HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026)
HireQuest's (HQI) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 14.4% in Q1 2026, up 387.0% YoY from 2.96% in Q1 2025, and up 178.5% on a QoQ basis from 18.35% in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest (HQI) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 14.4% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate rose 387.0% year-over-year to 14.4% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.81% (down 1602.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.49%, down 1952.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 14.4% in Q1 2026, from 18.35% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 29.48% in Q4 2024 to a low of 18.35% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 13.42% and a median of 15.97% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 3086 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 4783 bps.
- Tracing HQI's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 1.82% in 2022, then surged by 1021 bps to 20.4% in 2023, then surged by 44 bps to 29.48% in 2024, then plunged by 162 bps to 18.35% in 2025, then soared by 178 bps to 14.4% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 14.4% (Q1 2026), 18.35% (Q4 2025), and 5.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.49 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 474.03 Mn | 35.16% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.38 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 28.22% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - | 28.38% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.89 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 42.10% |
| 5 | Insperity | 2.01 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 20.00% |
| 6 | Kforce | 978.37 Mn | 978.04 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 30.62% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 817.12 Mn | 717.73 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 25.71% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 594.06 Mn | 569.86 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 20.83% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 321.78 Mn | 298.53 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -35.74% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 234.33 Mn | 232.69 Mn | - | 19.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -18.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.48% |