HireQuest, Inc.
HQI Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
HireQuest, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $30.6 million, down 11.4% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.04%, EPS grew 150.0% and free cash flow fell 37.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) trades at a EV/Sales of 8.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1× (August 2017) to 23.4× (June 2021); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Staffing & Employment Services industry median of 0.4× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.7× | (16.74%) |
| FY2024 | 5.6× | 4.42% |
| FY2023 | 5.4× | (24.53%) |
| FY2022 | 7.1× | (41.46%) |
| FY2021 | 12.1× | 34.36% |
| FY2020 | 9.0× | 56.76% |
| FY2019 | 5.8× | 555.63% |
| FY2018 | 0.9× | 316.57% |
| FY2017 | 0.2× | (4.61%) |
| FY2016 | 0.2× | (21.41%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 5.7× | 22.85% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.6× | (0.67%) |
| Dec 2025 | 4.7× | 10.88% |
| Sep 2025 | 4.2× | 0.15% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| KELYA Kelly Services, Inc. compare | 0.1× |
| TBI TrueBlue, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| KELYB Kelly Services, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| MHH Mastech Digital, Inc compare | 0.3× |
| BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. compare | 0.6× |
| KFRC Kforce, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| BGSF BGSF, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| HHR HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR compare | 2.3× |
| HQI HireQuest, Inc. | 8.1× |
| Staffing & Employment Services industry median | 0.4× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)