HireQuest (HQI) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest (HQI) reported Change in Cash of -$2.9 million for Q1 2026, down 2081.82% on a YoY basis from $145321.1 in Q1 2025, and down 203.11% quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 million in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest has reported Change in Cash for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$2.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 2081.82% year-over-year to -$2.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.1 million (down 306.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.7 million, up 91.11% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.9 million, down from $2.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $5.2 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$6.1 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$90687.5 across 5 years, with a median of $317000.0 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash surged 804.91% — and 2026, when it tumbled 2081.82%.
  • HireQuest's Change in Cash stood at $1.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 228.07% to -$1.9 million in 2023, then soared by 130.84% to $598000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 367.06% to $2.8 million in 2025, then sank by 203.11% to -$2.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$2.9 million (Q1 2026), $2.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$1.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 176.79 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn -186.05 Mn
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn -510.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn -646.10 Mn
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn -119.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -41.78 Mn
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn -804,000.00
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -8.20 Mn
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn 293,000.00
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - -2.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 588,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 -132,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 598,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 1.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -955,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 227,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -1.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -6.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 407,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 -698,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 570,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 -3.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 229,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -11.69 Mn