HireQuest HQI Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Net margin | 22%+11.8pp | 20.7%+10.0pp | 21.9%+17.9pp | 7.5%-6.8pp | 10.2%-3.9pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 35.1%-8.8pp | 39.1%+4.5pp | 44.2%+10.5pp | 52.5%+24.7pp | 43.9%+18.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 9.8%+4.5pp | 9.5%+3.8pp | 10.6%+8.3pp | 3.7%-4.4pp | 5.3%-3.0pp | |
| Return on assets | 7.1%+3.6pp | 6.9%+3.2pp | 7%+5.6pp | 2.4%-2.4pp | 3.4%-1.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.7×+0.5× | 3.2×+1.1× | 2.4×+0.7× | 2.2×+0.7× | 2.2×+0.7× | |
| Quick ratio | 2.7×+0.5× | 3.2×+1.1× | 2.4×+0.7× | 2.2×+0.7× | 2.2×+0.7× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.3×+0.2× | 0×0.0× | 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 / earnings | 26.8×-30.9× | 23.3×-30.8× | 19.5×-114× | 58.2×+25.1× | 48.9×+14.0× | |
| Price / sales | 5.9×+1.6× | 4.8×-0.9× | 4.3×-1.1× | 4.3×-0.4× | 5×+0.1× | |
| Price / book | 2.6×+0.5× | 2.2×-0.9× | 2×-1.1× | 2.1×-0.5× | 2.5×-0.2× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.9%-6.2pp | 8.1%+2.1pp | 10.3%+4.1pp | 12.1%+6.2pp | 8.8%+3.7pp | |
| Earnings yield | 3.7%+2.0pp | 4.3%+2.4pp | 5.1%+4.4pp | 1.7%-1.3pp | 2%-0.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.9%-0.5pp | 2.3%+0.6pp | 2.5%+0.8pp | 2.4%+0.4pp | 2%+0.1pp | |
| PEG ratio | 0.3×— | 0.3×— | 0.1×— | —— | —— |
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Compare these in charts →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.
