What is HireQuest's operating cash flow?

HireQuest (HQI) reported operating cash flow of $250K in Q1 2026.

How has HireQuest's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

HireQuest's operating cash flow decreased by 86.5% year-over-year, from $1.85M to $250K.

What is the long-term trend for HireQuest's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HireQuest's operating cash flow has grown at a -9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.92M to $12.05M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

HireQuest HQI Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.5M-12.7%

Gross profit$8.2M+19.7%

Operating income$5.2M+51.0%

Net income$1.6M+14.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.31+34.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0M-51.4%

Total debt$3.6M—

Total equity$67.3M+2.7%

Total assets$91.1M-2.8%

Cash flow

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CapEx--100%

Free cash flow$250.0K-86.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$175.09M+24.5%

P/E26.8×-30.9×

P/S5.9×+1.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin-78.6%—

Operating margin37.2%—

Net margin22%+11.8pp

FCF margin35.1%-8.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.8%+4.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×—

Current ratio2.7×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by HireQuest in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: HireQuest’s 10-Q, filed May 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is HireQuest's operating cash flow?: HireQuest (HQI) reported operating cash flow of $250K in Q1 2026.
How has HireQuest's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: HireQuest's operating cash flow decreased by 86.5% year-over-year, from $1.85M to $250K.
What is the long-term trend for HireQuest's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HireQuest's operating cash flow has grown at a -9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $17.92M to $12.05M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.