Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2026finance.yahoo.com
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Buy | 1,128 | $12.19 | $13,747.39 | filing |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Gift | 300,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-04-20 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Gift | 100,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | McAnnar John· Secretary, VP, CLO | Award | 10,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | McAnnar John· Secretary, VP, CLO | Award | 10,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | JACKSON EDWARD | Award | 907 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Award | 1,134 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Award | 1,272 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Award | 1,121 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Award | 1,448 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Award | 25,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | Hartley Charles David Ryan· CFO | Award | 10,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-12-30 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Buy | 9,704 | $10.28 | $99,757.12 | filing |
| 2025-12-24 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Buy | 422 | $10.12 | $4,270.64 | filing |
| 2025-12-22 | Hermanns Richard· President and CEO | Buy | 18,854 | $9.13 | $172,104.97 | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Award | 1,567 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | Shanahan Kathleen M | Award | 1,567 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | Malhotra R. Rimmy | Award | 3,568 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | JACKSON EDWARD | Award | 2,234 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Award | 2,762 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-07 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Award | 2,792 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-06-23 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Award | 1,334 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-06-23 | OLMSTEAD JACK A. | Award | 4,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-06-23 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Award | 1,319 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-06-23 | Hagenbuch Lawrence F | Award | 4,000 | — | — | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.