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    HireQuest Inc.

    HQI | NASDAQ
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    $17.36
    +$0.04 (+0.23%)
    Sep 21, 2026, 12:41 PM ET · Market open
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $241.45M
    Enterprise Value
    $239.81M
    Beta
    1.15
    Average Volume
    19.69K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    13.81M
    Shares Change YoY
    -1.29%
    Institutional Ownership
    11.51%
    Exchange
    NASDAQ
    ISIN
    US4335351015

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    3.2%
    Price Change 3M
    39.8%
    Price Change 6M
    65.3%
    Price Change YTD
    61.9%
    Price Change 1Y
    72.2%
    Price Change 3Y
    11.6%
    Price Change 5Y
    -14.0%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    36.4%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    82.1%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    -0.1%
    All-Time CAGR
    -6.4%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    29.36
    Forward PE
    20.38
    PEG Ratio
    0.12
    Forward PEG
    3.25
    PS Ratio
    8.01
    Forward PS
    7.40
    PB Ratio
    3.51
    P/FCF Ratio
    25.54
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    27.96
    P/OCF Ratio
    25.10
    EV/Sales
    7.95
    EV/EBIT
    25.92
    EV/EBITDA
    19.44
    EV/FCF
    25.37
    Earnings Yield
    3.4%
    FCF Yield
    3.9%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    3.6%

    Financial Health

    Net Cash
    $1.64M
    Total Debt
    $0
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $1.64M
    Total Assets
    $93.37M
    Current Ratio
    2.74
    Quick Ratio
    2.74
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    0.00
    Debt / EBITDA
    0.00
    Debt / FCF
    0.00
    OCF / Debt
    N/A
    Interest Coverage
    68.85
    Altman Z-Score
    7.48
    Piotroski F-Score
    6

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    97.5%
    Operating Profit Margin
    29.9%
    EBITDA Margin
    40.9%
    Net Profit Margin
    27.1%
    FCF Margin
    31.4%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    28.6%
    SBC / Revenue
    2.7%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -8.6%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    8.7%
    Return on Equity
    12.0%
    Return on Invested Capital
    11.2%
    Return on Capital Employed
    12.3%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    9.6%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    -6.0%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    13.7%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    -10.1%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    -11.5%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    -3.9%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    17.3%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    13.4%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    -2.8%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    15.1%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Buy
    Analyst Count
    3
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    16.0%
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    6.4%
    Earnings Date
    N/A
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    N/A
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $8.14
    Graham Upside
    -53.0%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $2.95
    Lynch Upside
    -83.0%
    Price Target
    $19
    Price Target Upside
    9.7%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $9.49M
    Free Cash Flow
    $9.45M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $8.64M
    FCF Per Share
    $0.69
    OCF Per Share
    $0.69
    OCF/S Ratio
    31.5%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $30.15M
    Gross Profit
    $30.15M
    Operating Income
    $9.02M
    EBITDA
    $12.34M
    Net Income
    $8.16M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $0.59
    Revenue / Employee
    $342.63K
    Profit / Employee
    $92.72K
    Employees
    88

    Dividends

    Annual Dividend
    $0.24
    Dividend Yield
    1.39%
    Payout Ratio
    40.7%
    FCF Payout Ratio
    35.5%
    Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
    38.9%
    Dividend Growth (YoY)
    0.0%
    Pay Frequency
    Quarterly
    Ex-Dividend Date
    Aug 31, 2026

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