GVA
Granite Construction Incorporated
Industrials · Engineering & Construction · NYQ
$141.35
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$5.9B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
36.59
Expensive — high growth expected
Forward P/E
18.41
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+30.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
4.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
20.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$170.00
+20% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock
About Granite Construction Incorporated

Granite Construction Incorporated provides infrastructure solutions for public and private clients in the United States. It operates through Construction and Materials segments. The Construction segment engages in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, pavement preservation, bridges, rail lines, airports, marine ports, dams, reservoirs, aqueducts, infrastructure, and site development for use by the public and water-related construction for municipal agencies, commercial water suppliers, industrial facilities, and energy companies; and construction of various complex projects, including infrastructure and site development, mining, public safety, tunnel, solar, battery storage, and power related projects. The Materials segment produces and delivers aggregates, asphalt concrete, liquid asphalt, and recycled materials for internal use in construction projects and sale to third parties. It also provides site preparation, mining, and infrastructure services for railways, residential development, energy development, and commercial and industrial sites; produces construction materials; and provides construction management professional services, as well as owns and leases aggregate reserves and processing plants. The company serves federal agencies, state departments of transportation, local transit authorities, county and city public works departments, school districts and developers, utilities, contractors, landscapers, manufacturers of products requiring aggregate materials, retailers, homeowners, farmers, brokers, and private owners of industrial, commercial, and residential sites. Granite Construction Incorporated was incorporated in 1922 and is headquartered in Watsonville, California.

https://www.graniteconstruction.com

Country: United States Employees: 2,500 Industry: Engineering & Construction
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
1.684
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.1313
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
Calmar Ratio
1.748
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
50.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-29.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
18
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.35
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$145.00
3% below the year high
52W Low
$87.72
61% above the year low
Avg Volume
656,803
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
6.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
15.2%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
Div Yield
39.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$3.70
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
129.13
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
1.09
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.92
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
15.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-3.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$129M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$4.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$185M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
4
Target High
$185.00
Target Median
$170.00
Target Low
$141.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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