Granite Construction Incorporat GVA

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
61/100
Moderate

Ranked against 48 peers in Engineering & Construction

About Granite Construction Incorporat

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 … Full GVA analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.82), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Cash Generation Consistent Cash generation is consistent (score 0.72), indicating reliable business model.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where GVA ranks in Engineering & Construction

Granite Construction Incorporat ranks #18 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score — the top 37%. The widest moat in the group is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
14 Cadeler A/S CDLR 63/100 Moderate
15 Willdan Group, Inc. WLDN 63/100 Moderate
16 MYR Group, Inc. MYRG 62/100 Moderate
17 KBR, Inc. KBR 62/100 Moderate
18 Granite Construction Incorporat GVA 61/100 Moderate
19 Primoris Services Corporation PRIM 61/100 Moderate
20 Construction Partners, Inc. ROAD 60/100 Moderate
21 Quanta Services, Inc. PWR 59/100 Moderate
22 Jacobs Solutions Inc. J 59/100 Moderate

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How GVA scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 55 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 57 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 76 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 60 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 57 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 64 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding GVA's moat

What is Granite Construction Incorporat's moat score?

Granite Construction Incorporat (GVA) scores 61 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #18 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction, the top 37%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (76/100) and its weakest is Pricing Power (55/100).

How does Granite Construction Incorporat compare with other Engineering & Construction companies?

Granite Construction Incorporat ranks #18 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score. The widest moat in Engineering & Construction is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100. The companies ranked closest are KBR, Inc. (KBR) at 62 just above it and Primoris Services Corporation (PRIM) at 61 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Granite Construction Incorporat scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Granite Construction Incorporat?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and GVA scores: Pricing Power (55), Cost Advantage (57), Customer Stickiness (76), Capital Efficiency (60), Resilience (57), Scale & Market Position (64). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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