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Growth Metrics

HireQuest (HQI) Times Interest Earned (2016 - 2025)

HireQuest's Times Interest Earned history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at -$118.7 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Times Interest Earned fell 1442.81% year-over-year to -$118.7; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $4.58, up 385.65%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $4.59, 386.36% up from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned reached -$118.7 in Q4 2025 per HQI's latest filing, down from $38.81 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $165.0 in Q2 2021 to a low of -$154.4 in Q1 2021.
  • Average Times Interest Earned over 5 years is $14.63, with a median of $10.65 recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Times Interest Earned was 485.94% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 1442.81% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at $18.34 in 2021, then surged by 35.4% to $24.84 in 2022, then plummeted by 70.43% to $7.34 in 2023, then tumbled by 204.76% to -$7.69 in 2024, then plummeted by 1442.81% to -$118.7 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for HQI's Times Interest Earned are -$118.7 (Q4 2025), $38.81 (Q3 2025), and $14.69 (Q2 2025).