Orion Group Holdings Announces New Contract Awards of $250 Million
Concrete accounted for most of the award value, including the largest Concrete contract in Orion’s history.
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Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) announced $250 million in new contract awards and change orders during October 2026 through October 29. The Concrete segment accounted for most of the value, anchored by a $115 million mission-critical project signed October 29, its largest Concrete award ever.
Other Concrete awards spanned four regions and included mission-critical projects, technology site-civil work, cold storage, a hospital and commercial buildings. Marine awards included a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project and a shore power project for a Pacific Northwest port client. Orion expects to book the new projects into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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Positive
- Major point$250 million in October 2026 contract awards and change orders adds new work across Concrete and Marine. 74% of market cap
- Minor pointAdditional Concrete awards span four regions and multiple end markets, diversifying the new work.
- Minor pointNew Marine awards include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pacific Northwest port shore power projects.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Fourth-quarter 2026 backlog is expected to include the new projects, Orion said.
Negative
- None.
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Market Reaction – ORN
On Oct 29, the day this news came out, the latest delayed price for ORN is 8.92% above the previous close. Our momentum scanner has recorded 21 alerts for this stock so far that day. The latest delayed price is $9.04. Relative volume is elevated at 2.6x the average.
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Key Figures
- October awards and change orders
- $250 million
- Total announced for October 2026
- Largest Concrete award
- $115 million
- Mission-critical project; largest Concrete award in company history
- Expected backlog booking
- 4th quarter of 2026
- Expected timing for booking the new projects into backlog
Key Terms
change orders technical
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HOUSTON, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (“Orion” or the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced new contract awards and change orders totaling
“Fourth-quarter awards are off to a strong start, led by the largest Concrete award in Orion’s history,” said Travis Boone, Chief Executive Officer of Orion Group Holdings, Inc. “This
The Concrete segment accounted for the majority of the total value of new awards and change orders through October 29, 2026, anchored by the
We expect to book these new projects into backlog in the 4th quarter of 2026.
About Orion Group Holdings
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company serving the infrastructure, industrial and building sectors, provides services both on and off the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean Basin through its marine segment and its concrete segment. The Company's marine segment provides construction and dredging services related to marine transportation facility construction, marine pipeline construction, marine environmental structures, dredging of waterways, channels and ports, environmental dredging, design, and specialty services. Its concrete segment provides turnkey concrete construction services including place and finish, site prep, layout, forming, and rebar placement for large commercial, structural and other associated business areas. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with regional offices throughout its operating areas. https://www.oriongroupholdingsinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The matters discussed in this press release may constitute or include projections or other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of which provisions the Company is availing itself. Certain forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, intentions, estimates, forecasts, guidance, outlook, assumptions, or goals. In particular, statements regarding our pipeline of opportunities, achievement of strategic priorities, position for growth, financial guidance and future operations or results, including those set forth in this press release, and any other statement, express or implied, concerning financial guidance or future operating results or the future generation of or ability to generate revenues, income, net income, gross profit, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, or cash flow, including to service debt or maintain compliance with debt covenants, and including any estimates, guidance, forecasts or assumptions regarding future revenues or revenue growth, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include project award announcements, estimated project start dates, ramp-up of contract activity and exercise of contract options, which may or may not be awarded in the future. Forward-looking statements involve risks, including those associated with the Company's fixed price contracts that impact profits, unforeseen productivity delays that may alter the final profitability of the contract, cancellation of the contract by the customer for unforeseen reasons, delays or decreases in funding by the customer, levels and predictability of government funding or other governmental budgetary constraints, and any potential contract options that may or may not be awarded in the future, and are at the sole discretion of award by the customer, integration risk, availability of liquidity, labor availability, labor-cost inflation, subcontractor performance, equipment availability, and supply-chain disruptions. Past performance is not necessarily an indicator of future results. Considering these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by the Company that the Company's plans, estimates, forecasts, goals, intentions, or objectives will be achieved or realized. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release whether as a result of new developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
Please refer to the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2026 which is available on its website at www.oriongroupholdingsinc.com or at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, and filings and press releases subsequent to such Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional and more detailed discussion of risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations, estimates or forecasts.
Contact:
Margaret Boyce
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.
Mboyce@orn.net
346-278-3762
Source: Orion Group Holdings, Inc.
FAQ
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How much new contract work did Orion Group Holdings announce in October 2026?
Orion announced $250 million in new contract awards and change orders during October 2026 through October 29. Concrete accounted for most of the total value, including a $115 million mission-critical project.
What is Orion Group Holdings’ largest Concrete contract award?
Orion’s largest Concrete award is a $115 million mission-critical project signed October 29, 2026. The scope covers foundations, slabs and site paving for multiple buildings.