HireQuest (HQI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 184.5 for Q1 2026, up 1691.5% year-on-year from 10.3 in Q1 2025, and up 255.43% on a QoQ basis from 118.7 in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 184.5 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 1691.5% year-over-year to 184.5; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.16 (up 2570.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.59, up 386.36% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 184.5, up from 118.7 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 184.5 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 118.7 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 10.48 (2024), against an average of 21.94.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 1442.81%; it then surged 1691.5% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 24.84 in 2022, then sank by 70.43% to 7.34 in 2023, then tumbled by 204.76% to 7.69 in 2024, then sank by 1442.81% to 118.7 in 2025, then jumped by 255.43% to 184.5 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 184.5 (Q1 2026), 118.7 (Q4 2025), and 38.81 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | - |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | - |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 2.19 |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 10.33 |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -154.00 |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | - |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | - |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 184.50 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 184.50 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -118.70 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.81 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.69 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.69 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.65 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.65 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.84 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 52.94 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.05 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 81.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.34 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 82.64 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 165.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -154.40 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.08 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 198.56 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 52.52 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 73.95 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 64.03 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -38.89 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | -26,591.27 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | -12,319.58 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | -1,359.19 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 3,072.98 |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -792.56 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 134.74 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 255.95 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1,005.77 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 74,769.25 |
| Dec 30, 2016 | -3.92 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 1,818.98 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 14.64 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | -13.25 |
| Dec 25, 2015 | -1.91 |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 37.51 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 13.01 |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 0.06 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 4.42 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 5.91 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 1.37 |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 3.30 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.15 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 2.25 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | -6.12 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 23.59 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 2.83 |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 3.37 |