HireQuest (HQI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest's EBT Margin was 42.42% in Q2 2026, up 27.64 percentage points from 14.78% a year earlier and up 14.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, HireQuest's EBT Margin was 30.66% through Jun 30, 2026, up 23.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.90%, up 9.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -22.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 11.98% in FY2024 (-8.55 pp), 20.54% in FY2023 (-24.27 pp), 44.81% in FY2022 (-10.57 pp) and 55.38% in FY2021 (+11.20 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.08 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 60.68 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 84.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HQI's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 28.10% (Q1 2026), 20.31% (Q4 2025) and 29.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 116.45 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.83% |
| 2 | Cintas | 80.26 Bn | 79.45 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 22.32% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.05 Bn | 32.57 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 5.96% |
| 4 | APi | 16.57 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 6.12% |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.72 Bn | 14.26 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 17.59% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.30 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.68% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.09 Bn | 11.87 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 41.42% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.73 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 21.16% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.36 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 274.25 Mn | 266.59 Mn | - | 42.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.14% |
API Access
HireQuest EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();