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HireQuest HQI Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Net margin22%+11.8pp20.7%+10.0pp21.9%+17.9pp7.5%-6.8pp10.2%-3.9pp
Free cash flow margin35.1%-8.8pp39.1%+4.5pp44.2%+10.5pp52.5%+24.7pp43.9%+18.5pp
Returns
Return on equity9.8%+4.5pp9.5%+3.8pp10.6%+8.3pp3.7%-4.4pp5.3%-3.0pp
Return on assets7.1%+3.6pp6.9%+3.2pp7%+5.6pp2.4%-2.4pp3.4%-1.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.7×+0.5×3.2×+1.1×2.4×+0.7×2.2×+0.7×2.2×+0.7×
Quick ratio2.7×+0.5×3.2×+1.1×2.4×+0.7×2.2×+0.7×2.2×+0.7×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.3×+0.2×0.0×0.1×+0.1×0.1×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$175.09M+24.5%$147.72M-25.6%$135.64M-30.7%$141.73M-16.8%$166.93M-6.5%
Price / earnings26.8×-30.9×23.3×-30.8×19.5×-114×58.2×+25.1×48.9×+14.0×
Price / sales5.9×+1.6×4.8×-0.9×4.3×-1.1×4.3×-0.4×+0.1×
Price / book2.6×+0.5×2.2×-0.9×-1.1×2.1×-0.5×2.5×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield5.9%-6.2pp8.1%+2.1pp10.3%+4.1pp12.1%+6.2pp8.8%+3.7pp
Earnings yield3.7%+2.0pp4.3%+2.4pp5.1%+4.4pp1.7%-1.3pp2%-0.8pp
Dividend yield1.9%-0.5pp2.3%+0.6pp2.5%+0.8pp2.4%+0.4pp2%+0.1pp
PEG ratio0.3×0.3×0.1×

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Questions, answered.

What are HireQuest's profit margins?
HireQuest (HQI) runs a -78.6% gross margin and a 37.2% operating margin, with a 22.0% net margin.
Where do HireQuest's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from HireQuest's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.