HireQuest (HQI) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly EBITDA of $1.5 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $1.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 141.45% on a QoQ basis from -$3.6 million in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $1.5 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA 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 $1.6 million, up 51.11% from the prior year.
- EBITDA for Q1 2026 stood at $1.5 million, up from -$3.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA topped out at $5.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$3.6 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA is $2.3 million (2023), against an average of $1.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBITDA soared 603.76%; it then sank 221.51% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA shows it stood at $2.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 20.27% to $2.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 155.5% to -$1.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 189.28% to -$3.6 million in 2025, then soared by 141.45% to $1.5 million in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA 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) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 91.02 Mn |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 36.91 Mn |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 87.00 Mn |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 28.30 Mn |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 62.00 Mn |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 10.00 Mn |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 12.01 Mn |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -5.10 Mn |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -19.83 Mn |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 1.48 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 937,512.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 834,795.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.42 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -4.14 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 877,512.00 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | -985,566.00 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 16.14 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 751,634.00 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 820,486.00 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -1.71 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 556,066.00 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 1.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 299,077.00 |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 108,533.00 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 1.12 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 359,399.00 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | -534,992.00 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 127,494.00 |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 1.35 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 932,613.00 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 12,206.00 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 978,571.00 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 1.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 201,760.00 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 729,517.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 374,431.00 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | -1.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -624,097.00 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 1.22 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 1.51 Mn |