HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $196.82MP/E 24.8Yield 1.69%
HireQuest, Inc. saw revenue fall 7.5% to $30.15M over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026. Operating income rose 309.0% to $8.58M, moving the operating margin from 6.4% to 28.4%. At the latest close the market valued the company at $196.82M, 24.8 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jun 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $196.82M
- P/E ratio
- 24.8
- Price to sales
- 6.53
- Price to book
- 2.86
- Dividend yield
- 1.69%
- Free cash flow yield
- –
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $30.15M
- Net income
- $8.16M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.57
- Book value per share
- $4.99
- Diluted shares
- 14M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Mar 29, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $18.53
- Open
- $16.68
- Day's range
- $12.50 – $17.42
- Volume
- 271,832
- Average volume (20 days)
- 36,313
- Index membership
- Russell 2000 (since Jun 2023)
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.64
- 52-week range
- $7.38 – $20.84
- RSI (14 days)
- 33.0
- Volatility (1 year)
- 64.7%
- Relative volume
- 10.95×
- WACC
- 8.3%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IWM), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2011, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | HQI | S&P 500 | Difference | HQI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -18.2% | -3.0% | −15.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -19.7% | -2.8% | −17.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +36.6% | +11.5% | +25.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +52.3% | +13.5% | +38.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +17.1% | +77.7% | −60.6 pts | +5.4% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -33.0% | +72.6% | −105.6 pts | -7.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +323.6% | +308.2% | +15.4 pts | +15.5% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Press releases
Releases HireQuest filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
About HireQuest
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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.
Company profile, executives and historyHireQuest stock: common questions
What is HireQuest's stock price?
HQI closed at $14.16 on Nov 13, 2026, down 23.58% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $7.38 and $20.84.
What is HireQuest's market cap?
HireQuest was worth $196.82M at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is HQI's P/E ratio?
HQI trades at 24.8 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.57 over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026.
How much revenue does HireQuest make?
HireQuest reported revenue of $30.15M for the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, down 7.5% from a year earlier.
Does HireQuest pay a dividend?
Yes. HireQuest paid $0.24 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 1.69% at the latest price.
When does HireQuest report earnings next?
HireQuest is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Mar 29, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has HQI stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, HQI returned +52.3% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.
How many HQI shares are sold short?
0M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.99% of the float, or 7.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are HireQuest's competitors?
Companies most similar to HireQuest by business, industry and size include RLBY, BGSF, YFOR, JOB, DHTI.
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