HireQuest (HQI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
HireQuest's (HQI) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $25.45 in Q1 2026, up 147.1% YoY from $10.3 in Q1 2025, and down 41.81% on a QoQ basis from $43.73 in Q4 2025.
HireQuest (HQI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HireQuest (HQI) has 16 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $25.45 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 147.1% year-over-year to $25.45 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $108.21 (up 2281.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.19, up 61.04% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned slipped to $25.45 in Q1 2026, from $43.73 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $52.94 in Q3 2022 to a low of -$22.62 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $16.7 and a median of $12.41 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Times Interest Earned tumbled 241.68% — and 2025, when it soared 485.94%.
- Tracing HQI's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$22.62 in 2022, then jumped by 131.38% to $7.1 in 2023, then surged by 99.53% to $14.16 in 2024, then surged by 208.8% to $43.73 in 2025, then slumped by 41.81% to $25.45 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $25.45 (Q1 2026), $43.73 (Q4 2025), and $38.81 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.49 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 474.03 Mn | - |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.38 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 685.99 Mn | - |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - | 6.29 |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.89 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 4.71 |
| 5 | Insperity | 2.01 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Kforce | 978.37 Mn | 978.04 Mn | 99.45 Mn | - |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 817.12 Mn | 717.73 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 366.74 |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 594.06 Mn | 569.86 Mn | 212.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 321.78 Mn | 298.53 Mn | 91.58 Mn | - |
| 10 | HireQuest | 234.33 Mn | 232.69 Mn | - | 111.43 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 53.92 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 43.73 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.81 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.69 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.65 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.65 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.14 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -22.62 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 52.94 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -137.58 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.35 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.56 |