HireQuest (HQI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest's (HQI) quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.14% in Q1 2026, up 83.0% YoY from 0.08% in Q1 2025, and up 88.85% on a QoQ basis from 1.24% in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest (HQI) has 15 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 0.14% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 83.0% year-over-year to 0.14% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.73% (up 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.91%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin rose to 0.14% in Q1 2026, from 1.24% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 3.17% in Q1 2023 to a low of 1.26% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.09% and a median of 0.29% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin soared 158 bps — and 2024, when it sank 403 bps.
- Tracing HQI's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.96% in 2022, then plunged by 44 bps to 0.54% in 2023, then sank by 333 bps to 1.25% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 1.24% in 2025, then jumped by 89 bps to 0.14% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.14% (Q1 2026), 1.24% (Q4 2025), and 1.26% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.38 Bn | 4.06 Bn | 474.03 Mn | 1.97% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.35 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 9.61% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.16 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - | 4.50% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.84 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 1.10% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.98 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.24% |
| 6 | Kforce | 972.09 Mn | 971.76 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 807.62 Mn | 708.23 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.03% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 579.49 Mn | 555.29 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.10% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 320.26 Mn | 297.01 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -0.76% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 232.43 Mn | 230.79 Mn | - | 33.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.91% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -5.36% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 20.73% |