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HireRight

Logo: HireRight, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

American employment screening company

HireRight is a global family of background screening companies based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and registered in Delaware. In 2012, its HireRight Solutions Inc. entity was the first employment background screening firm the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ever charged with violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HRT.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1

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  • TickerHRT on NYSE1
  • IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation1
  • HeadquartersNashville1
  • Websitewww.hireright.com
  • Business address5151 California Avenue, Irvine, Ca 926176
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company4
  • LEI254900JEUUMZABYBPS184
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressC/O LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 19713 Newark, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 43747494

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HireRight is a global family of background screening companies based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, and registered in Delaware. In 2012, its HireRight Solutions Inc. entity was the first employment background screening firm the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ever charged with violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

7.8%Operating margin9
-1.6%Net margin9
-10.5%Revenue growth, 20239
-2.6%Return on equity9
1.61×Debt to equity9
$87.6MFree cash flow9

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Selling, general and admin30¢$214.6M
  • Other costs61¢$442.5M
  • Interest9¢$64.7M
  • Income tax0¢$144.0K

Out of $721.9M in revenue.9 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

  • Capital spending2¢$2.6M
  • Share buybacks98¢$121.9M

Out of $90.2M of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.9

Financial statements

Revenue10119$721.9M in 2023+11% since 2019
0$250.0M$500.0M$750.0M$1.0B2019: $647.6M$647.6M20192020: $540.2M$540.2M2020−17%2021: $730.1M$730.1M2021+35%2022: $806.7M$806.7M2022+10%2023: $721.9M$721.9M2023−11%
Operating income10119$56.1M in 2023+41% since 2019
-$50.0M0$50.0M$100.0M2019: $39.7M$39.7M20192020: -$12.1M-$12.1M20202021: $56.7M$56.7M20212022: $98.1M$98.1M2022+73%2023: $56.1M$56.1M2023−43%
Net income10119-$11.6M in 2023−84% since 2019
-$100.0M0$100.0M$200.0M2019: -$70.5M-$70.5M20192020: -$92.1M-$92.1M2020+31%2021: -$21.3M-$21.3M2021−77%2022: $144.6M$144.6M20222023: -$11.6M-$11.6M2023
Fiscal year201820192020202120222023
Revenue$647.6M10$540.2M11$730.1M9$806.7M9$721.9M9
Selling, general and admin$173.2M10$173.6M11$188.3M9$200.9M9$214.6M9
Operating expenses$673.3M9$708.6M9$665.8M9
Operating income$39.7M10-$12.1M11$56.7M9$98.1M9$56.1M9
Interest$81.0M10$75.1M11$74.8M9$32.1M9$64.7M9
Income before tax-$18.6M9$65.5M9-$11.5M9
Income tax$920.0K10$3.9M11$2.7M9-$79.1M9$144.0K9
Net income-$70.5M10-$92.1M11-$21.3M9$144.6M9-$11.6M9
Earnings per share-$1.2310-$1.6111-$0.359$1.829-$0.169
Earnings per share (diluted)-$1.2310-$1.6111-$0.359$1.829-$0.169
Shares (weighted, basic)60.8M shares979.3M shares972.9M shares9
Shares (weighted, diluted)60.8M shares979.4M shares972.9M shares9

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Corporate structure

HireRight sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of HireRight

  • HireRight Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led HireRight, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Eric J. Boden2007–2008
  2. Guy P. Abramo2021–2024

President

  1. Eric J. Boden2007–2008
  2. Guy P. Abramo2021–2024

Chief financial officer

  1. Jeffrey A. Wahba2007–2008
  2. Thomas M. Spaeth2021–2024
200020052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (46)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • Background Screening (HireRight) Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore7
  • Corporate Risk Acquisition, LLC Delaware7
  • Corporate Risk Holdings, LLC Delaware7
  • Dexter Group Holdings LLC Delaware7
  • Digital Trusted Identity Services, LLC 1 Delaware7
  • Fingerprint Solutions, LLC Delaware7
  • General Information Solutions LLC Delaware7
  • Genuine Data Services LLC Delaware7
  • Genuine Financial Holdings LLC Delaware7
  • Genuine Mid Holdings LLC Delaware7
  • HR Canada Holdings Co., Ltd. Canada7
  • HireRight AU Pty Ltd Australia7
  • HireRight Background Screening India LLP India7
  • HireRight Background Screening Malaysia Sdn Bhd Malaysia7
  • HireRight Canada Corporation Canada7
  • HireRight Estonia Estonia7
  • HireRight GIS Intermediate Corp. Inc. Delaware7
  • HireRight Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong7
  • HireRight Ltd UK7
  • HireRight Mexico Holdings, LLC Delaware7
  • HireRight Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico7
  • HireRight Pesquisas e Verificaçoes de Antecedentes LTDA Brazil7
  • HireRight Philippines Background Screening Corporation Philippines7
  • HireRight Poland sp ZOO Poland7
All 33 listed subsidiaries
  • HireRight UK Holding Limited UK7
  • HireRight, LLC Delaware7
  • Inquiro Vitae S.A. Argentina7
  • J-Screen K.K. Japan7
  • Monitoring Solutions, LLC Delaware7
  • Neno Research LLC Delaware7
  • People Check Pty Ltd Australia7
  • Record Capture Services, LLC Delaware7
  • backgroundchecks.com LLC Delaware7

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Acquisitions

Powerchex

On June 23, 2010, HireRight announced that it had acquired Powerchex, a UK-based pre-employment screening company specialising in the financial services sector in the City of London. Powerchex was a full member of the UK chapter of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners or NAPBS, and was started by Alexandra Kelly in 2005 who is the former managing director and owner of the company.

In October 2010, Powerchex was rebranded as HireRight.

Both Powerchex and Kroll Background Screening (below) are now fully owned subsidiaries of HireRight.

Kroll

On August 3, 2010, HireRight then-parent company Altegrity Risk International announced it had completed the acquisition of Kroll Inc. from Marsh & McLennan Companies in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.13 billion. In October 2010, Kroll Background Worldwide was rebranded as HireRight.

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On March 13, 2018, it was reported that Duff & Phelps Corp. would buy Kroll, Inc. (which did not include background screening portion of the former Kroll business that had been rebranded with HireRight brands). On June 4, 2018, the transaction was completed.

General Information Services

On Friday, May 25, 2018, HireRight and General Information Services (GIS) announced their intent and agreement to a merger. The companies announced the closing of the merger on July 12, 2018. The resulting combined group is the largest provider of background screening services in the United States. Following the merger, HireRight rebranded, with both HireRight and GIS using the new branding.

J-Screen and PeopleCheck

On October 12, 2019, HireRight announced the acquisition of J-Screen in Japan and PeopleCheck in Australia.

From Wikipedia’s article on HireRight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.8

Timeline

  1. Jun 28, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; New debt or obligation63
  2. Jun 21, 20248-K Shareholder vote64
  3. May 7, 20248-K Results of operations65
  4. Mar 12, 20248-K Results of operations66
  5. Feb 16, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Other events67
  6. Dec 11, 20238-K Other events68
  7. Nov 7, 20238-K Results of operations69
  8. Sep 29, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Other events70
  9. Sep 12, 20238-K Other events71
  10. Sep 1, 20238-K Executive or director change72
  11. Aug 8, 20238-K Results of operations73
  12. Jun 23, 20238-K Other events74
  13. Oct 28, 2021New chief executive Guy P. Abramo becomes CEO15
  14. Aug 7, 2007New chief executive Eric J. Boden becomes CEO16
  15. 1995Founded Founded1

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. May 7, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results65
  2. Mar 12, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results66
  3. Nov 7, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results69
  4. Aug 8, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results73
  5. May 9, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results75
  6. Mar 9, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results76
  7. Nov 3, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results77
  8. Aug 4, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results78

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

307 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 4 annual reports, 8 quarterly reports, 31 major events, 205 insider forms, 15 large holders, 44 other. The latest 20:

  1. Jul 8, 202415-12G EDGAR
  2. Jun 28, 2024SC 13D/A EDGAR
  3. Jun 28, 2024S-8 POS EDGAR
  4. Jun 28, 2024SC 13E3/A EDGAR
  5. Jun 28, 20248-K EDGAR
  6. Jun 28, 20244 EDGAR
  7. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. Jun 28, 2024SC 13D/A AMENDMENT NO. 4 EDGAR
  10. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  11. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  12. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  13. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  14. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Jun 28, 20244 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 307 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How HireRight is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARHIRERIGHT INC2
  • CIK0001168652
  • Employer ID (EIN)33-04650162
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)7374 Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation2
  • Business address5151 California Avenue, Irvine, CA 926172
  • Phone949 428 58002
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 6, 20022
  • Filings152 in all: 4 (58), 3 (18), 8-K (15), DEFA14A (9), REGDEX/A (6), S-1/A (5), SC 13G (5), UPLOAD (5)2
    All 30 form types

    10-Q (4), REGDEX (3), SC 13G/A (3), CORRESP (2), PRER14A (2), 10-K (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-K/A (1), CERTNAS (1), DEF 14A (1), DEFM14A (1), EFFECT (1), PREM14A (1), S-1 (1), S-8 (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 11, 2008
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 7, 2008
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 8, 2008
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 21, 2008

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