greeksoup/ stock research

Granite Construction Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 12 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue rose 10% to $4.4 billion: Fourth-quarter revenue was $1.2 billion, up 19%. Fiscal 2025 revenue was $4.4 billion, up 10% from $4.0 billion. Source
  • Full-year diluted EPS rose to $3.86: Fiscal 2025 net income attributable to Granite was $193 million, up 53%. Diluted EPS was $3.86 against $2.62; adjusted diluted EPS was $6.07 against $4.82. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EBITDA rose 31%: Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $527 million, up 31%, with a margin of 11.9% against 10.0%. Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $131 million, up 21%. Source
  • Materials Q4 gross margin fell: Fourth-quarter Materials gross profit was $25.0 million, or 11.1% of revenue, against 14.5%. Cash gross profit was 20.8% of revenue against 23.8%. Source
  • Materials full-year margins expanded: Full-year Materials gross profit was $137.0 million, or 17.8% of revenue, against 13.8%. Cash gross profit was $202.2 million, or 26.3%, against 21.4%. Source
  • CAP record at $7.0 billion: Committed and awarded projects totaled $6.97 billion at December 31, 2025, up $0.6 billion from September 30 and $1.7 billion from a year earlier. Source
  • SG&A ratio rose on stock compensation: Full-year SG&A was $407.6 million, or 9.2% of revenue, against 8.3%. Fourth-quarter SG&A was 8.9% of revenue, against 8.6%. The company attributed the rise mainly to stock compensation and salaries. Source
  • Operating cash flow was 10.6% of revenue: Full-year operating cash flow was $469 million, or 10.6% of revenue, compared with $456 million a year earlier. Source

“With our fourth quarter results, we achieved another record year for Granite,”

Kyle Larkin, Granite President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFiscal 2026$4.9 billion to $5.1 billionNew
Adjusted EBITDA margin SourceFiscal 202612.0% to 13.0%New
SG&A expense as a percent of revenue SourceFiscal 20268.5% to 9.0% of revenueNew
Effective tax rate for adjusted net income SourceFiscal 2026Mid-20sNew
Capital expenditures SourceFiscal 2026$140 million to $160 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: The company gave 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin, SG&A, tax rate and capital expenditures. The prior release gave 2025 guidance. Source

Full-year results and growth

  • Full-year revenue rose 10% to $4.4 billion: Fourth-quarter revenue was $1.2 billion, up 19%. Fiscal 2025 revenue was $4.4 billion, up 10% from $4.0 billion. Source
  • Q4 earnings per share rose 23%: Fourth-quarter net income was $52 million, or $1.03 diluted EPS, against $0.84. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.40 against $1.23. Source
  • Full-year diluted EPS rose to $3.86: Fiscal 2025 net income attributable to Granite was $193 million, up 53%. Diluted EPS was $3.86 against $2.62; adjusted diluted EPS was $6.07 against $4.82. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EBITDA rose 31%: Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $527 million, up 31%, with a margin of 11.9% against 10.0%. Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $131 million, up 21%. Source

Segment results

  • Construction Q4 revenue up 14.5%: Construction revenue was $940 million in the fourth quarter, up 14.5%, and $3.65 billion for the year, up 7.0%. The company cited market conditions, higher CAP and acquired companies. Source
  • Construction gross profit margin improved: Construction gross profit was $574.2 million for the year, up 16.9%, with margin at 15.7% against 14.4%. Fourth-quarter margin was 15.2% against 15.6%. Source
  • Materials revenue up on acquisitions, prices: Materials revenue was $225.0 million in the fourth quarter, up 44.3%, and $769.5 million for the year, up 29.9%. Source
  • Materials Q4 gross margin fell: Fourth-quarter Materials gross profit was $25.0 million, or 11.1% of revenue, against 14.5%. Cash gross profit was 20.8% of revenue against 23.8%. Source
  • Materials full-year margins expanded: Full-year Materials gross profit was $137.0 million, or 17.8% of revenue, against 13.8%. Cash gross profit was $202.2 million, or 26.3%, against 21.4%. Source

“Our disciplined approach to project selection, combined with sustained strength in public‑market funding, drove CAP to an all‑time high.”

Kyle Larkin, Granite President and Chief Executive Officer

Materials volumes and prices

  • Aggregate price per ton rose: Full-year aggregate average selling price was $17.63 per ton, against $15.98. Asphalt was $82.45 per ton, against $79.33. Source
  • Fourth-quarter tons rose in both lines: Aggregate sales tons were 6,781 in the fourth quarter, against 5,032. Asphalt sales tons were 2,183, against 1,943. The table is in thousands. Source
  • Barge delivery revenue excluded from aggregate price: The fourth-quarter aggregate price excludes $27.7 million of barge delivery revenue, which arose from the Warren Paving acquisition. Source
  • Cash gross profit per ton higher: Full-year cash gross profit per ton was $5.07 for aggregate, against $4.09, and $15.26 for asphalt, against $12.53. Source
  • Aggregate external revenue rose in quarter: Fourth-quarter external aggregate revenue was $107.9 million, against $48.7 million. External asphalt revenue was $116.5 million, against $108.0 million. Source

Backlog and bidding

  • CAP record at $7.0 billion: Committed and awarded projects totaled $6.97 billion at December 31, 2025, up $0.6 billion from September 30 and $1.7 billion from a year earlier. Source
  • Public CAP up 47% year over year: Public CAP was $6.06 billion, up 15.0% from September 30 and 47.0% from a year earlier. The company said several significant public projects were added during the quarter. Source
  • Private CAP declined sequentially: Private CAP was $910 million, down 14.8% from September 30 and down 22.5% from a year earlier. Source

“We expect our top-line momentum to continue in 2026 driven by organic growth as we work through our record CAP and a full-year of contribution from our 2025 acquisitions,”

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Staci Woolsey

Costs and margins

  • SG&A ratio rose on stock compensation: Full-year SG&A was $407.6 million, or 9.2% of revenue, against 8.3%. Fourth-quarter SG&A was 8.9% of revenue, against 8.6%. The company attributed the rise mainly to stock compensation and salaries. Source
  • Full-year gross profit rose $138 million: Full-year gross profit was $711 million, against $573 million. Fourth-quarter gross profit was $168 million, against $151 million. Source
  • Interest expense increased year over year: Full-year interest expense was $47.2 million, against $29.2 million. Fourth-quarter interest expense was $18.2 million, against $7.9 million. Source
  • Acquired intangible amortization rose: Acquired intangible asset amortization and acquisition-related depreciation was $27.7 million for the year, against $21.4 million. For the quarter it was $12.3 million, against $6.1 million. Source

Cash flow and capital

  • Operating cash flow was 10.6% of revenue: Full-year operating cash flow was $469 million, or 10.6% of revenue, compared with $456 million a year earlier. Source
  • Acquisitions used $777.5 million of cash: Acquisitions of businesses used $777.5 million, against $134.4 million a year earlier. The company recorded $685 million of new long-term debt proceeds and $86.1 million of principal repayments. Source
  • Capital spending near prior-year level: Purchases of property and equipment were $138.3 million, against $136.4 million. Proceeds from sales of property and equipment were $32.8 million. Source
  • Dividends and buybacks near prior-year levels: Cash dividends were $22.7 million and share repurchases were $48.2 million, against $50.6 million a year earlier. Distributions to non-controlling partners were $53.2 million. Source
  • Current debt rose to $375.9 million: Current maturities of long-term debt were $375.9 million at year-end, against $1.1 million. Long-term debt was $963.2 million, and cash and equivalents were $529.2 million. Source

Acquisitions and vertical integration

  • 2025 acquisitions widened footprint: In 2025 the company used free cash flow and its balance sheet to expand its geographic footprint through strategic acquisitions. Source
  • Goodwill and intangibles rose sharply: Goodwill was $400.8 million at year-end, against $214.5 million. Intangible assets were $179.5 million, against $127.9 million. Source
  • Materials runway through pricing and integration: Management cited pricing, operational efficiencies and vertical integration with construction operations as sources of further value creation in Materials. Source

Coming up, as management said on 12 February 2026

  • More acquisitions expected in 2026: Management expects to acquire additional businesses in 2026 that will strengthen the vertically integrated platform. It describes the acquisition pipeline as robust. Source
  • CAP expansion continues into 2026: Management says it is well positioned to keep expanding CAP in 2026, citing the market backdrop and bidding pipeline. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Committed and Awarded Projects, total at December 31, 2025 Source$7.0 billion
Public CAP at December 31, 2025 Source$6.06 billion
Private CAP at December 31, 2025 Source$910 million
Aggregate sales tons, full year 2025 Source24,629 thousand
Asphalt sales tons, full year 2025 Source8,450 thousand
Aggregate sales tons, fourth quarter 2025 Source6,781 thousand
Asphalt sales tons, fourth quarter 2025 Source2,183 thousand

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The CEO says the company is positioned to achieve its 2027 targets for organic growth and margin expansion. Source
  • Not stated: Stated in the third-quarter release. This release reports the full-year operating cash flow figure.
  • Not stated: The CFO links 2026 gross margin and SG&A work to adjusted EBITDA margin growth in line with 2027 financial targets. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.