---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-010361"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HQI"
cik: "0001140102"
company_name: "HireQuest, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:20:38.192482+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HireQuest Q4 2025 revenue $7.0M (-13% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.19 flat; debt-free; $20M buyback authorized

## Summary
- Total revenue $7.0M in Q4 2025, down from $8.1M YoY; full-year revenue $30.6M (-11.4%).
- Q4 net income $1.6M ($0.11 diluted) vs $2.2M ($0.16) YoY; adjusted net income $2.7M ($0.19) flat YoY.
- Full-year adjusted EBITDA $14.1M vs $16.2M in 2024; system-wide sales $500.2M (-11.3%).
- Transitioned majority ownership of MRINetwork executive search to franchisee leadership group; retains contract staffing.
- Board authorized $20M share repurchase program; quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share continues.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-010361
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HQI
- cik: 0001140102
- company_name: HireQuest, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/0001437749-26-010361-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/hqi20260330_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HireQuest, Inc. reported the full year ended December 31, 2025 results: revenue $30.6 million, net income $6.3 million, EPS $0.45 per diluted share.
  - Period: the full year ended December 31, 2025
  - Revenue: $30.6 million
  - Net income: $6.3 million
  - EPS: $0.45 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue was $30.6 million compared to $34.6 million in full year 2024, a decrease of 11.4%.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/0001437749-26-010361-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  HireQuest, Inc. reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 results: revenue $7.0 million, net income $1.6 million, EPS $0.11 per diluted share.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025
  - Revenue: $7.0 million
  - Net income: $1.6 million
  - EPS: $0.11 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $7.0 million compared to $8.1 million in the prior year period, a decrease of 13.0%.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/0001437749-26-010361-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.