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HireQuest cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$1.6M in Q2 2026 · $9.5M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$1.6M
Capital spending−$7K
Free cash flow+$1.6M
Cash / net income0.6×

Analysis

In Q2 2026, HireQuest generated $1.6M of operating cash flow and spent $7K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.6M. That is $955K less than in Q2 2025 ($2.5M).

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $9.5M; the largest uses were other financing ($6.1M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($4.3M), capital spending ($32K); the cash balance fell by $1.0M.

Operating cash flow was $1.6M against net income of $2.7M — 0.6× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$4.3M, depreciation & amortization +$762K, prepaid and other assets +$729K.

Free cash flow

HireQuest: free cash flow by quarterHireQuest: free cash flow by quarter$4.2MQ3 2024$8.6MQ4 2024$1.8MQ1 2025$2.5MQ2 2025$1.0MQ3 2025$6.6MQ4 2025$250KQ1 2026$1.6MQ2 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
HireQuest: operating cash flow against capital spendingHireQuest: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$4.2M$0Q3 2024$8.7M$68KQ4 2024$1.9M$22KQ1 2025$2.6M$9KQ2 2025$1.0M$12KQ3 2025$6.6M$13KQ4 2025$250K$0Q1 2026$1.6M$7KQ2 2026
Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $1.6M, Capital spending $7K.

Capital allocation, year by year

HireQuest: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearHireQuest: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $17.4MFY2021: Net borrowing $3.1MFY2021: Shares issued $33KFY2021: Asset sales $997KFY2021: Capital spending −$1.4MFY2021: Acquisitions −$33.7MFY2021: Dividends −$3.1M$21.5MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $16.9MFY2022: Net borrowing $11.8MFY2022: Asset sales $9.3MFY2022: Capital spending −$100KFY2022: Acquisitions −$32.4MFY2022: Dividends −$3.3M$38.0MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $10.6MFY2023: Net borrowing −$197KFY2023: Asset sales $2.3MFY2023: Capital spending −$98KFY2023: Acquisitions −$9.8M$12.9MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $12.0MFY2024: Net borrowing −$7.8MFY2024: Asset sales $717KFY2024: Capital spending −$68KFY2024: Acquisitions −$1.7M$12.8MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $12.0MFY2025: Net borrowing −$6.9MFY2025: Capital spending −$56KFY2025: Buybacks −$377K$12.0MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $69.0M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($77.5M) and net borrowing ($15.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$1.6M
Debtnone
Net cash$1.6M

HireQuest funds itself: free cash flow was $9.5M over the last twelve months, with $1.6M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

HireQuest: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026HireQuest: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026Operating cash flow$1.6MOther financing−$812KCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$625KBuybacks−$570KOther investing$414KCapital spending−$7K
HireQuest: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026HireQuest: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026Operating cash flow$9.5MOther financing−$6.1MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$4.3MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.0MCapital spending−$32KOther investing−$13K

From profit to cash

HireQuest: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026HireQuest: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026Net income$2.7MDepreciation & amortization$762KStock-based pay$212KDeferred taxes$431KReceivables−$4.3MPayables−$190KPrepaid and other assets$729KOther liabilities−$76KOperating cash flow$1.6M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q2 2026$1.6M−$7K—−$570K—−$625K$1.6M
Q1 2026$250K——−$1.9M—$2.9M$250K
Q4 2025$6.6M−$13K——−$2.2M−$2.8M$6.6M
Q3 2025$1.0M−$12K——−$2.1M$1.6M$1.0M
Q2 2025$2.6M−$9K——−$1.1M−$588K$2.5M
Q1 2025$1.9M−$22K——−$1.5M$132K$1.8M
Q4 2024$8.7M−$68K−$1.4M—−$6.7M−$598K$8.6M
Q3 2024$4.2M———−$2.4M−$1.0M$4.2M

HireQuest: income statement and cash flow

HireQuest, Q2 2026: revenue $8.1M (+6% year over year), operating margin 41.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

HireQuest: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.