HireQuest (HQI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest's Retained Earnings came in at $31.24 million for Q2 2026, up 6.3% from $29.39 million a year earlier and up 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, HireQuest's Retained Earnings was $31.23 million, up 9.0% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $28.65 million in FY2024 (+1.1%), $28.34 million in FY2023 (+10.9%), $25.54 million in FY2022 (+55.8%) and $16.4 million in FY2021 (+113.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 114.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 6.5%).
- Business Quant data shows HQI's Retained Earnings at $29.95 million (Q1 2026), $31.23 million (Q4 2025) and $30.85 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 24.03 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 13.07 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 5.69 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 673.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 794.96 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 652.31 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 750.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 7.22 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 265.91 Mn | 258.25 Mn | - | 31.24 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.24 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
HireQuest Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();