HireQuest, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $239.33M
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.4
- Dividend yield
- 1.38%
About HireQuest
Services-Help Supply Services, SIC 7363
HireQuest, Inc. is a nationwide franchisor of temporary staffing and recruitment offices. Through various specialized brands, the company offers direct-dispatch and commercial staffing solutions primarily for light industrial, blue-collar, construction, healthcare, and driving applications. It also provides permanent placement, executive recruitment, and managerial search services. The company's franchised operations serve thousands of clients spanning cyclical production, industrial and manufacturing, disaster recovery, warehousing, and hospitality sectors, ranging in size from small regional businesses to large multi-national corporations.
The company operates primarily through franchisee-owned locations across the United States and internationally. As of late 2025, the system comprised 413 franchisee-owned offices and one company-owned office across 43 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, alongside 21 offices situated in 14 countries outside the United States. In addition, it maintained 16 specialized locations offering contract staffing services. The company's principal executive offices are headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
Summary of the business section of HireQuest's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- HireQuest, Inc.
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Goose Creek, SC
- Address
- 111 Springhall Drive 29445
- Phone
- (843) 723-7400
- Website
- hirequest.com
- Employees
- 75,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Help Supply Services
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars, LLP, Tampa, Florida
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- HQI
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 14M, Aug 10, 2026
- Public float
- $66.10M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 1-for-12 reverse, Mar 29, 2018; 1-for-12 reverse, Dec 8, 2017; 5-for-1, Aug 22, 2005
- SEC CIK
- 1140102
- CUSIP
- 433535101
- ISIN
- US4335351015
- EIN
- 91-2079472
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Hermanns | President and CEO, Director | 2,677,411 |
| John McAnnar | Secretary, VP, CLO | 64,099 |
| Charles David Ryan Hartley | CFO | 52,500 |
| Edward Jackson | Director | 2,643,833 |
| R. Rimmy Malhotra | Director | 223,054 |
| Lawrence F. Hagenbuch | Director | 125,395 |
| Jack A. Olmstead | Director | 81,770 |
| Kathleen M. Shanahan | Director | 81,037 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Richard F. Hermanns | $456.27K | $425.14K | $222.08K | $70 | – |
| FY2024 Richard F. Hermanns | $449.12K | $389.54K | $274.13K | $92 | – |
| FY2023 Richard F. Hermanns | $1.35M | $1.53M | $310.44K | $98 | – |
| FY2022 | $2.28M | $2.45M | $308.85K | $80 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings