Note 3. Revenue, Receivables and Contract Assets and Liabilities

Remaining performance obligations

The Company had $760 million of remaining performance obligations yet to be satisfied as of January 2, 2026. Our remaining performance obligations have a weighted average life of 1.7 years as of January 2, 2026.

Contract Balances

Contract terms with customers include the timing of billing and payment, which usually differs from the timing of revenue recognition. As a result, the Company carries contract assets and liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets. These contract assets and liabilities are calculated on a contract-by-contract basis and reported on a net basis at the end of each period and are classified as current or non-current. Many of the contracts under which the Company performs work also contain retainage provisions. Retainage refers to that portion of our billings held for payment by the customer pending satisfactory completion of the project. Unless reserved, the Company assumes that all amounts retained by customers under such provisions are fully collectible. The majority of retainage receivable is expected to be collected within one year. These assets and liabilities are reported in the consolidated balance sheets within “Contract assets, current,” “Contract assets, non-current,” “Contract liabilities, current" and “Contract liabilities, non-current." Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts consists of revenue recognized in excess of billings.

Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings consists of billings in excess of revenue recognized. The Company recognized revenue of $53 million during the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026 that was included in contract liabilities as of January 3, 2025.

The Company’s timing of revenue recognition may not be consistent with its rights to bill and collect cash from its clients. Those rights are generally dependent upon advance billing terms, milestone billings based on the completion of certain phases of work or when services are performed. The Company’s accounts receivable represents amounts billed to clients that have yet to be collected and represent an unconditional right to cash from its clients as presented below:

Substantially all contract assets as of January 2, 2026 and January 3, 2025 are expected to be collected within the Company’s estimated operating cycle, except for retainage and claims pertaining to certain contracts. The Company’s operating cycle may extend beyond one year.

The Company is in the process of negotiating or awaiting approval of unapproved change orders and claims with its customers. The Company is proceeding with its contractual rights to recoup additional costs incurred from its customers based on completing work associated with change orders, including change orders with pending change order pricing, or claims related to significant changes in scope which resulted in substantial delays and additional costs in completing the work. With respect to one Non-Core Project, the Company continues to discuss potential change orders and/or changes in scope to the project, each of which or in the aggregate have the potential to materially impact the Company’s results of operations. The Company may take legal action if it and the customer cannot reach a mutually acceptable resolution.

Revisions in Estimates

Changes in contract estimates resulted in net decreases in gross margin of $6 million for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026, primarily due to cost increases related to delays and lower productivity on a Shimmick bridge project and a federal lock and dam Non-Core Project, partially offset by net increases in gross margin due to lower cost estimates on a Shimmick water project.

Changes in contract estimates resulted in net decreases in gross margin of $63 million for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025, primarily due to settlements of claims on two large projects and increased forecasted costs to complete on loss projects.