HireQuest (HQI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

HireQuest (HQI) reported Share-based Compensation of $148000.0 for Q1 2026, down 38.08% on a YoY basis from $239000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 32.14% quarter-over-quarter from $112000.0 in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest has reported Share-based Compensation for 16 years, with the latest figure at $148000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 38.08% year-over-year to $148000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $845000.0 (down 48.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $936000.0, down 46.79% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $148000.0, up from $112000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $1.1 million in Q3 2023, with the low at $112000.0 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $447812.5 across 5 years, with a median of $362000.0 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 253.16% — and 2025, when it slumped 78.04%.
  • HireQuest's Share-based Compensation stood at $480000.0 in 2022, then soared by 135.0% to $1.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 54.79% to $510000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 78.04% to $112000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 32.14% to $148000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $148000.0 (Q1 2026), $112000.0 (Q4 2025), and $345000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.15 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 11.26 Mn
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 16.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 6.00 Mn
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn 2.84 Mn
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.59 Mn
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn 3.40 Mn
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn 1.79 Mn
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 148,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 148,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 148,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 112,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 112,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 345,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 345,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 240,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 240,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 239,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 239,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 510,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 510,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 549,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 549,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 338,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 338,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 362,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 362,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 1.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.13 Mn