HireQuest, Inc.
HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI) is a nationwide franchisor of temporary staffing offices focused on light industrial and blue-collar work, as well as professional recruitment offices offering permanent placement. Its franchisees serve customers ranging from small local businesses to multinational companies, including… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, HireQuest, Inc. reported revenue of $30.15M, down 7.5% from a year earlier, and net income of $8.42M. Its operating margin was 28.4%, and operations generated $9.48M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $30.64M, down 11.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $6.61M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What HireQuest, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
HireQuest, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQI) is a nationwide franchisor of temporary staffing offices focused on light industrial and blue-collar work, as well as professional recruitment offices offering permanent placement. Its franchisees serve customers ranging from small local businesses to multinational companies, including employers in construction, manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, recycling and disaster recovery. Brands include HireQuest Direct for daily-work, daily-pay jobs; Snelling and HireQuest for longer-term industrial and administrative staffing; DriverQuest for commercial and non-CDL drivers; HireQuest Health for healthcare and dental personnel; and TradeCorp for skilled trades. Northbound Executive Search, Management Recruiters International and Sales Consultants provide executive, managerial and professional recruitment. The company primarily earns franchise royalties and fees, and its operations are organized around a franchise model rather than reportable business segments. In 2025, revenue was $30.6 million and system-wide sales were $500.2 million. At year-end 2025, its network included 413 franchisee-owned offices and one company-owned office across 43 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and 14 other countries. Its website is www.hirequest.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Business Services & Software
- Headquarters
- GOOSE CREEK, SC
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1140102
- SIC
- 7363
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2012–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns HireQuest, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · HireQuest, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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