HireQuest Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (HQI)

HireQuest reported $12.0M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 0.16% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 41.35%.

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HireQuest free cash flow by year

HireQuest annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$12.0M$19,000+0.16%+41.35%
20242024-12-31$12.0M$1.4M+13.76%+36.64%
20232023-12-31$10.5M−$6.3M−37.28%+29.38%
20222022-12-31$16.8M$797,000+4.99%+58.06%
20212021-12-31$16.0M$6.5M+68.96%+74.97%
20202020-12-31$9.5M$5.0M+112.54%+73.94%
20192019-12-31$4.5M$2.0M+80.58%+30.33%
20182018-12-28$2.5M−$2.2M−46.93%+2.53%
20172017-12-29$4.6M$5.2M+4.74%
20162016-12-30−$564,816−$3.8M−0.61%
20152015-12-25$3.2M−$4.3M−57.28%+3.63%
20142014-12-26$7.5M$2.4M+45.92%+8.18%
20132013-12-27$5.1M$7.3M+5.49%
20122012-12-28−$2.1M−$847,798−2.16%
20112011-12-30−$1.3M−$3.8M−1.56%
20102010-12-31$2.6M+3.68%

HireQuest free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $9.5M to $12.0M, a compound annual growth rate of 4.86%. HireQuest's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.6M in free cash flow, a decrease of 37.48% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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