HireQuest (HQI) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest's (HQI) quarterly Operating Income came in at $1.5 million in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from $1.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 12.5% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 million in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $1.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income changed 0.47% year-over-year to $1.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.3 million (up 67.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.3 million, up 43.82% from the prior year.
- Operating Income climbed to $1.5 million in Q1 2026, from $1.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $8.2 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$2.7 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.7 million and a median of $2.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income soared 603.76% — and 2024, when it slumped 132.87%.
- Tracing HQI's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $2.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 194.68% to $8.2 million in 2023, then sank by 72.36% to $2.3 million in 2024, then tumbled by 42.1% to $1.3 million in 2025, then increased by 12.5% to $1.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Income figures came in at $1.5 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 million (Q4 2025), and $2.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.49 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -62.30 Mn |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.38 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 101.52 Mn |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.89 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 112.00 Mn |
| 5 | Insperity | 2.01 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 6 | Kforce | 978.37 Mn | 978.04 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 18.75 Mn |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 817.12 Mn | 717.73 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 15.40 Mn |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 594.06 Mn | 569.86 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 16.10 Mn |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 321.78 Mn | 298.53 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -1.16 Mn |
| 10 | HireQuest | 234.33 Mn | 232.69 Mn | - | 3.34 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.30 Mn |