Granite Construction (GVA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Granite Construction (GVA) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.53% for Q3 2026, up 1.08 percentage points from 13.46% a year earlier but down 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Granite Construction (GVA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Granite Construction posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.80%, up 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +24.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.99% in FY2024 (+5.50 pp), 5.48% in FY2023 (-0.09 pp), 5.57% in FY2022 (+3.76 pp) and 1.81% in FY2021 (+12.38 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -0.20% in Q4 2021 and a high of 16.89% in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 15.81 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 0.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 16.89% (Q2 2026), 12.00% (Q1 2026) and 10.84% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 81.24 Bn | 77.62 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 14.95% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 42.25 Bn | 20.50 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 26.97 Bn | 23.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 44.52% |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 17.52 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 8.23% |
| 5 | Mastec | 13.80 Bn | 12.33 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 11.00% |
| 6 | Aecom | 8.57 Bn | 3.69 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 10.51% |
| 7 | Stantec | 8.47 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 28.30% |
| 8 | Sterling Infrastructure | 7.75 Bn | 6.16 Bn | 377.28 Mn | 44.90% |
| 9 | Fluor | 6.43 Bn | -6.77 Bn | 179.00 Mn | -4.74% |
| 10 | Granite Construction | 5.31 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 335.76 Mn | 14.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.20% |
API Access
Granite Construction Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "GVA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();