Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Staffing & HR Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 29.77 | 15.70 | 22.68 | 21.90 | 15.03 | 33.01 | 30.51 | 22.13 | — | 20.58 | 26.98 | 3197.92 | 35.07 | 43.38 | 28.38 | 19.76 | 10.40 | 9.78 | 108.39 | 31.50 | 21.01 |
| — | -52.4% | -25.7% | -1.0% | — | +60.4% | +13.1% | -99.3% | — | -52.6% | -4.9% | +16081.7% | +237.1% | +343.4% | -73.8% | -37.3% | -50.5% | -57.7% | +578.6% | +23.3% | +65.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 8.13 | 5.35 | 5.32 | 5.24 | 3.96 | 4.58 | 5.57 | 6.13 | 5.20 | 4.94 | 5.34 | 5.44 | 5.61 | 10.00 | 7.54 | 6.75 | 4.71 | 6.03 | 9.27 | 10.50 | 9.57 |
| — | +16.8% | -4.5% | -14.5% | -23.9% | -7.2% | +4.2% | +12.7% | -7.3% | -50.6% | -29.2% | -19.4% | +19.1% | +65.9% | -18.7% | -35.7% | -50.7% | -46.4% | -47.0% | +1.9% | +25.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.61 | 2.52 | 2.06 | 2.16 | 1.98 | 2.12 | 2.54 | 3.06 | 3.11 | 2.62 | 2.82 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 5.80 | 4.92 | 3.73 | 3.16 | 3.72 | 5.56 | 5.88 | 5.84 |
| — | +18.8% | -18.8% | -29.4% | -36.3% | -19.1% | -9.9% | -9.7% | -5.7% | -54.8% | -42.8% | -9.3% | +4.6% | +55.9% | -11.5% | -36.5% | -45.9% | -39.3% | -7.3% | +52.3% | +100.1% | |
| P/FCF | 25.94 | 27.22 | 138.68 | 5.59 | 32.86 | 13.74 | 22.70 | 5.83 | 12.07 | 824.48 | — | 6.08 | 28.20 | — | 321.73 | 10.51 | 25.18 | 14.69 | 12.56 | 39.53 | 19.50 |
| — | +98.1% | +510.9% | -4.1% | +172.3% | -98.3% | — | -4.0% | -57.2% | — | — | -42.2% | +12.0% | — | +2461.9% | -73.4% | +29.1% | — | +141.0% | +296.3% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.95 | 10.46 | 15.27 | 14.10 | 10.60 | 19.92 | 19.14 | 17.11 | — | 13.78 | 17.40 | 17.97 | 19.03 | 27.86 | 19.39 | 17.34 | 7.75 | 10.41 | 15.34 | 31.72 | 17.24 |
| — | -47.5% | -20.2% | -17.6% | — | +44.6% | +10.0% | -4.8% | — | -50.5% | -10.3% | +3.6% | +145.4% | +167.6% | +26.4% | -45.3% | -55.0% | -40.7% | — | +24.9% | +50.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 34.69 | 12.85 | 18.69 | 24.60 | 12.98 | 29.52 | 24.28 | 20.03 | — | 16.20 | 21.41 | 110.21 | 25.03 | 33.10 | 23.47 | 20.56 | 8.64 | 11.68 | 17.31 | 41.88 | 18.84 |
| — | -56.5% | -23.0% | +22.8% | — | +82.2% | +13.4% | -81.8% | — | -51.1% | -8.8% | +435.9% | +189.5% | +183.3% | +35.6% | -50.9% | -54.1% | -37.8% | -7.8% | +60.7% | +61.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.0% | 90.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 64.8% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| — | -9.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +8.4% | 0.0% | +54.3% | +13.6% | -7.8% | 0.0% | -35.2% | -12.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 22.7% | 41.3% | 22.6% | 25.0% | 28.8% | 13.7% | 19.8% | 28.0% | -28.6% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.9% | 29.6% | 33.6% | 34.6% | 56.0% | 53.2% | 55.2% | 25.3% | 50.4% |
| — | +202.3% | +14.0% | -10.9% | +200.5% | -56.0% | -20.5% | +12.0% | -219.6% | +4.7% | -25.8% | -27.6% | -57.3% | -44.3% | -39.1% | +36.9% | +11.0% | -8.0% | +343.4% | -29.2% | -14.4% | |
| Net Margin | 20.7% | 33.2% | 23.9% | 22.8% | 27.1% | 13.9% | 18.2% | 27.5% | -23.4% | 23.5% | 19.2% | 0.2% | 16.0% | 22.3% | 26.7% | 33.8% | 45.4% | 61.1% | 8.6% | 33.6% | 46.4% |
| — | +139.5% | +31.1% | -17.0% | +215.7% | -40.9% | -5.1% | +17788.9% | -246.5% | +5.2% | -27.9% | -99.5% | -64.7% | -63.5% | +211.6% | +0.6% | -2.3% | +28.3% | -92.2% | -15.7% | -20.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 9.5% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | -3.4% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 7.3% |
| — | +145.4% | +10.0% | -32.3% | +200.1% | -48.9% | -18.2% | +14451.9% | -245.0% | -3.8% | -42.3% | -99.5% | -69.9% | -66.8% | +244.5% | -0.3% | +7.3% | +48.4% | -86.9% | +26.4% | +29.0% | |
| ROA | 6.9% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.3% | -2.1% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 4.4% |
| — | +158.9% | +19.8% | -22.5% | +216.0% | -41.0% | -5.2% | +15805.6% | -250.8% | +3.8% | -37.8% | -99.5% | -70.5% | -67.1% | +231.8% | -2.4% | +6.9% | +35.5% | -89.0% | +4.5% | +9.2% | |
| ROIC | 7.8% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | -2.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 6.0% |
| — | +227.9% | +5.4% | -16.1% | +203.4% | -54.7% | -21.0% | -1.6% | -220.4% | -3.9% | -40.2% | -24.1% | -67.5% | -53.4% | -39.4% | +17.3% | +9.9% | -8.0% | +393.4% | -29.5% | -8.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| — | — | — | — | -85.0% | -73.2% | -67.9% | -54.7% | -9.9% | -12.3% | -29.4% | -17.1% | +112.0% | +103.4% | +73.3% | +309.9% | +64.0% | +82.8% | +10488.5% | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 0.69 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.33 | — | 4.73 | 5.92 | 4.70 | 5.19 | 5.16 | 5.54 | 4.97 | 1.08 | 1.49 | 2.27 | 1.48 | 0.82 |
| — | — | — | — | — | -48.5% | -58.4% | -50.4% | — | -8.3% | +6.9% | -5.4% | +378.7% | +245.2% | +143.6% | +234.9% | +31.9% | +73.7% | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 3.15 | 2.74 | 2.69 | 3.15 | 2.40 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.04 | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 1.99 | 1.77 | 1.67 | 1.96 | 2.14 |
| — | +22.8% | +23.5% | +54.1% | +43.5% | +43.0% | +46.6% | +41.8% | +10.6% | +9.3% | +11.8% | +2.0% | -23.8% | -19.7% | -20.3% | -27.8% | -7.3% | -15.2% | -13.8% | -52.5% | -44.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.15 | 2.74 | 2.69 | 3.15 | 2.40 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.04 | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.99 | 1.77 | 1.67 | 1.96 | 2.14 |
| — | +22.8% | +23.5% | +54.1% | +43.5% | +43.0% | +46.6% | +41.8% | +11.9% | +9.3% | +11.8% | +3.9% | -24.7% | -19.7% | -20.3% | -29.1% | -7.3% | -15.2% | -13.8% | -50.7% | -41.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 22.85 | 111.43 | 230.13 | 48.60 | 41.44 | 16.90 | 12.14 | 15.82 | -9.78 | 11.40 | 9.36 | 2.22 | 7.34 | 9.02 | 6.14 | 25.04 | 52.94 | 39.05 | 81.02 | 18.27 | 82.64 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HQI stock.
HireQuest, Inc.'s current P/E is 29.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 18.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
HireQuest, Inc.'s current operating margin is 22.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking HireQuest, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.