HireQuest (HQI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2025)
HireQuest's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.95% for Q4 2025, up 3.36 percentage points from 5.59% a year earlier but down 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, HireQuest's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.84%, up 3.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a four-year change of -8.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.56% in FY2024 (-6.09 pp), 11.65% in FY2023 (-10.70 pp), 22.35% in FY2022 (+5.50 pp) and 16.85% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 2.97% (Q2 2025) to 21.25% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.52 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 6.41 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 9.39 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows HQI's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 9.76% (Q3 2025), 2.97% (Q2 2025) and 5.19% (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 20.89% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 27.72% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.58% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 6.73% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 26.74% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 22.87% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 28.65% |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.83% |
API Access
HireQuest Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();