HireQuest (HQI) FCF Payout Ratio (2020 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 3.24 for Q1 2026, up 631.64% year-on-year from 0.44 in Q1 2025, and up 2437.05% on a QoQ basis from 0.13 in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 7 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 3.24 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 631.64% year-over-year to 3.24; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.32 (up 42.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.28, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 3.24, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.72 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 1.41 in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.3 (2022), against an average of 0.72.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 1493.48% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 613.23% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.16 in 2022, then jumped by 838.92% to 1.48 in 2023, then plunged by 93.28% to 0.1 in 2024, then advanced by 27.79% to 0.13 in 2025, then soared by 2437.05% to 3.24 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 3.24 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.9 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 0.12 |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | -0.51 |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 0.11 |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -0.32 |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -0.07 |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | -0.92 |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.10 |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 3.24 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.90 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.72 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.94 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.41 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.44 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.84 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.23 |