---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-033597"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HQI"
cik: "0001140102"
company_name: "HireQuest, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T23:22:16.244616+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HireQuest Q3 2025: Net income $2.3M vs year-ago loss; revenue down 9.8% to $8.5M

## Summary
- Revenue $8.5M (-9.8% YoY); system-wide sales $133.6M (-10.1%).
- Net income $2.3M ($0.16 diluted) vs net loss of $2.2M ($0.16 loss) in Q3 2024.
- Adjusted net income $3.4M ($0.24 diluted) vs $2.8M ($0.20); adjusted EBITDA $4.7M vs $4.9M.
- Workers' comp benefit $99K vs expense $499K a year ago; SG&A down 5.7% to $5.1M.
- Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.06/share; available credit line $42.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-033597
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HQI
- cik: 0001140102
- company_name: HireQuest, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774925033597/0001437749-25-033597-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774925033597/hqi20251106c_8k.htm

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