HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
HireQuest (HQI) recorded Tax Rate of 19.91% in Q2 2026, up 14.95 percentage points from 4.96% a year earlier and up 5.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, HireQuest's Tax Rate came in at 8.90% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 29.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.49%, down 3.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -10.66 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 5.33% in FY2024 (-11.96 pp), 17.29% in FY2023 (+3.63 pp), 13.66% in FY2022 (+8.57 pp) and 5.09% in FY2021 (-7.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.10 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 67.90 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 67.66 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.40% (Q1 2026), -18.35% (Q4 2025) and 5.38% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 24.19% |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 21.20% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 12.24% |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 28.26% |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 24.16% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 24.85% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.31% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 265.91 Mn | 258.25 Mn | - | 19.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.24% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.14% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.01% |
API Access
HireQuest Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=HQI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();