NASDAQ : HQI
HireQuest, Inc. — Key statistics
Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services · United States
Last price 16.3 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 226.41M
Overview · Financial statements · Key statistics · Dividends · Company profile · Price history · Reports
Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 226.55M |
| Enterprise Value | 224.91M |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 1, 2026 |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 13.89M |
| Shares Outstanding | 13.89M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | -0.50% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | -0.62% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 44.57% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 12.48% |
| Float | 5.18M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 28.07 |
| Forward PE | 21.75 |
| PS Ratio | 7.51 |
| Forward PS | 7.17 |
| PB Ratio | 3.29 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 5.10 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 23.97 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 23.89 |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 27.57 |
| EV / Sales | 7.46 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.24 |
| EV / EBIT | 24.31 |
| EV / FCF | 23.79 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.74 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.50 |
| Debt / Equity | n/a |
| Debt / EBITDA | n/a |
| Debt / FCF | n/a |
| Interest Coverage | 70.61 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 12.49% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.16% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.62% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 12.65% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 10.68% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $342,625 |
| Profits Per Employee | $92,716 |
| Employee Count | 88 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.32 |
| Inventory Turnover | n/a |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 824,000 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 8.91% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +93.02% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 17.31 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 13.35 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 41.56 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 30,077 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 223,115 |
| Short Previous Month | 214,830 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 1.61% |
| Short % of Float | 4.31% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 6.88 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 30.15M |
| Gross Profit | 30.15M |
| Operating Income | 9.25M |
| Pretax Income | 9.25M |
| Net Income | 8.16M |
| EBITDA | 12.33M |
| EBIT | 9.25M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $0.58 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.64M |
| Total Debt | n/a |
| Net Cash | 1.64M |
| Net Cash Per Share | $0.12 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 68.86M |
| Book Value Per Share | 4.96 |
| Working Capital | 35.11M |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.49M |
| Capital Expenditures | -32,000 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 3.08M |
| Net Borrowing | -4.33M |
| Free Cash Flow | 9.45M |
| FCF Per Share | $0.68 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Operating Margin | 30.68% |
| Pretax Margin | 30.67% |
| Profit Margin | 27.06% |
| EBITDA Margin | 40.89% |
| EBIT Margin | 30.68% |
| FCF Margin | 31.35% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | $0.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.47% |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | n/a |
| Years of Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | 41.31% |
| FCF Payout Ratio | 35.27% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.50% |
| Shareholder Yield | 1.98% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.56% |
| FCF Yield | 4.17% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $19.00 |
| Price Target Difference | 16.49% |
| Analyst Consensus | Buy |
| Analyst Count | 2 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 4.13% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | 6.18% |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | n/a |
| Split Type | n/a |
| Split Ratio | n/a |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 5.13 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
Fairvalue
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