HireQuest (HQI) Equity Ratio (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest has reported Equity Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.74 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio rose 5.64% year-over-year to 0.74; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.74 (up 5.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.77, up 12.34% from the prior year.
• Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.74, down from 0.77 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.77 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.55 in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.63 across 5 years, with a median of 0.61 in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Equity Ratio dropped 13.57% — and 2025, when it advanced 16.57%.
• HireQuest's Equity Ratio stood at 0.56 in 2022, then increased by 7.12% to 0.6 in 2023, then rose by 14.09% to 0.69 in 2024, then gained by 12.34% to 0.77 in 2025, then slipped by 4.58% to 0.74 in 2026.
• The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.74 (Q1 2026), 0.77 (Q4 2025), and 0.71 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.