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Industrials

HireQuest, Inc.(HQI)

Live Price

Offline

$12.52

-1.26% today

1Y Change

+24.95%

Window

Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 25, 2026

Market Cap
$160.00M
Revenue Growth
-11.4%
EPS Growth
+66.7%
Dividend Yield
2.1%

Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 25, 2026

Research Briefing

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Decision context

Research Snapshot

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $160.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $12.52 and up 25.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 25, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -11.4%, EPS growth of +66.7%, a dividend yield of 2.1%. What stands out right now is revenue -11.4%, EPS +66.7%, free cash flow +0.4% with operating margin 26.8% and ROIC 11.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.1%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 25.6 and price/sales 5.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines HQI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.

Benchmark Edge

HQI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

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Normalized return

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Relative to SPY

HQI Max Drawdown

-27.92%

Trailing 1Y

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Financial profile

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)

Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.

FY Revenue

$22.5M

-27.2% YoY

FY Net Income

$11.9M

-4.9% YoY

Free Cash Flow

$15.4M

+0.0% YoY

Revenue Growth

-11.4%

EPS Growth

+66.7%

Gross Margin

90.2%

Net Margin

20.7%

Income statement

USD

Annual
Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue31M35M38M31M23M
Gross Profit31M35M38M31M23M
Operating Income6M4M11M16M8M
EBITDA10M8M12M16M9M
Net Income6M4M6M12M12M
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Balance sheet

USD

Point-in-time
Metric20252024202320222021
Cash & Equivalents4M2M1M3M1M
Total Assets88M94M104M103M77M
Total Liabilities20M29M41M45M31M
Shareholder Equity68M65M63M58M47M
Total Debt07M15M17M3M
Net Debt-4M5M13M13M2M

Cash flow positioning

Latest Full Year

Operating Cash Flow

17M

+3.0% YoY

Capital Expenditures

2M

-33.6% YoY

Free Cash Flow

15M

+0.0% YoY

Key ratios

  • Gross Margin

    90.2%

  • Operating Margin

    26.8%

  • Net Margin

    20.7%

  • ROE

    9.5%

  • Debt / Equity

    0.00x

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