GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC (GVA)

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in GVA is 3,807,056 shares, down 245,200 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 3,325,210 shares (30 September 2025) to 5,241,963 shares (15 December 2025). At the reported average volume of 850K shares a day that is 4.5 days to cover.

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As of 11 September 2026, the short share of GVA volume is 67.6%, up 23.9 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 36.9% (17 August 2026) to 84.7% (23 July 2026). The latest reading is 12.9 points above the 30-session average of 54.7%, on 221K shares reported.

As of 5 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in GVA is 22,170 shares, up 22,030 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 50 readings it ranged from 6 shares (4 September 2025) to 96,739 shares (22 September 2025).

Insiders at GVA reported 1 open-market buy worth $50K in the last 90 days and no open-market sells. Clustered voluntary buying is historically the stronger insider signal because insiders buy for one reason. Latest filing: NASH GEORGE on 2026-08-06.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

2 holders above 5% have filed on GVA, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is FMR LLC at 13.5% of the class (5,940,592 shares), filed 2026-08-06 for an event on 2026-06-30.

8 of the 30 tracked managers held GVA at their latest 13F, $289.2M in total at quarter-end prices. D. E. Shaw & Co. is the largest at $145.9M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 5 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC reported revenue of $1.46B, up 29.3% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net loss of $278.2M (-6.36 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $468.9M of operating cash flow and spent $48.2M on buybacks and $22.7M on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $877.1M against $1.56B of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-24 from the cover page.

3 contract actions on file for GVA: $25.5M obligated in the last 90 days and $25.5M in the last 12 months across 1 awarding agency. The largest was $24.1M from the Department of Transportation on 2026-08-28 (mt flap blackf 12(1) & mt np glac 12(2), flap & fltp rehabilitation of two medicine road: construction services on wfl p...). Only actions large enough to reach the daily top list are counted, and agencies report with a lag.