Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) reported quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.38 by 1.82 percent. This is a 13.82 percent increase over earnings of $1.23 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.165 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.148 billion by 1.54 percent. This is a 19.24 percent increase over sales of $977.303 million the same period last year.