GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA)
Industrials · heavy civil construction and infrastructure · NYSE
Granite Construction is a major US infrastructure contractor and materials producer focused on complex public and private civil construction projects.
What GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC does
Granite Construction Incorporated is a provider of infrastructure services and construction materials, serving public and private sector clients. The company specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects including transportation, water, and specialized civil construction, while also producing construction materials like aggregate and asphalt.
Themes: infrastructure development, public works funding, construction materials supply
Fundamentals
- Price$123.74 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$5.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+12.9% 2025-08-21 close $109.59 → 2026-08-21 close $123.74
- P/E28.44 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin-3.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+15.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-16.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity2.07 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+21.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+10.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.36 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.1%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How GVA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
GVA is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
43.1 #733 of 987 scored · #142 of 197 in Industrials
Growth 80th (revenue growth year over year 21.8%, 3-year revenue CAGR 10.3%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is profitability (4th, return on equity -16%, operating margin -0.9%).
Short-term score
51.5 #695 of 1,704 scored · #101 of 283 in Industrials
Setup 87th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced a bit over half of its move over the past year — 59% of it; momentum 52nd: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is volume and participation 23rd: trading volume is unusually light — only about 33% of its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, GVA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 12%, free-cash-flow payout 7%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout12% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout7% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC looks technically
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) is trading 0.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 290 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago. It is 23.6% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 33% of its 30-day average.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -0.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $132.66 | $132.66 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $124.82 | $124.82 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 290 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 290 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 18.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($120.94 to $129.46) — its "stochastic" reading is 33 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 32.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $161.89 | $161.89 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 23.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -23.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 27.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +27.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 23.6% below its highest point of the past year | 23.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 17 trading days ago | 17 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $161.89 (set on 2026-06-26) | $161.89 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($98.50 to $160.39), and it has given back a bit over half of its rise from last year’s low — 59% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $120.16 to $122.14. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 59.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 23.6% below its all-time high | -23.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% below a resistance level at $125.64 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-01-15, most recently on 2026-05-22. Since 2024-08-21 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.90 (set on 2020-03-18) | $8.90 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1290.3% above its all-time low | +1,290% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 80% of it) | 20th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.46 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.46 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $117.24 and $130.11 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $117.24 – $123.68 – $130.11 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (0.9% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 33% of its 30-day average | 0.33× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 2 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 2 sessions ago |
| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.9% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.2% above the previous close 10 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 121.6 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap down opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock lost 0.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | -3.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.1 percentage points (the stock lost 3.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | -6.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 19.9 percentage points (the stock lost 8.9% while the market gained 11.1%) | -19.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 7.6 percentage points (the stock gained 12.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -7.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 10% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.2% of the share price. | -10.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $129.74 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $122.33 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 17 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
GVA last closed at $123.74 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $125.64 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-15 to 2026-05-22 |
| $118.94 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-27 to 2026-07-13 |
| $128.88 | Resistance | 4.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-08 to 2026-07-24 |
| $115.17 | Support | 6.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-12-31 to 2026-03-30 |
| $111.51 | Support | 9.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-08-22 to 2025-10-06 |
| $144.88 | Resistance | 17.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-06 to 2026-05-14 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Near the golden pocket (has given back about two thirds of its 52-week move) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$171.67 range $119.00 – $200.00; median $177.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for GVA
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.38 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["exposure to significant liabilities from convertible debt transactions and derivatives","risks associated with large-scale project execution and joint ventures","sensitivity to public infrastructure funding levels and economic cycles"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of GVA's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference to Annual Report year changed from 'December 31, 2024' (filed 2025-11-06) to 'December 31, 2025' (filed 2026-04-30)
- Notes:
- Both texts end with incomplete sentence ('under "'), making full comparison limited
- The Forward-Looking Disclosure section is otherwise substantially identical between the two filings
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
4 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days1 buy ($49596) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 90 days4 buys ($156636) · 2 sells ($2M) — 2 buying, 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days4 buys ($156636) · 9 sells ($7M) — 2 buying, 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-06. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about GVA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding GVA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 13,434,225
- Reported value $1,610,786,470
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
GVA had 3,928,949 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
GVA had 8.98% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.47 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,928,949
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.98%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,052,256
- Reported change -3.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.47
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Fluor (FLR)
- MasTec (MTZ)
- AECOM (ACM)
- Jacobs Solutions (J)
- Sterling Infrastructure (STRL)
- Vulcan Materials (VMC)
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
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Frequently asked questions
What does GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) do?
Granite Construction Incorporated is a provider of infrastructure services and construction materials, serving public and private sector clients. The company specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects including transportation, water, and specialized civil construction, while also producing construction materials like aggregate and asphalt.
What sector is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) in?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is heavy civil construction and infrastructure. It trades on NYSE.
Does GVA pay a dividend?
Yes — GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.13% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC's (GVA) competitors?
Notable peers of GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) include Fluor, MasTec, AECOM, Jacobs Solutions and Sterling Infrastructure. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) overbought or oversold right now?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on GVA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.