HireQuest (HQI) Equity Ratio (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly Equity Ratio of 0.74 for Q1 2026, up 5.64% year-on-year from 0.7 in Q1 2025, and down 4.58% on a QoQ basis from 0.77 in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of Equity Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Equity Ratio topped out at 0.77 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.55 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Equity Ratio is 0.61 (2024), against an average of 0.63.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Equity Ratio dropped 13.57%; it then advanced 16.57% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.56 in 2022, then rose by 7.12% to 0.6 in 2023, then gained by 14.09% to 0.69 in 2024, then advanced by 12.34% to 0.77 in 2025, then dropped 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 0.51 |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 0.46 |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 0.02 |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 0.03 |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 0.26 |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 0.31 |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | 0.43 |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | 0.41 |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 0.74 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.74 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.69 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.67 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 0.47 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 0.53 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 0.72 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 0.45 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 0.79 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 0.80 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 0.78 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 0.50 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.79 |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 0.76 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 0.80 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 0.78 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 0.72 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 0.24 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 0.18 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 0.25 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 0.22 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 0.15 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.07 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.02 |