Every material Form 8-K HireQuest, Inc. has filed with the SEC since May 12, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
HireQuest, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2026, and the filing does not include financial results or guidance.
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share declared by the Board of Directors
Payment date is September 15, 2026
Record date is September 1, 2026
Filing is a Regulation FD disclosure; the press release was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and does not include financial results
HireQuest reported second-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Total revenue rose 6.0% to $8.1 million, and net income rose to $2.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, from $1.1 million, or $0.08, a year earlier. For shareholders, both revenue and profit improved, though reported system-wide sales fell to $117.8 million, which the company attributes mainly to the MRINetwork Assets Divestiture.
Total revenue was $8.1 million versus $7.6 million a year earlier, up 6.0%; pro forma for the divestiture, revenue rose 16.6%.
Net income was $2.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, versus $1.1 million, or $0.08, in Q2 2025.
Adjusted EBITDA was $4.6 million versus $3.3 million in Q2 2025.
System-wide sales were $117.8 million versus $125.9 million; the company cited $17.7 million from the MRINetwork Assets Divestiture, and pro forma sales rose 6.9%.
HireQuest, Inc. said it submitted a proposal to TrueBlue's board to buy certain assets of the People-Ready segment, specifically the on-demand business, for $105 million in cash. The filing does not say whether TrueBlue will engage, and no agreement has been reached, but the proposal follows HireQuest's earlier 2025 offers for all of TrueBlue that the TrueBlue board rejected.
Proposal submitted May 12, 2026 to acquire certain People-Ready assets for $105 million in cash.
The proposal covers the on-demand portion of People-Ready and excludes the skilled and solar/renewable energy staffing segments.
HireQuest's 2025 offers for TrueBlue ranged from $7.50 to $12.30 per share and were rebuffed by TrueBlue's board.
HireQuest says the proposal represents $3.45 per share of TrueBlue stock, based on TrueBlue's most recent proxy statement.
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