HireQuest (HQI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest (HQI) reported Net Margin of 0.14% for Q1 2026, up 83.0% on a YoY basis from 0.08% in Q1 2025, and up 88.85% quarter-over-quarter from 1.24% in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest has reported Net Margin for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.14% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 83.0% year-over-year to 0.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.73% (up 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.91%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.14%, up from 1.24% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 19.58% in Q4 2022, with the low at 1.26% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 1.14% across 5 years, with a median of 0.43% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin surged 1767 bps — and 2024, when it sank 403 bps.
- HireQuest's Net Margin stood at 19.58% in 2022, then plunged by 106 bps to 1.24% in 2023, then decreased by 1 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 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 9.12% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 1.06% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 7.26% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 1.74% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -4.82% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 2.40% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.57% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.97% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | -0.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -1.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.58% |
| 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% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 3.53% |