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HireQuest, Inc.

HQI

NASDAQIndustrialsStaffing & Employment Services

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$17.14

+$0.10 · +0.59%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

HQI company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

66

Undervalued

Momentum

49

Neutral

Sentiment

48

Mixed

Risk resilience

45

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

HireQuest, Inc. provides staffing solutions in the United States. The company offers direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial, construction personnel, skilled and semi-skilled industrial personnel, clerical and administrative personnel, permanent placement, commercial and non-CDL drivers, skilled personnel, and executive placement and consultant services. It offers its services under the HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI trade names. The company serves construction, recycling, warehousing, logistics, auctioneering, manufacturing, hospitality, landscaping, and retail industries, as well as dental practices. HireQuest, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
Richard F. Hermanns
Listed since
Oct 7, 2003
Employees
88

Market position

Day range

Current $17.14

52-week range

Current $17.14

Open
$17.07
Previous close
$17.04
Volume
45.38K
2.34× average
Average volume
19.41K
Average daily volume
Market cap
238.94M USD
Beta
1.12
Market reference 1
50-day average
$13.6402
+25.66% above average
200-day average
$11.3673
+50.78% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
29.05×
P/B (TTM)
3.43×
P/S (TTM)
7.92×
Dividend yield
1.40%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
97.47%
Operating margin
29.92%
Net margin
27.06%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0×
Altman Z-score
7.42
Piotroski F-score
6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends109%73%37%2%Gross margin, FY2021: 100.00%Gross margin, FY2022: 100.00%Gross margin, FY2023: 100.00%Gross margin, FY2024: 100.00%Gross margin, FY2025: 100.00%Operating margin, FY2021: 33.96%Operating margin, FY2022: 51.82%Operating margin, FY2023: 28.09%Operating margin, FY2024: 12.63%Operating margin, FY2025: 22.70%Net margin, FY2021: 52.60%Net margin, FY2022: 40.25%Net margin, FY2023: 16.20%Net margin, FY2024: 10.61%Net margin, FY2025: 20.66%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 100.00%. Gross margin FY2022 100.00%. Gross margin FY2023 100.00%. Gross margin FY2024 100.00%. Gross margin FY2025 100.00%. Operating margin FY2021 33.96%. Operating margin FY2022 51.82%. Operating margin FY2023 28.09%. Operating margin FY2024 12.63%. Operating margin FY2025 22.70%. Net margin FY2021 52.60%. Net margin FY2022 40.25%. Net margin FY2023 16.20%. Net margin FY2024 10.61%. Net margin FY2025 20.66%.

Income trends

Revenue

30.64M USD-11.44%

Operating income

6.96M USD+59.25%

Net income

6.33M USD+72.39%
Income trends across reported periods41.3M USD27.62M USD13.94M USD251K USDRevenue, FY2021: 22.53M USDRevenue, FY2022: 30.95M USDRevenue, FY2023: 37.88M USDRevenue, FY2024: 34.6M USDRevenue, FY2025: 30.64M USDOperating income, FY2021: 7.65M USDOperating income, FY2022: 16.04M USDOperating income, FY2023: 10.64M USDOperating income, FY2024: 4.37M USDOperating income, FY2025: 6.96M USDNet income, FY2021: 11.85M USDNet income, FY2022: 12.46M USDNet income, FY2023: 6.14M USDNet income, FY2024: 3.67M USDNet income, FY2025: 6.33M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 22.53M USD. Revenue FY2022 30.95M USD. Revenue FY2023 37.88M USD. Revenue FY2024 34.6M USD. Revenue FY2025 30.64M USD. Operating income FY2021 7.65M USD. Operating income FY2022 16.04M USD. Operating income FY2023 10.64M USD. Operating income FY2024 4.37M USD. Operating income FY2025 6.96M USD. Net income FY2021 11.85M USD. Net income FY2022 12.46M USD. Net income FY2023 6.14M USD. Net income FY2024 3.67M USD. Net income FY2025 6.33M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue30.64M USD34.6M USD37.88M USD30.95M USD22.53M USD
Gross profit30.64M USD34.6M USD37.88M USD30.95M USD22.53M USD
Selling, general, and administrative20.68M USD21.41M USD24.45M USD12.87M USD13.33M USD
Operating expenses23.68M USD30.23M USD27.24M USD14.91M USD14.88M USD
Interest income511K USD556K USD263K USD247K USD413K USD
Interest expense307K USD923K USD1.39M USD368K USD157K USD
Depreciation and amortization3.01M USD2.79M USD2.79M USD2.04M USD1.55M USD
Operating income6.96M USD4.37M USD10.64M USD16.04M USD7.65M USD
Net income6.33M USD3.67M USD6.14M USD12.46M USD11.85M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
91%
10 beats, 1 miss, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+39.53%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.23
Estimate 0.13 · Beat by 76.92%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.280.210.150.09Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 27, 2025: actual 0.19, estimate 0.17, surprise +11.76%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 0.1, estimate 0.14, surprise -28.57%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 0.15, estimate 0.11, surprise +36.36%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 0.24, estimate 0.14, surprise +71.43%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 30, 2026: actual 0.19, estimate 0.12, surprise +58.33%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 0.13, estimate 0.11, surprise +18.18%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 0.23, estimate 0.13, surprise +76.92%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.24, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates9.68M8.5M7.33M6.15MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Mar 27, 2025: actual 8.08M USD, estimate 9.3M USD, surprise -13.12%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 8, 2025: actual 7.47M USD, estimate 8.94M USD, surprise -16.45%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 7, 2025: actual 7.64M USD, estimate 7.65M USD, surprise -0.16%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 8.5M USD, estimate 7.41M USD, surprise +14.65%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Mar 30, 2026: actual 7.03M USD, estimate 7.4M USD, surprise -4.97%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 6.52M USD, estimate 6.75M USD, surprise -3.29%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 8.1M USD, estimate 7.1M USD, surprise +14.07%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 5, 2026: actual —, estimate 8.7M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$19.00

10.85% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $19.00Average $19.00Low $19.00

Recent analyst actions

2 institutions

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ETFs holding HQI

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
2.13M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
1.7M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO
Market value
828.31K
Weight
0.01%
AUM
15.16B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
809.37K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO
Market value
415.75K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
17.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$121.25+0.74%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF logoiShares Micro-Cap ETFIWC
Market value
322.36K
Weight
0.02%
AUM
1.53B USD
Expense ratio
0.60%
Price / 1D
$198.39+1.10%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN
Market value
169.05K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$224.81+0.45%
Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETFVTWG
Market value
72.08K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
1.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$282.73+1.21%

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