HireQuest HQI
NASDAQ HQI
$17.14 +0.10 (+0.59%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

HireQuest (HQI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest's (HQI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $259000.0 in Q1 2026, down 86.4% YoY from $1.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 96.01% on a QoQ basis from $6.5 million in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest (HQI) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $259000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 86.4% year-over-year to $259000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.3 million (down 31.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.0 million, down 1.91% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $259000.0 in Q1 2026, from $6.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $8.8 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$967000.0 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.7 million and a median of $2.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 408.95% — and 2025, when it surged 1217.02%.
  • Tracing HQI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then sank by 69.71% to $1.7 million in 2023, then soared by 424.13% to $8.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 26.54% to $6.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 96.01% to $259000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $259000.0 (Q1 2026), $6.5 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Robert Half 4.49 Bn 4.16 Bn 474.03 Mn 101.54 Mn
2 Korn Ferry 4.38 Bn 3.24 Bn 685.99 Mn 271.87 Mn
3 Trinet 3.24 Bn 1.36 Bn - 67.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 2.89 Bn 2.71 Bn 780.30 Mn -8.50 Mn
5 Insperity 2.01 Bn 1.39 Bn 217.00 Mn 41.00 Mn
6 Kforce 978.37 Mn 978.04 Mn 99.45 Mn -6.52 Mn
7 Barrett Business Services 817.12 Mn 717.73 Mn 64.85 Mn -61.38 Mn
8 Kelly Services 594.06 Mn 569.86 Mn 212.00 Mn 47.70 Mn
9 TrueBlue 321.78 Mn 298.53 Mn 91.58 Mn -23.95 Mn
10 HireQuest 234.33 Mn 232.69 Mn - 1.65 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 1.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 259,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 259,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 6.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 188,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 188,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -967,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -967,000.00