HireQuest (HQI) EBIT (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest (HQI) reported EBIT of $1.5 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $1.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 141.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.6 million in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) EBIT (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest has reported EBIT for 16 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT changed 0.47% year-over-year to $1.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 million (up 456.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 million, up 61.77% from the prior year.
  • EBIT for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 million, up from -$3.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT was $5.2 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$3.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT has averaged $1.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.3 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT soared 603.76% — and 2024, when it tumbled 221.51%.
  • HireQuest's EBIT stood at $2.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 20.27% to $2.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 155.5% to -$1.2 million in 2024, then sank by 189.28% to -$3.6 million in 2025, then surged by 141.45% to $1.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT figures came in at $1.5 million (Q1 2026), -$3.6 million (Q4 2025), and $2.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 91.02 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 36.91 Mn
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 54.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 28.30 Mn
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 62.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -6.47 Mn
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 12.01 Mn
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -17.85 Mn
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 1.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -772,000.00