HireQuest (HQI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
HireQuest's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.98% in Q2 2026, up 8.28 percentage points from 3.70% a year earlier and up 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
HireQuest (HQI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at HireQuest came in at 9.51%, up 3.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -6.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.76% in FY2024 (-4.38 pp), 10.14% in FY2023 (-13.59 pp), 23.73% in FY2022 (-4.79 pp) and 28.52% in FY2021 (+12.67 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.16 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 10.81 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 16.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HQI's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 9.62% (Q1 2026), 9.30% (Q4 2025) and 10.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 24.31% |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 40.29% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 9.88% |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 37.83% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 11.50% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 35.72% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | - |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 265.91 Mn | 258.25 Mn | - | 11.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.31% |
HireQuest Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();