HireQuest (HQI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly EBT Margin of 28.1% for Q1 2026, up 663.0% year-on-year from 3.68% in Q1 2025, and up 38.38% on a QoQ basis from 20.31% in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 28.1% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 663.0% year-over-year to 28.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.37% (up 1232.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.9%, up 991.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 28.1%, up from 20.31% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 712.43% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 30.69% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 28.05% (2023), against an average of 68.98%.
- Peak annual rise in EBT Margin reached 20033 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 8438 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 712.43% in 2022, then tumbled by 97 bps to 22.82% in 2023, then increased by 29 bps to 29.33% in 2024, then slumped by 31 bps to 20.31% in 2025, then jumped by 38 bps to 28.1% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 28.1% (Q1 2026), 20.31% (Q4 2025), and 29.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 28.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 712.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 512.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 59.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 92.27% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 42.36% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 70.22% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 41.66% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 26.07% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 40.50% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -113.65% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 3.53% |
| Mar 29, 2019 | -4.53% |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 2.86% |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 3.39% |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -7.64% |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 2.25% |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.02% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.34% |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 0.52% |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 4.24% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 1.54% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | -3.02% |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 0.89% |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 5.30% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3.78% |
| Mar 29, 2013 | -1.05% |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 2.67% |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 3.88% |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 0.29% |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 4.76% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 1.02% |
| Apr 1, 2011 | -9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -3.18% |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 4.01% |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 5.58% |