HireQuest (HQI) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest (HQI) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 13.9 million for Q2 2026, down 1.4% from 14.1 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
HireQuest (HQI) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, HireQuest posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 14 million, unchanged from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 14 million in FY2024 (unchanged), 14 million in FY2023 (+0.7%), 13.9 million in FY2022 (+1.0%) and 13.76 million in FY2021 (+0.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) spans a low of 13.73 million in Q3 2021 and a high of 14.1 million in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding (Entity) in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 1.1%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 1.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 13.9 million (Q1 2026), 14 million (Q4 2025) and 14.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 667.51 Mn |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 400.15 Mn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 297.66 Mn |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 432.16 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 481.12 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 263.56 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 202.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 63.15 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 265.91 Mn | 258.25 Mn | - | 13.90 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.73 Mn |
HireQuest Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();