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HireQuest, Inc.

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001140102
$17.20 -5.39% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $17.20 −11.25% Close, 9 Oct 2026

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Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2017Revenue98.1Operating income3.7Net income1.7EPS, diluted0.33Fiscal year 2018Revenue97.4 −0.7%Operating income1.2Net income1.0 −42.0%EPS, diluted0.20Fiscal year 2018Revenue12.3 −87.3%Operating income6.9Net income7.1 +630.5%EPS, diluted0.72Fiscal year 2019Revenue15.9 +28.8%Operating income2.8Net income−0.3 −104.1%EPS, diluted−0.03Fiscal year 2020Revenue13.8 −13.0%Operating income5.0Net income5.4EPS, diluted0.39Fiscal year 2021Revenue22.5 +63.1%Operating income7.7Net income11.9 +121.1%EPS, diluted0.87Fiscal year 2022Revenue31.0 +37.4%Operating income16.0Net income12.5 +5.1%EPS, diluted0.91Fiscal year 2023Revenue37.9 +22.4%Operating income10.6Net income6.1 −50.8%EPS, diluted0.45Fiscal year 2024Revenue34.6 −8.7%Operating income4.4Net income3.7 −40.1%EPS, diluted0.26Fiscal year 2025Revenue30.6 −11.4%Operating income6.3Net income6.3 +72.4%EPS, diluted0.45
FY2017FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 98.1 97.4 12.3 15.9 13.8 22.5 31.0 37.9 34.6 30.6
Growth −0.7% −87.3% +28.8% −13.0% +63.1% +37.4% +22.4% −8.7% −11.4%
Operating income 3.7 1.2 6.9 2.8 5.0 7.7 16.0 10.6 4.4 6.3
Net income 1.7 1.0 7.1 −0.3 5.4 11.9 12.5 6.1 3.7 6.3
Growth −42.0% +630.5% −104.1% +121.1% +5.1% −50.8% −40.1% +72.4%
EPS, diluted 0.33 0.20 0.72 −0.03 0.39 0.87 0.91 0.45 0.26 0.45

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2017Gross margin25.9%Operating margin3.8%Net margin1.7%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin25.6%Operating margin1.2%Net margin1.0%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin56.1%Net margin57.7%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin17.5%Net margin−1.8%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin100.0%Operating margin36.1%Net margin38.8%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin100.3%Operating margin34.0%Net margin52.6%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin51.8%Net margin40.2%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin28.1%Net margin16.2%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin12.6%Net margin10.6%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin20.5%Net margin20.7%
FY2017FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 25.9% 25.6% n/a n/a 100.0% 100.3% n/a n/a n/a n/a
Operating margin 3.8% 1.2% 56.1% 17.5% 36.1% 34.0% 51.8% 28.1% 12.6% 20.5%
Net margin 1.7% 1.0% 57.7% −1.8% 38.8% 52.6% 40.2% 16.2% 10.6% 20.7%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flow
Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow4.7Buybacks−0.4Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow2.6Buybacks−1.8Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow5.1Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow5.0Buybacks−8.4Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow10.9Buybacks−0.1Dividends paid−1.4Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow17.4Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−3.1Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow16.9Dividends paid−3.3Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow10.6Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow12.0Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow12.0Buybacks−0.4
FY2017FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 4.7 2.6 5.1 5.0 10.9 17.4 16.9 10.6 12.0 12.0
Buybacks −0.4 −1.8 0.0 −8.4 −0.1 0.0 n/a n/a 0.0 −0.4
Dividends paid n/a n/a n/a 0.0 −1.4 −3.1 −3.3 n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2017Cash7.8Shareholders’ equity19.6Fiscal year 2018Cash8.0Shareholders’ equity18.9Fiscal year 2018Cash1.3Shareholders’ equity10.9Fiscal year 2019Cash4.2Shareholders’ equity31.3Fiscal year 2020Cash13.7Shareholders’ equity36.4Fiscal year 2021Total debt2.9Shareholders’ equity46.7Debt to equity0.06Fiscal year 2022Shareholders’ equity58.3Fiscal year 2023Shareholders’ equity62.7Fiscal year 2024Shareholders’ equity64.8Fiscal year 2025Shareholders’ equity68.3
FY2017FY2018FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 7.8 8.0 1.3 4.2 13.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Total debt n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shareholders’ equity 19.6 18.9 10.9 31.3 36.4 46.7 58.3 62.7 64.8 68.3
Debt to equity n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.06 n/a n/a n/a n/a

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 30 Dec 2016 FY2017 29 Dec 2017 FY2018 28 Dec 2018 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
25.4% 25.9% 25.6% n/a n/a 100.0% 100.3% n/a n/a n/a n/a
1.2% 3.8% 1.2% 56.1% 17.5% 36.1% 34.0% 51.8% 28.1% 12.6% 20.5%
1.2% 3.8% 1.2% 57.4% 18.7% 44.2% 55.4% 44.8% 20.5% 12.0% 21.9%
0.6% 1.7% 1.0% 57.7% −1.8% 38.8% 52.6% 40.2% 16.2% 10.6% 20.7%
Spending
23.9% 21.8% 24.1% 43.2% 79.9% 63.0% 59.2% 41.6% 64.5% 61.9% 67.5%
48.4% 54.4% 17.4% 0.3% 117.0% 12.1% 5.1% 13.7% 17.3% 5.3% 1.5%
Returns
3.1% 8.6% 5.2% 65.2% −0.9% 14.7% 25.4% 21.4% 9.8% 5.7% 9.3%
2.3% 6.6% 4.2% 29.2% −0.6% 10.9% 15.3% 12.1% 5.9% 3.9% 7.2%
Balance and payout
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.06 n/a n/a n/a n/a
24.3% 22.7% 19.4% 55.2% 33.3% 25.9% 39.6% 43.6% 39.6% 31.1% 22.6%
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 25.3% 26.5% 26.6% n/a n/a n/a