HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Balance Sheet
HQI balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$88.2M assets = $19.9M liabilities + $68.3M equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what HQI owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
HQI financial health
Current ratio3.15
Comfortable · current assets cover current liabilities 3.15×
Equity / assets77.4%
Equity-funded · of assets funded by shareholders
Goodwill & intangibles9.8%
Mostly tangible · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
HQI balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $24.0M2016 | $88.2M2025 | +15.6%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $5.8M2016 | $19.9M2025 | +14.6%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $18.9M2016 | $68.3M2025 | +15.4%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.0M2016 | $3.9M2025 | +2.9%/yr | |
| Total debt | $388,2802016 | $6.9M2024 | +43.3%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | $2.6M2016 | −$4.7M2024 | −$7.3M | |
| Working capital | $10.6M2016 | $33.0M2025 | +$22.4M | |
| Book value per share | $3.592016 | $4.872025 | +3.5%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 3.522016 | 3.152025 | −0.37 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.022016 | 0.112024 | +0.09 | |
| Shares outstanding | 5.3M2016 | 14.0M2025 | +11.5%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
HQI assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
HQI liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
HQI debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
HQI balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.9M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $1.3M | $13.7M | $4.2M | $1.3M | $7.8M | $3.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $3.9M | $2.2M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $1.3M | $13.7M | $4.2M | $1.3M | $7.8M | $3.0M |
| Receivables | $40.4M | $43.5M | $46.2M | $46.5M | $39.7M | $23.5M | $31.6M | $20.9M | $9.4M | $10.3M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $915,000 | $369,215 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $281,620 | $280,074 | $1.2M |
| Other current assets | $4.1M | $3.5M | $3.9M | $1.4M | $658,785 | $344,091 | $201,440 | $0 | $740,280 | $335,815 |
| Total current assets | $48.3M | $49.2M | $51.5M | $51.9M | $42.0M | $39.0M | $37.0M | $22.2M | $18.2M | $14.8M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $4.0M | $4.1M | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.5M | $3.2M | $1.9M | $329,255 | $372,145 | $432,857 |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $8.6M | $29.8M | $37.5M | $39.7M | $25.1M | $342,697 | $0 | $3.9M | $4.1M | $4.3M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $27.2M | $10.8M | $10.6M | $7.3M | $5.8M | $702,831 | $8.0M | $0 | $2.7M | $4.4M |
| Total assets | $88.2M | $94.0M | $103.8M | $103.3M | $77.4M | $49.1M | $46.9M | $24.4M | $25.4M | $24.0M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $192,000 | $174,000 | $137,000 | $448,000 | $1.1M | $457,490 | $253,845 | $53,435 | $563,402 | $762,277 |
| Short-term debt | — | $6.9M | $14.6M | $13.2M | $381,000 | — | — | $398,894 | $853,562 | $388,280 |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | $3.9M | — | $15.7M | — | — | $1.8M | $1.7M | −$388,280 |
| Total current liabilities | $15.3M | $24.1M | $35.7M | $36.8M | $21.5M | $9.5M | $11.0M | $12.7M | $4.9M | $4.2M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | $132,000 | $3.3M | $2.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $4.6M | $5.1M | $5.3M | $5.0M | $6.3M | $3.3M | $4.6M | $767,509 | $917,497 | $1.6M |
| Total liabilities | $19.9M | $29.2M | $41.1M | $45.0M | $30.6M | $12.7M | $15.6M | $13.4M | $5.8M | $5.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $13,629 | $13,518 | $4,681 | $4,994 | $60,634 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $31.2M | $28.6M | $28.3M | $25.5M | $16.4M | $7.7M | $3.7M | −$35.7M | −$36.6M | −$37.6M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$146,465 | −$146,465 | — | — | — | — |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $68.3M | $64.8M | $62.7M | $58.3M | $46.7M | $36.4M | $31.3M | $18.9M | $19.6M | $18.9M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | — | $6.9M | $14.8M | $16.5M | $3.2M | — | — | $398,894 | $853,562 | $388,280 |
| Net cash (debt) | — | −$4.7M | −$13.4M | −$13.5M | −$2.0M | — | — | $892,423 | $6.9M | $2.6M |
| Working capital | $33.0M | $25.1M | $15.7M | $15.2M | $20.5M | $29.5M | $26.0M | $9.6M | $13.3M | $10.6M |
| Tangible book value | $59.7M | $35.0M | $25.3M | $18.6M | $21.7M | $36.0M | $31.3M | $15.0M | $15.5M | $14.6M |
| Book value per share | $4.87 | $4.66 | $4.55 | $4.25 | $3.43 | $2.66 | $2.70 | $3.89 | $3.84 | $3.59 |
| Shares outstanding | 14.0M | 13.9M | 13.8M | 13.7M | 13.6M | 13.7M | 11.6M | 4.9M | 5.1M | 5.3M |
| Current ratio | 3.15 | 2.04 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.96 | 4.12 | 3.36 | 1.75 | 3.75 | 3.52 |
| Quick ratio | 2.88 | 1.90 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.91 | 3.93 | 3.25 | 1.75 | 3.54 | 3.16 |
| Debt / equity | — | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.07 | — | — | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Equity / assets | 77.4% | 68.9% | 60.4% | 56.4% | 60.4% | 74.1% | 66.7% | 77.5% | 77.3% | 78.7% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.6M | $1.0M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $2.7M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.6M | $614,000 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M |
| Cash & equivalents | $1.6M | $1.0M | $3.9M | $1.1M | $2.7M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $1.6M | $614,000 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.1M |
| Receivables | $49.9M | $46.0M | $40.4M | $48.3M | $44.2M | $43.7M | $43.5M | $52.1M | $51.7M | $49.6M | $46.2M | $51.1M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $0 | $666,000 |
| Other current assets | $3.8M | $4.7M | $4.1M | $4.5M | $4.9M | $4.8M | $3.5M | $4.3M | $5.3M | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.3M |
| Total current assets | $55.3M | $51.8M | $48.3M | $53.9M | $51.8M | $50.6M | $49.2M | $58.0M | $57.6M | $55.1M | $51.5M | $56.2M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4.3M | $4.3M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $8.7M | $25.1M | $8.6M | $9.0M | $9.5M | $29.1M | $29.8M | $9.6M | $36.4M | $36.9M | $37.5M | $38.0M |
| Long-term investments | $635,000 | $635,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $24.7M | $9.6M | $27.2M | $28.0M | $28.9M | $9.8M | $10.8M | $30.8M | $9.4M | $9.7M | $12.4M | $6.7M |
| Total assets | $93.4M | $91.1M | $88.2M | $94.9M | $94.3M | $93.7M | $94.0M | $102.7M | $107.6M | $105.9M | $105.6M | $105.2M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $377,000 | $567,000 | $192,000 | $399,000 | $271,000 | $329,000 | $174,000 | $773,000 | $250,000 | $90,000 | $137,000 | $210,000 |
| Short-term debt | — | — | — | $2.2M | $4.3M | $5.5M | $6.9M | $13.6M | $16.0M | $16.6M | $14.6M | $14.9M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.9M | $3.8M | $3.9M | $18.8M |
| Total current liabilities | $20.2M | $19.3M | $15.3M | $22.4M | $23.3M | $23.3M | $24.1M | $34.6M | $37.0M | $37.1M | $35.7M | $37.1M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $132,000 | $219,000 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $4.3M | $4.5M | $4.6M | $4.7M | $5.0M | $4.9M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.2M | $5.0M | $7.0M | $4.9M |
| Total liabilities | $24.5M | $23.8M | $19.9M | $27.1M | $28.3M | $28.2M | $29.2M | $39.7M | $42.2M | $42.1M | $42.9M | $42.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $31.2M | $29.9M | $31.2M | $30.8M | $29.4M | $29.2M | $28.6M | $27.3M | $30.3M | $29.1M | $28.3M | $29.2M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | — | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $68.9M | $67.3M | $68.3M | $67.8M | $66.0M | $65.6M | $64.8M | $62.9M | $65.4M | $63.9M | $62.7M | $63.0M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | $2.2M | $4.3M | $5.5M | $6.9M | $13.6M | $16.0M | $16.6M | $14.8M | $15.1M |
| Net cash (debt) | — | — | — | −$1.1M | −$1.7M | −$3.4M | −$4.7M | −$12.0M | −$15.4M | −$15.0M | −$13.4M | −$14.0M |
| Working capital | $35.1M | $32.5M | $33.0M | $31.5M | $28.6M | $27.4M | $25.1M | $23.4M | $20.6M | $18.0M | $15.7M | $19.1M |
| Tangible book value | $60.1M | $42.2M | $59.7M | $58.8M | $56.5M | $36.4M | $35.0M | $53.3M | $29.0M | $27.0M | $25.3M | $25.0M |
| Book value per share | $4.99 | $4.85 | $4.87 | $4.85 | $4.72 | $4.69 | $4.63 | $4.55 | $4.71 | $4.60 | $4.54 | $4.67 |
| Shares outstanding | 13.8M | 13.9M | 14.0M | 14.0M | 14.0M | 14.0M | 14.0M | 13.8M | 13.9M | 13.9M | 13.8M | 13.5M |
| Current ratio | 2.74 | 2.69 | 3.15 | 2.40 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 2.04 | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.51 |
| Quick ratio | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.88 | 2.20 | 2.02 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.41 |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Equity / assets | 73.7% | 73.9% | 77.4% | 71.4% | 70.0% | 69.9% | 68.9% | 61.3% | 60.8% | 60.3% | 59.4% | 59.9% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026); data from EODHD.
HQI financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), HireQuest had total assets of $88.2 million (down 6.2% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $19.9 million and shareholders' equity of $68.3 million. Its current ratio was 3.15. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $93.4 million and equity $68.9 million.
Related: HQI income statement, HQI cash flow statement, HQI key metrics. See the HQI stock overview for the latest quote and news.
HQI balance sheet FAQ
What are HireQuest's total assets?
HireQuest reported total assets of $88.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $94.0 million a year earlier.
How much cash does HireQuest have?
HireQuest held $3.9 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is HireQuest's book value?
HireQuest's shareholders' equity (book value) was $68.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or $4.87 per share.
What is HireQuest's current ratio?
HireQuest had current assets of $48.3 million and current liabilities of $15.3 million, a current ratio of 3.15 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does HireQuest have?
HireQuest carried $8.6 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 9.8% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.