HireQuest, Inc.

HQI

$16.62

-0.54%

2026-09-03 16:00:01 EDT-$0.09

Industrials

Staffing & Employment Services

NASDAQ

Active Trading

HireQuest, Inc. provides staffing solutions in the United States. The company offers direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, unskilled and semi-skilled industrial, construction ...

Price Action of HQI

$16.62

-0.54%-$0.09

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52W High-12.2%

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HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI) is a leading franchisor of staffing solutions, connecting businesses with reliable workforce solutions nationwide. The company operates through multiple divisions, including HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI, providing a wide range of staffing services such as direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial ...HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI) is a leading franchisor of staffing solutions, connecting businesses with reliable workforce solutions nationwide. The company operates through multiple divisions, including HireQuest Direct, HireQuest, Snelling, DriverQuest, HireQuest Health, Northbound Executive Search, and MRI, providing a wide range of staffing services such as direct-dispatch, executive search, commercial staffing, and placement for unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled personnel. Serving industries like construction, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare, HireQuest has built a robust franchise model that enables local operators to deliver tailored staffing solutions. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Goose Creek, South Carolina, the company has grown significantly, with its stock publicly traded since December 2019. Under the leadership of President and CEO Rick Hermanns, who brings 30 years of staffing industry experience, HireQuest has focused on expanding its franchise network and enhancing its service offerings. Financial metrics indicate a solid performance with a market cap around $186 million, a trailing twelve-month revenue per share of $2.14, and a net profit margin of 22%. The company emphasizes operational efficiency, with a strong return on equity (9.7%) and a conservative capital structure, maintaining zero debt. With a committed team of approximately 88 corporate employees, HireQuest also leverages a vast network of franchisees, contributing to a total workforce of around 76,000 when including franchise staff. The company's long-term strategy aims to capitalize on the growing demand for flexible staffing solutions, driven by economic trends and the evolving nature of work.ExpandCollapse

Founded

2002

Employees

CEO

Richard F. Hermanns

Full Name

HireQuest, Inc.

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Staffing & Employment Services

ROE

11.98%

Market Cap

$0.23B

Current Ratio

2.74

WACC

9.79%

ROIC

17.63%

Contact Information

https://hirequest.com

843 723 7400

111 Springhall Drive, Goose Creek, SC 29445

Key Metrics of HQI

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$231.69M

ROCE

12.3%

EV / EBITDA

18.65x

+2.8% YoY

FCF Yield

4.1%

-4.1% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

423.0d

Current Ratio

2.74

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Financial Highlights of HQI

Profitability trend

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Gross Margin

97.5%

Net Margin

27.1%

P/E Ratio

28.17x

n/a

Debt / Equity

0.00

n/a

Current Ratio

2.74

Dividend Yield

1.4%

Understanding

TTM —

No major balance sheet stress in these headline ratios.

Calendar of HQI

Upcoming

Sep 15, 2026In 11 days
Dividend payment
$0.24 per share
Sep 30, 2026In 26 days
Q3 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $0.23 · Revenue $8.70M · 1 analysts
Dec 30, 2026
Q4 FY2026 · Estimated results
Est. EPS $0.17 · Revenue $7.49M · 1 analysts
Dec 31, 2026
FY2026 · Estimated annual results
Est. EPS $0.78 · Revenue $30.81M · 1 analysts

Recent history

Sep 1, 2026
Ex-dividend date
$0.24 per share
Aug 11, 2026
Q2 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $0.20 · Revenue $8.10M
View filing
May 12, 2026
Q1 FY2026 · Results reported
EPS $0.11 · Revenue $6.52M
View filing
Mar 31, 2026
FY2025 · Annual results
EPS $0.45 · Revenue $30.64M
View filing
Nov 6, 2025
Q3 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $0.16 · Revenue $8.50M
View filing
Aug 7, 2025
Q2 FY2025 · Results reported
EPS $0.08 · Revenue $7.64M
View filing

Financial Statements of HQI

5Y Trend (Revenue, Earnings, FCF)

Metric	Latest	YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.	QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).	$30.6M	-11.4%	+24.2%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.	$6.3M	+72.4%	+72.6%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.	+100.0%	0.0%	-9.4%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).	+22.7%	+79.8%	+82.4%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.	+20.7%	+94.7%	+39.0%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.	$12.0M	+0.2%	+537.2%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.	+39.1%	+13.1%	+413.2%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.	0.0%	-100.0%	—
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.	3.15x	+54.1%	+1.8%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.	$88.2M	-6.2%	+2.5%

Actual vs Estimate

A Dec 31Q Jun 30

Metric	Annual (A vs E)	Annual Surprise	Quarter (A vs E)	Quarter Surprise
EPS Surprise	0.45 vs 0.65	-30.8%	0.20 vs 0.13	+53.8%
Revenue Surprise	$30.6M vs $31.0M	-1.2%	$8.1M vs $7.1M	+14.1%

Insider Transactions of HQI

Acquisitions (A)

Since Jun 3, 2026

Disposals (D)

Since Jun 3, 2026

Monthly shares of acquisitions/disposals with close price trend (shared daily price source)

Insider Trading Snapshot

Date	Executive	Title	Security	Side	Shares	Price
Aug 12, 2026	Hagenbuch Lawrence F	director	Common Stock	A	4,000	$16.64
Aug 12, 2026	Hagenbuch Lawrence F	director	Common Stock	A	802	$16.64
Aug 12, 2026	Shanahan Kathleen M	director	Common Stock	A	4,000	$16.64
Aug 12, 2026	JACKSON EDWARD	director, 10 percent owner:	Common Stock	A	4,000	$16.64
Aug 12, 2026	JACKSON EDWARD	director, 10 percent owner:	Common Stock	A	649	$16.64

Earnings Call Transcript of HQI

1 transcript segments

Q2 2026

Unknown Speaker

Operator: Good afternoon. And welcome to the HireQuest Inc. Second Quarter 26 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants have been placed on mute for the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Jen Belladeau from INF Investor Relations. Jen, the floor is yours. Thank you. I would like to welcome everybody to the call today. Hosting the call are HireQuest CEO, Richard F. Hermanns, and CFO, C. David Hartley. I will now take a moment to read the safe harbor statement. This conference call contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1.93 thousand as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1.93 thousand as amended. These forward-looking statements and terms such as anticipate, expect, intend, may, will, should or other comparable terms involve and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief, or current expectations of Hire Quest and members of its management, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in HireQuest's periodic reports filed with the SEC. And that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements. Except as required by federal securities law, HireQuest undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed conditions. Now I would like to turn the call over to the CEO of Hire Quest, Richard F. Hermanns. Please go ahead, Rick. Richard F. Hermanns: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our call today. In the second quarter, we continued to see improving demand for temporary staffing services as the market stabilizes and employers begin to prioritize hiring again. Leading up to Q2, we saw what I described as tentative green shoots in demand over the last few quarters, but with no real traction to speak of until the second half of the first quarter of this year when we started to see consistent demand in favorable weekly year over year comparisons across the business. As you can see in our results, these comps were even more favorable in Q2 as we drove year over year revenue growth for the first time since the third quarter of 2020 4. And frankly, the latter part of the second quarter was better than the start. Dave will take a deeper dive into the financials, but moving down the P&L at a high level, the increased revenue in the quarter combined with disciplined expense management generated significantly improved GAAP profitability and earnings for our shareholders. We operate in an industry where a rising tide tends to lift all ships. With macro factors like interest rates and the political landscape weighing heavily upon …

Leadership Team of HQI

9 executives

Name	Title	Compensation	Gender	Year Born	Status
Richard F. Hermanns	Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer	USD 456,266	Male	1964	Active
Cory Smith	Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer	USD 291,983	Male	1976	Active
John D. McAnnar	Vice President of Professional Services, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary	USD 291,314	Male	1983	Active
C. David Hartley	Chief Financial Officer	USD 264,156	Male	1982	Active
Joseph Gianzanti	Chief Information Officer	—	Male	—	Active
Monica Reese	Director of Human Resources	—	Female	—	Active
Shana Applebaum	Managing Director of MRINetwork	—	Female	—	Active
Tim Ozier	Senior Sales Director	—	Male	—	Active
Dave Gerstner	Vice President of Operations	—	Male	—	Active

Recent News of HQI

Zacks Investment Research8/19/2026Neutral

Is HireQuest (HQI) Outperforming Other Business Services Stocks This Year?

Here is how HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) and Ingram Micro (INGM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

PRNewsWire8/18/2026Neutral

Manufacturing Staffing Demand Running Three Times Above Pre-Pandemic Levels, HireQuest Data Shows

Staffing and recruiting network's expanding manufacturing business suggests sector hiring remains strong, despite mixed national employment data GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New data from staffing and recruiting leader HireQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQI), indicates demand for U.S. manufacturing workers remains significantly stronger than traditional labor reports suggest.

PRNewsWire8/13/2026Neutral

HireQuest, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI), a national franchisor of on-demand staffing and executive search services, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share.

Seeking Alpha8/11/2026Neutral

HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

MarketBeat8/10/2026Neutral

HireQuest Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

HireQuest NASDAQ: HQI reported second-quarter revenue growth and sharply higher profitability as management said demand for temporary staffing services improved during the period, particularly in the latter half of the quarter.

Historical Employee Count of HQI

Current

Change

-4.35%

Minimum

Maximum

103

Recent Filings

Report Date	Employees	Form Type	Filing Date	SEC Filing
Dec 31, 2025	88	10-K	Mar 31, 2026	View
Dec 31, 2024	92	10-K	Mar 27, 2025	View
Dec 31, 2023	96	10-K	Mar 21, 2024	View
Dec 31, 2022	103	10-K	Mar 21, 2023	View
Dec 31, 2021	0	10-K	Mar 15, 2022	View

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