HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 2.71%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 65.47×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 2.71% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $817.00K ÷ $30.15M × 100 ≈ 2.71% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 65.47× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $8.58M ÷ $131.00K ≈ 65.47× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 30.15M USD | |
| Stock-based compensation | 817.00K USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 8.58M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 131.00K USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $30.15M | $817.00K | $8.58M | $131.00K | (m) | 2.71% | 65.47× | Reported |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $29.69M | $845.00K | $6.28M | $171.00K | (m) | 2.85% | 36.70× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $30.64M | $936.00K | $6.28M | $307.00K | (m) | 3.05% | 20.46× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $31.69M | $1.33M | $7.24M | $437.00K | (m) | 4.21% | 16.56× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $32.61M | $1.54M | $2.10M | $642.00K | (m) | 4.72% | 3.26× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $33.65M | $1.64M | $3.75M | $824.00K | (m) | 4.86% | 4.55× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $34.60M | $1.76M | $4.37M | $923.00K | (m) | 5.08% | 4.73× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $36.28M | $1.80M | $4.54M | $994.00K | (m) | 4.97% | 4.57× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $36.13M | $1.56M | $9.46M | $1.03M | (m) | 4.32% | 9.21× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $36.44M | $1.68M | $9.43M | $1.09M | (m) | 4.62% | 8.66× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $37.88M | $1.68M | $10.64M | $1.39M | (m) | 4.44% | 7.68× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $36.18M | $1.61M | $10.85M | $1.27M | (m) | 4.44% | 8.56× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $34.76M | $1.89M | $13.87M | $1.06M | (m) | 5.42% | 13.03× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $33.77M | $2.49M | $15.46M | $860.00K | (m) | 7.37% | 17.98× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $30.95M | $2.37M | $16.04M | $368.00K | (m) | 7.66% | 43.58× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $33.56M | $2.10M | $15.09M | $346.23K | (m) | 6.26% | 43.57× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $31.08M | $2.37M | $13.32M | $289.23K | (m) | 7.62% | 46.04× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $27.50M | $1.61M | $12.41M | $200.23K | (m) | 5.84% | 61.99× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $22.76M | $1.63M | $7.66M | $157.23K | (m) | 7.15% | 48.73× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $19.40M | $1.69M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 8.71% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $15.90M | $1.23M | $5.74M | $45.44K | (m) | 7.74% | 126.21× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $13.09M | $1.17M | $3.37M | $42.98K | (m) | 8.95% | 78.49× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $13.81M | $1.23M | $4.98M | $49.66K | (m) | 8.88% | 100.26× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $16.28M | (m) | $6.18M | $76.92K | (m) | (m) | 80.36× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $16.19M | $1.32M | $34.72K | $173.35K | (m) | 8.17% | 0.20× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $16.52M | $1.08M | $1.71M | $385.90K | (m) | 6.54% | 4.44× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $15.88M | $758.05K | $2.78M | $559.59K | (m) | 4.77% | 4.98× | Reported |
| 2019-09-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $7.44M | $433.43K | (m) | (m) | 17.17× | Reported |
| 2019-06-28 | (m) | $97.34M | $269.03K | $1.97M | $-267.00 | (m) | 0.28% | (m) | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | $5.92M | $203.30K | (m) | (m) | 29.11× | Reported |
| 2019-03-29 | (m) | $96.68M | $393.22K | $1.91M | $33.00 | (m) | 0.41% | 57819.79× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $12.33M | $0.00 | $6.91M | $19.70K | (m) | 0.00% | 350.92× | Reported |
| 2018-12-28 | (m) | $97.39M | $332.09K | $1.18M | $2.12K | (m) | 0.34% | 558.35× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | (m) | $34.80K | $5.34M | $18.82K | (m) | (m) | 283.90× | Reported |
| 2018-09-28 | (m) | $97.47M | $341.50K | $415.49K | $6.00K | (m) | 0.35% | 69.21× | Reported |
| 2018-06-29 | (m) | $97.86M | $357.22K | $1.27M | $12.82K | (m) | 0.37% | 99.35× | Reported |
| 2018-03-30 | (m) | (m) | $173.48K | $1.69M | $13.78K | (m) | (m) | 122.32× | Reported |
| 2017-12-29 | (m) | $98.07M | $156.79K | $3.70M | $11.62K | (m) | 0.16% | 318.14× | Reported |
| 2017-09-29 | (m) | $99.64M | $72.97K | $3.75M | $-20.21K | (m) | 0.07% | (m) | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $99.37M | $-80.86K | $3.29M | $-25.82K | (m) | -0.08% | (m) | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $96.54M | $25.17K | $2.40M | $-15.36K | (m) | 0.03% | (m) | Reported |
| 2016-12-30 | (m) | $93.26M | $147.17K | $1.61M | $25.02K | (m) | 0.16% | 64.21× | Reported |
| 2016-09-23 | (m) | $89.03M | $444.49K | $1.50M | $105.19K | (m) | 0.50% | 14.26× | Reported |
| 2016-06-24 | (m) | $87.46M | $661.98K | $1.75M | $140.63K | (m) | 0.76% | 12.41× | Reported |
| 2016-03-25 | (m) | $88.59M | $710.50K | $2.31M | $175.67K | (m) | 0.80% | 13.13× | Reported |
| 2015-12-25 | (m) | $88.50M | $741.66K | $2.99M | $176.54K | (m) | 0.84% | 16.94× | Reported |
| 2015-09-25 | (m) | $90.66M | $791.90K | $4.22M | $188.16K | (m) | 0.87% | 22.43× | Reported |
| 2015-06-26 | (m) | $93.50M | $660.23K | $5.38M | $198.40K | (m) | 0.71% | 27.10× | Reported |
| 2015-03-27 | (m) | $92.36M | $566.66K | $6.08M | $236.85K | (m) | 0.61% | 25.67× | Reported |
| 2014-12-26 | (m) | $91.84M | $420.41K | $6.49M | $248.73K | (m) | 0.46% | 26.08× | Reported |
| 2014-09-26 | (m) | $92.46M | $114.32K | $6.22M | $284.46K | (m) | 0.12% | 21.86× | Reported |
| 2014-06-27 | (m) | $90.67M | $100.34K | $5.87M | $327.59K | (m) | 0.11% | 17.93× | Reported |
| 2014-03-28 | (m) | $92.30M | $72.48K | $4.79M | $336.54K | (m) | 0.08% | 14.23× | Reported |
| 2013-12-27 | (m) | $93.75M | $104.72K | $4.37M | $503.63K | (m) | 0.11% | 8.67× | Reported |
| 2013-09-27 | (m) | $95.79M | $155.56K | $3.36M | $672.70K | (m) | 0.16% | 5.00× | Reported |
| 2013-06-28 | (m) | $98.27M | $176.64K | $2.14M | $804.56K | (m) | 0.18% | 2.66× | Reported |
| 2013-03-29 | (m) | $99.24M | $169.33K | $2.45M | $877.26K | (m) | 0.17% | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2012-12-28 | (m) | $98.43M | $138.60K | $2.48M | $804.04K | (m) | 0.14% | 3.08× | Reported |
| 2012-09-28 | (m) | $92.02M | $113.63K | $2.69M | $1.15M | (m) | 0.12% | 2.34× | Reported |
| 2012-06-29 | (m) | $88.60M | $88.66K | $2.99M | $1.16M | (m) | 0.10% | 2.58× | Reported |
| 2012-03-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-30 | (m) | $81.92M | $105.12K | $886.54K | $1.12M | (m) | 0.13% | 0.79× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-07-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-04-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $69.44M | (m) | $1.56M | $1.01M | (m) | (m) | 1.54× | Reported |
| 2010-09-24 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-25 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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