HireQuest (HQI) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

HireQuest (HQI) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), HireQuest had a P/E ratio of 23.41 (down from 53.99), return on equity of 9.9% (up from 6.2%), a current ratio of 3.15 (up from 2.04) and return on assets of 4.8% (down from 6.6%). A current ratio of 3.15 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 2.27% with a payout ratio of 53.3%.

HireQuest Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	23.41	53.99	34.88	17.61	23.31	25.91
Forward P/E	19.83	19.80	19.19	11.71	29.22	-
P/S Ratio	4.84	5.73	5.65	7.09	12.26	10.06
P/B Ratio	2.17	3.06	3.41	3.77	5.91	3.82
Price/Tangible Book	3.49	5.67	8.47	11.83	12.75	3.85
Price/FCF	12.36	16.56	20.34	13.08	17.29	14.68
Price/OCF	12.30	16.47	20.15	13.00	15.89	12.76
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	4.87	6.08	6.02	7.24	12.19	9.31
EV/EBITDA	14.98	15.94	16.98	12.40	29.85	19.17
EV/EBIT	21.46	20.21	21.43	13.98	35.90	19.55
EV/FCF	12.45	17.56	21.67	13.36	17.19	13.59
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.93%	6.16%	10.64%	22.81%	28.50%	15.85%
Return on Assets (ROA)	4.77%	6.57%	6.42%	11.10%	7.56%	8.57%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	10.23%	13.52%	11.90%	22.99%	20.33%	23.21%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	9.50%	14.90%	15.60%	24.10%	13.70%	16.60%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	-	0.11	0.23	0.28	0.07	-
Debt/EBITDA	-	0.52	1.10	0.91	0.35	-
Debt/FCF	-	0.58	1.40	0.99	0.20	-
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	3.15	2.04	1.44	1.41	1.96	4.12
Quick Ratio	2.81	1.85	1.28	1.33	1.84	3.70
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.34	0.35	0.37	0.34	0.36	0.29
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	4.27%	1.85%	2.87%	5.68%	4.29%	3.86%
FCF Yield	8.09%	6.04%	4.92%	7.65%	5.79%	6.81%
Dividend Yield	2.27%	1.70%	1.57%	1.52%	1.14%	1.06%
Payout Ratio	53.27%	91.48%	54.44%	26.58%	26.51%	25.33%
Buyback Yield	-0.42%	-0.86%	-0.58%	-0.84%	0.35%	-17.82%
Total Return	1.85%	0.84%	0.98%	0.67%	1.49%	-16.76%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About HireQuest Financial Ratios

What is HireQuest's P/E ratio?

HireQuest's P/E ratio was 23.41 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 53.99 a year earlier.

What is HireQuest's return on equity?

HireQuest's return on equity (ROE) was 9.9% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 6.2% a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition