HireQuest (HQI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest (HQI) reported Retained Earnings of $30.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2.67% on a YoY basis from $29.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter from $31.2 million in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest has reported Retained Earnings for 16 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $31.2 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $16.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $27.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $28.6 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings surged 69.01% — and 2024, when it retreated 6.47%.
  • HireQuest's Retained Earnings stood at $25.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.94% to $28.3 million in 2023, then grew by 1.1% to $28.6 million in 2024, then rose by 9.01% to $31.2 million in 2025, then decreased 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 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn -65.34 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn -33.20 Mn
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn -2.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn -412.10 Mn
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 648.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -11.88 Mn
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 552.83 Mn
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn 956.50 Mn
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -21.69 Mn
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 29.95 Mn

Historic Data

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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