HireQuest (HQI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $259000.0 for Q1 2026, down 86.4% year-on-year from $1.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 96.09% on a QoQ basis from $6.6 million in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $259000.0 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 86.4% year-over-year to $259000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.4 million (down 29.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.0 million, changed 0.42% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $259000.0, down from $6.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $8.4 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$894000.0 in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $2.1 million (2022), against an average of $2.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Free Cash Flow sank 362.17%; it then soared 1038.22% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $5.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 67.95% to $1.7 million in 2023, then surged by 400.12% to $8.4 million in 2024, then retreated by 21.56% to $6.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 96.09% to $259000.0 in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $259000.0 (Q1 2026), $6.6 million (Q4 2025), and $938000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 211.73 Mn |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | -120.83 Mn |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 123.00 Mn |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | -135.30 Mn |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -73.00 Mn |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -27.81 Mn |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | -7.40 Mn |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -26.50 Mn |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -12.61 Mn |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 259,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 259,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 259,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 938,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 938,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 225,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 225,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -894,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -894,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -594,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -594,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 341,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 341,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -974,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -974,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.05 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -6.68 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -6.68 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 284,314.00 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 284,314.00 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 63,542.00 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 63,542.00 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -235,248.00 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -235,248.00 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 2.24 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 2.24 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 1.57 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 1.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -460,965.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -460,965.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.30 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2.25 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2.25 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | -1.00 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | -622.00 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | -622.00 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | -1.81 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2016 | -1.81 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 1.93 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 1.93 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2.42 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2.42 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | -1.65 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | -1.65 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 507,694.00 |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 507,694.00 |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 2.05 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 2.05 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 2.88 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 2.88 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 1.15 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 1.15 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | -478,896.00 |
| Jun 28, 2013 | -478,896.00 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 1.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 1.60 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 95,475.00 |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 95,475.00 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | -783,322.00 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | -783,322.00 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | -1.56 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | -1.56 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 120,480.00 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 120,480.00 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 317,407.00 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 317,407.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -25,801.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -25,801.00 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | -582,623.00 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | -582,623.00 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | -988,822.00 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | -988,822.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 1.21 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 1.21 Mn |