HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2019 - 2026)

HireQuest (HQI) reported Tax Rate of 14.4% for Q1 2026, up 387.0% on a YoY basis from 2.96% in Q1 2025, and up 178.5% quarter-over-quarter from 18.35% in Q4 2025.

HireQuest (HQI) Tax Rate (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HireQuest has reported Tax Rate for 8 years, with the latest figure at 14.4% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 387.0% year-over-year to 14.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.81% (up 147.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.49%, down 384.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 14.4%, up from 18.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 25.09% in Q3 2024, with the low at 18.35% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 11.96% across 5 years, with a median of 14.81% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 3086 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 2041 bps.
  • HireQuest's Tax Rate stood at 1.82% in 2022, then surged by 1245 bps to 24.48% in 2023, then slumped by 92 bps to 2.07% in 2024, then sank by 988 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 28.76
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 56.14
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 27.64
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 83.77
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 47.62
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -233.55
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 30.20
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn 11.94
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -3.00
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 14.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.40%
Mar 31, 2026 14.40%
Dec 31, 2025 -18.35%
Dec 31, 2025 -18.35%
Sep 30, 2025 5.38%
Sep 30, 2025 5.38%
Jun 30, 2025 4.96%
Jun 30, 2025 4.96%
Mar 31, 2025 10.54%
Mar 31, 2025 10.54%
Dec 31, 2024 2.07%
Dec 31, 2024 2.07%
Sep 30, 2024 25.09%
Sep 30, 2024 25.09%
Jun 30, 2024 21.16%
Jun 30, 2024 21.16%
Mar 31, 2024 16.73%
Mar 31, 2024 16.73%
Sep 30, 2023 24.48%
Sep 30, 2023 24.48%