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Best Engineering & Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top engineering & construction stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now are:

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 68, which is 35 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

IESC passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 5.85% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 46 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 113.63% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $205.96.

Ies Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ies Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 16 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

TPC passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 17.92% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 58 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 31.55% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $79.82.

Tutor Perini stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Tutor Perini, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

STRL passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sterling Infrastructure has seen its stock lose -8.74% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 32 percentage points.

Sterling Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $773.80, an upside of 123.7% from Sterling Infrastructure's current stock price of $345.91.

Sterling Infrastructure stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sterling Infrastructure, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 16 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 14.16%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.67%. Innovate's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Innovate's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Innovate's dividend payout ratio of -42.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.96%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.67%. Aecom's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Aecom's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Aecom's dividend payout ratio of 53.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.71%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.67%. Kbr's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kbr's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kbr's dividend payout ratio of 18.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Engineering & construction stocks were down -3.53% in the last day, and up 5.83% over the last week. Ies Holdings was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -7.97% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower as elevated oil prices fuel concerns that interest rates will remain higher for longer. Investors are also rotating out of AI-related stocks amid concerns over elevated valuations and capital spending, potentially weighing on investment in data centers and power infrastructure and slowing demand for electrical equipment and related solutions.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued engineering & construction stocks right now are:

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kbr has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -6.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 34 percentage points.

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) is the second most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Innovate has a valuation score of 0, which is -22 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE a Valuation Rating of "B".

Innovate's stock has gained 4.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 45 percentage points.

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is the third most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Limbach Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -49.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -9 percentage points.

48.48% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 63.86% over the next year.

4.76% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.38% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% are rated F (Strong Sell).