What if you'd held HQI?
A $1,000 investment in HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) at the month-end close of 2002-06 would be worth $80.7M at the close of 2026-09 — +8069900.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $12,304.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2002
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1,000 | — |
| 2003 | $38.1M | +3810366.7% |
| 2004 | $26.96M | -29.2% |
| 2005 | $285.78M | +960.0% |
| 2006 | $181.54M | -36.5% |
| 2007 | $59.31M | -67.3% |
| 2008 | $6.11M | -89.7% |
| 2009 | $6.11M | 0.0% |
| 2010 | $14.02M | +129.4% |
| 2011 | $10.07M | -28.2% |
| 2012 | $9.71M | -3.6% |
| 2013 | $16.18M | +66.7% |
| 2014 | $26.96M | +66.7% |
| 2015 | $17.97M | -33.3% |
| 2016 | $12.94M | -28.0% |
| 2017 | $17.67M | +36.6% |
| 2018 | $11.98M | -32.2% |
| 2019 | $21.24M | +77.2% |
| 2020 | $31.01M | +46.0% |
| 2021 | $61.95M | +99.8% |
| 2022 | $49.32M | -20.4% |
| 2023 | $48.48M | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $45.5M | -6.1% |
| 2025 | $34.56M | -24.0% |
| 2026 | $53.8M | +55.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought HQI was 2002-06 ($0.0002): $1,000 then is $80.7M today. The worst was 2006-01 ($87.35): $1,000 then is $185.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in HQI be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) at the start of 2002 would be worth about $80.7M today, a total return of +8069900.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for HQI?
HireQuest, Inc. (HQI)'s strongest calendar year since 2002 was 2003, a +3810366.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $38.1M by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -89.7%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in HQI have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2002-06 would have grown to about $78.1M on $28,800 invested.
Did HQI beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $12,304. HQI beat the S&P 500 by +655797.4% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
HireQuest, Inc. (HQI) historical total-return data from 2002-06 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.