HireQuest (HQI) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2025)
HireQuest's (HQI) Debt Ratio came in at 0.02 for Q3 2025, down 82.2% from 0.13 a year earlier and down 49.5% from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, HireQuest's Debt Ratio stood at 0.07, down 47.1% from FY2023.
- In prior years, HireQuest's Debt Ratio was 0.14 in FY2023 (-10.5%), 0.15 in FY2022 (+286.8%) and 0.04 in FY2021.
- The Q3 2025 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 38.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 286.8%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 82.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.05 (Q2 2025), 0.06 (Q1 2025) and 0.07 (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 118.39 Bn | 78.80 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 0.07 |
| 2 | Cintas | 79.13 Bn | 78.31 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.17 Bn | 32.69 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.79 |
| 4 | APi | 16.75 Bn | 13.79 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 0.35 |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.67 Bn | 14.22 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 0.21 |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.35 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 0.44 |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.11 Bn | 11.89 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.73 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 0.41 |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.12 Bn | 3.46 Bn | - | -88.36 |
| 10 | HireQuest | 270.91 Mn | 263.26 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.05 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.00 |
API Access
HireQuest Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "HQI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();