HireQuest (HQI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $30.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2.67% year-on-year from $29.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.1% on a QoQ basis from $31.2 million in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $30.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 2.67% year-over-year to $30.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $30.0 million (up 2.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $31.2 million, up 9.01% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $30.0 million, down from $31.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $31.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $16.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $28.6 million (2024), against an average of $27.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings surged 69.01%; it then retreated 6.47% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $25.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 10.94% to $28.3 million in 2023, then increased by 1.1% to $28.6 million in 2024, then gained by 9.01% to $31.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 4.1% to $30.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $30.0 million (Q1 2026), $31.2 million (Q4 2025), and $30.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | -65.34 Mn |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | -33.20 Mn |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | -2.00 Mn |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | -412.10 Mn |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 648.00 Mn |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -11.88 Mn |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 552.83 Mn |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | 956.50 Mn |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -21.69 Mn |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 29.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.68 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 3.19 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | -35.98 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | -36.39 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 5.78 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2018 | -36.73 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2018 | -37.28 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2018 | -37.84 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | -36.62 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | -35.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -36.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -37.39 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | -38.30 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | -37.60 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | -38.44 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | -38.33 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | -51.67 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | -51.69 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2012 | -52.24 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | -52.96 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | -53.81 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2011 | -53.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -54.31 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | -55.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -54.10 Mn |