HireQuest (HQI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest (HQI) reported Operating Margin of 22.63% for Q1 2026, up 278.0% on a YoY basis from 5.99% in Q1 2025, and up 144.68% quarter-over-quarter from 50.64% in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 22.63% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 278.0% year-over-year to 22.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.73% (up 398.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.6%, up 208.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 22.63%, up from 50.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 735.98% in Q4 2022, with the low at 50.64% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 65.3% across 5 years, with a median of 26.87% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 38545 bps — and 2024, when it sank 5255 bps.
- HireQuest's Operating Margin stood at 735.98% in 2022, then plunged by 97 bps to 23.92% in 2023, then plunged by 164 bps to 15.23% in 2024, then plunged by 233 bps to 50.64% in 2025, then soared by 145 bps to 22.63% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 22.63% (Q1 2026), 50.64% (Q4 2025), and 28.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.84% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 4.40% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.27% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.49% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.48% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 22.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -50.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 735.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 55.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 350.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.82% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -22.69% |