HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)

NASDAQ: HQI · Real-Time Price · USD

18.37

-0.08 (-0.43%)

At close: Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

18.18

-0.19 (-1.03%)

After-hours: Oct 8, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT

HireQuest Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct '26 Oct 8, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	253	148	198	214	219	276
Market Cap Growth	96.14%	-25.25%	-7.37%	-2.46%	-20.57%	98.90%
Enterprise Value	251	149	210	228	224	275
Last Close Price	18.18	10.37	13.65	14.54	14.80	18.58

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct '26 Oct 8, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	30.31	23.41	53.99	34.88	17.61	23.31
Forward PE	24.24	19.83	19.80	19.19	11.71	29.22
PS Ratio	8.38	4.84	5.73	5.65	7.09	12.26
PB Ratio	3.67	2.17	3.06	3.41	3.77	5.91
P/TBV Ratio	5.68	3.49	5.67	8.47	11.83	12.75
P/FCF Ratio	26.71	12.36	16.56	20.34	13.08	17.29
P/OCF Ratio	26.62	12.30	16.47	20.15	13.00	15.89

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct '26 Oct 8, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	8.32	4.87	6.08	6.02	7.24	12.19
EV/EBITDA Ratio	20.35	14.98	15.94	16.98	12.40	29.85
EV/EBIT Ratio	27.12	21.46	20.21	21.43	13.98	35.90
EV/FCF Ratio	26.54	12.45	17.56	21.67	13.36	17.19

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct '26 Oct 8, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	-	-	0.11	0.24	0.28	0.07
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-	-	0.52	1.10	0.91	0.35
Debt / FCF Ratio	-	-	0.58	1.40	0.99	0.20
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	-0.02	-0.06	0.07	0.21	0.23	0.04
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	-0.13	-0.39	0.36	1.00	0.75	0.22
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	-0.17	-0.32	0.39	1.28	0.80	0.12
Asset Turnover	0.32	0.34	0.35	0.37	0.34	0.36
Quick Ratio	2.50	2.81	1.85	1.28	1.33	1.84
Current Ratio	2.74	3.15	2.04	1.44	1.41	1.96
Return on Equity (ROE)	12.49%	9.93%	6.16%	10.64%	22.81%	28.50%
Return on Assets (ROA)	6.16%	4.77%	6.57%	6.42%	11.10%	7.56%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.62%	10.23%	13.52%	11.90%	22.99%	20.33%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	12.60%	9.50%	14.90%	15.60%	24.10%	13.70%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Oct '26 Oct 8, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	3.23%	4.27%	1.85%	2.87%	5.68%	4.29%
FCF Yield	3.74%	8.09%	6.04%	4.92%	7.65%	5.79%
Dividend Yield	1.31%	2.31%	1.76%	1.65%	1.62%	1.24%
Payout Ratio	41.31%	53.27%	91.48%	54.44%	26.58%	26.51%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	0.50%	-0.42%	-0.86%	-0.58%	-0.84%	0.35%
Total Shareholder Return	1.81%	1.89%	0.90%	1.07%	0.78%	1.59%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q