HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)

NASDAQ: HQI · Real-Time Price · USD

16.31

+0.01 (0.06%)

At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

16.27

-0.04 (-0.28%)

After-hours: Oct 30, 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 30, 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	227	148	198	214	219	276
Market Cap Growth	90.75%	-25.25%	-7.37%	-2.46%	-20.57%	98.90%
Enterprise Value	225	149	210	228	224	275
Last Close Price	16.31	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 30, 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	28.07	23.41	53.99	34.88	17.61	23.31
Forward PE	21.75	19.83	19.80	19.19	11.71	29.22
PS Ratio	7.51	4.84	5.73	5.65	7.09	12.26
PB Ratio	3.29	2.17	3.06	3.41	3.77	5.91
P/TBV Ratio	5.10	3.49	5.67	8.47	11.83	12.75
P/FCF Ratio	23.97	12.36	16.56	20.34	13.08	17.29
P/OCF Ratio	23.89	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 30, 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	7.46	4.87	6.08	6.02	7.24	12.19
EV/EBITDA Ratio	18.24	14.98	15.94	16.98	12.40	29.85
EV/EBIT Ratio	24.31	21.46	20.21	21.43	13.98	35.90
EV/FCF Ratio	23.79	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 30, 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 30, 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	3.56%	4.27%	1.85%	2.87%	5.68%	4.29%
FCF Yield	4.17%	8.09%	6.04%	4.92%	7.65%	5.79%
Dividend Yield	1.47%	2.27%	1.70%	1.57%	1.52%	1.14%
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	1.98%	1.85%	0.84%	0.98%	0.67%	1.49%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q