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HQI Financials HireQuest, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 17.3% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (3.4% vs 17.3% per year).
  • Operating margin has contracted, at 20.5% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Operating income covered interest expense 20× in the latest year, down from 100× 5 years ago.
Revenue & net income
-$289979 $49M $98M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-2% 49% 100% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-1% 32% 65% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $1 $1 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $7M $14M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$29M -$6M $17M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $31M $6M 0.0% 20.5% 9.3% 7.2% — — —
2024 $35M $4M 0.0% 12.6% 5.7% 3.9% — — —
2023 $38M $6M 0.0% 28.1% 9.8% 5.9% — — —
2022 $31M $12M 0.0% 51.8% 21.4% 12.1% — — —
2021 $23M $12M 100.3% 34.0% 25.4% 15.3% — $3M —
2020 $14M $5M 100.0% 36.1% 14.7% 10.9% — — $14M
2019 $16M -$289979 0.0% 17.5% -0.9% -0.6% — — $4M
2018 $12M $7M 0.0% 56.1% 65.2% 29.2% — — $1M
2018 $97M $974287 25.6% 1.2% 8.9% 4.0% — — $1M
2017 $98M $2M 25.9% 3.8% 13.3% 6.6% — — $275920
2016 — $556553 — — 3.1% 2.3% — — $3M
2015 — $2M — — 8.2% 5.9% — — —
2014 — $9M — — 48.6% 32.4% — — —
2013 — $3M — — 39.7% 12.4% — — —
2012 — $2M — — 38.9% 7.1% — — —

Valuation over time

How the market has priced HQI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 29.1 58.1 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 5.9 11.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.8 1.6 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is HQI growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, HireQuest, Inc.'s revenue has grown 17.3% per year, and net income grown 3.4% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does HQI have?

As of FY2025, HireQuest, Inc. reported — of total debt against — of cash; operating income covered interest expense 20×.

What is HQI's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 20.5%, and net margin 20.7%.

What is HQI's P/E ratio?

HireQuest, Inc.'s P/E (TTM) is 28.33 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the HQI stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 36.5× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.