HireQuest profit margin HQI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 27.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 28.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +19.6 pts
- Peer median
- 2.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, HireQuest kept 27.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 28.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 61.6%.
The median for 6 staffing and Employment Services stocks of a similar size is 2.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.7% | 20.5% | n/a |
| FY2024 | 10.6% | 12.6% | n/a |
| FY2023 | 16.2% | 28.1% | n/a |
| FY2022 | 40.2% | 51.8% | n/a |
| FY2021 | 52.6% | 34.0% | n/a |
| FY2020 | 38.8% | 32.2% | n/a |
| FY2018 | 2.1% | 2.0% | 28.4% |
| FY2017 | 1.7% | 3.8% | 25.9% |
| FY2016 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 25.4% |
| FY2015 | 1.9% | 3.4% | 26.7% |
| FY2014 | 9.9% | 7.1% | 27.8% |
| FY2013 | 3.1% | 4.7% | 25.9% |
| FY2012 | 1.6% | 2.5% | 25.3% |
| FY2011 | 1.0% | 0.7% | 22.8% |
| FY2010 | −2.2% | 2.2% | 24.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 27.1% | +19.6 pts | 28.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 22.0% | +11.8 pts | 21.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 20.7% | +10.0 pts | 20.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 21.9% | +17.9 pts | 22.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 7.5% | −6.8 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.2% | −3.9 pts | 11.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.6% | −5.6 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.0% | −20.4 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 14.3% | −19.1 pts | 26.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 14.1% | −28.8 pts | 25.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 16.2% | −24.1 pts | 28.1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 24.4% | −16.1 pts | 30.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Staffing & Employment Services nearest HireQuest's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| HQIHireQuest | 27.1% |
| RCMTRCM Technologies | 5.1% |
| BBSIBarrett Business Services | 2.8% |
| KFRCKforce | 2.7% |
| EFOREverforth | 2.1% |
| AMNAMN Healthcare Services | 3.1% |
| MANManpowerGroup | 0.6% |
| Peer median | 2.7% |
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.