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HireQuest, Inc. HQI
HireQuest, Inc. statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($7.03); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
HireQuest, Inc. trades at about 37× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.7×–50×, median 25×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (5.7×–50×); dot = today's 37×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2018 | FY2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | 100.3% | 100.0% | — | — | 25.6% | 25.9% |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 12.6% | 28.1% | 51.8% | 34.0% | 36.1% | 17.5% | 56.1% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
| Net margin | 20.7% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 40.2% | 52.6% | 38.8% | -1.8% | 57.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 10.9% | -0.6% | 29.2% | 4.0% | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 5.7% | 9.8% | 21.4% | 25.4% | 14.7% | -0.9% | 65.2% | 8.9% | 13.3% |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | 0.06× | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 3.15 | 2.04 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.96 | 4.12 | 3.36 | 1.75 | 2.05 | 3.75 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.