HQI Stock — Hirequest Inc

Hirequest Inc (HQI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HQI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.34%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.34%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.0%.

HireQuest provides staffing and personnel placement services across the United States, offering solutions ranging from direct-dispatch and industrial staffing to executive search and permanent placement through multiple brand names including HireQuest, Snelling, and DriverQuest. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This stock may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the staffing and recruitment sector.

HQI performance

Returns are updating. HQI's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.0%.

HQI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.26%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/06/2002

Distribution rate

1.34%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.34%

5-year average yield

1.6

Last close

$17.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$248,499,578

Average volume

82759.0

Dividend

$0.06

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

1.168

Payout ratio

36.4%

P/E ratio

29.82

Forward P/E

20.202

EPS

$0.60

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.34%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.34%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HQI risks and drawbacks

HQI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.0%.

Who may consider HQI — and who may not

HQI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HQI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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