secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)
CIK:        0001140102
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-010361
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/0001437749-26-010361-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140102/000143774926010361/hqi20260330_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-010361

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