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GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.32% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.4B at a 4.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.56 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight (init) |
| 2026-05-28 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (init) |
| 2026-02-13 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-01-28 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-11-24 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (init) |
| 2025-11-11 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Construction · percentile among 69 companies
Percentile vs other Construction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.082 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.192 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.07 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.435 |
Sector peers · similar-size Construction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVA | GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC | 5/9 | 2.09 | 36.4 | +10.4% |
| ROAD | Construction Partners, Inc. | 5/9 | 2.01 | 68.2 | +54.2% |
| STRL | STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. | 6/9 | 2.91 | 85.1 | +17.7% |
| KBR | KBR, INC. | 8/9 | 2.31 | 10.2 | +1% |
| ORN | Orion Group Holdings Inc | 7/9 | 1.58 | 267 | +7% |
| SLND | Southland Holdings, Inc. | 2/9 | -2.5 | — | -21.2% |
| SHIM | Shimmick Corp | 4/9 | -2.98 | — | +2.6% |
About GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
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.
FAQ
Is GVA financially healthy?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does GVA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.32% with a 11.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is GVA?
In FY2025, GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC had a net margin of 4.4% and a return on equity of 15.8%.
Is GVA overvalued or undervalued?
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC trades at about 32.7× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.0×–4322.0×, median 46.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GVA?
The average Wall-Street price target for GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC is $169.33, about 34.2% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is GVA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 36.4×, a dividend yield of 0.32%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.