HireQuest (HQI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest (HQI) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 41.28% in Q2 2026, up 27.62 percentage points from 13.66% a year earlier and up 18.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, HireQuest's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 28.44% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 22.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 20.50%, up 7.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -15.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.63% in FY2024 (-15.46 pp), 28.09% in FY2023 (-23.73 pp), 51.82% in FY2022 (+17.86 pp) and 33.96% in FY2021 (-2.10 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.80 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 77.90 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 52.55 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 22.63% (Q1 2026), 18.66% (Q4 2025) and 28.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.96% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.41% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 7.76% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 18.67% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.59% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 261.46 Mn | 253.81 Mn | - | 41.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 55.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.44% |
API Access
HireQuest Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();