HireQuest (HQI) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
HireQuest's Price to Earnings came in at 21.40 for Q2 2026, down 63.1% from 57.92 a year earlier but up 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, HireQuest's Price to Earnings was 23.24, down 56.9% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 53.99 in FY2024 (+54.1%), 35.03 in FY2023 (+98.6%), 17.64 in FY2022 (-24.6%) and 23.41 in FY2021 (-9.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to Earnings is 15.00 (Q3 2022) to 135.23 (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 45.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 457.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 85.6%).
- Business Quant data shows HQI's Price to Earnings at 21.25 (Q1 2026), 23.24 (Q4 2025) and 19.52 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 261.46 Mn | 253.81 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.40 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.92 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 48.77 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.99 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 135.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.53 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.02 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.26 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.64 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.89 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.10 |
API Access
HireQuest Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "HQI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();