Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
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.
Competitive analysis based on 64 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging 4.9%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is positive at ~13.8% on average, adequate but below the threshold typically associated with wide moats.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 64 quarters
The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.
Free cash flow has been negative in 4 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.
D/E ratio is 0.8 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
4 of the last 8 quarters had negative FCF — inconsistent cash generation raises sustainability concerns.
Share count is stable — no significant dilution or buyback activity.
as of March 2026
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Only 4 of the last 8 quarters had positive FCF — the business may require external capital to sustain operations.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (7 of 7 quarters up), with ~21.9% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
