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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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...
Overview
Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
A
Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 17th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$12.92B$324.12-5.37%$656.86M28.46x0.85
United States
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$4.64B$88.32-3.23%$298.39M37.42x3.18
United States
VATE
INNOVATE CORP
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$102.18M$7.49-4.71%$113.80M-4.09x-5.04
United States
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$15.19B$496.66-3.90%$679.97M35.25x1.33
United States
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$4.75B$305.27-1.80%$295.72M28.72x1.22
United States
ECG
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$6.15B$120.50-4.33%$398.02M24.20x1.66
United States
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$33.74B$764.90-1.51%$2.16B23.73x1.49
United States
FLR
FLUOR CORP
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$6.86B$51.28-2.17%-$2.79B-3.94x1.77
United States
STN
STANTEC INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$8.34B$74.210.19%$832.21M23.35x1.41
Canada
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$56.65B$1,609.69-2.77%$2.00B39.55x1.64
United States
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$11.44B$380.95-3.05%$863.13M35.87x2.26
United States
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$1.27B$83.50-2.41%$75.80M18.89x0.81
United States
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$92.73B$616.78-3.53%$3.06B69.54x1.93
United States
KBR
KBR INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$4.75B$37.69-2.31%$890.00M11.32x3.07
United States
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$215.14M$11.53-2.37%$32.76M19.22x1.61
United States
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$474.20M$9.410.97%$105.51M67.21x2.32
United States
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$17.74B$151.611.02%$923.14M53.01x2.60
United States
ITG
ITG INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$1.44B$11.60-10.08%N/AN/A30.09
United States
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$9.44B$36.86-0.38%$690.97M22.07x1.37
United States
MTZ
MASTEC INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$20.51B$255.36-4.09%$1.27B40.21x2.11
United States
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$497.39M$41.71-2.77%$63.87M16.17x0.99
United States
AGX
ARGAN INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$6.57B$468.98-6.51%$191.26M40.29x1.72
United States
APG
API GROUP CORP
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$17.60B$40.72-1.07%$1.05B-67.87x1.83
United States
MTRX
MATRIX SERVICE CO
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$301.03M$10.70-3.34%-$4.62M-20.19x3.42
United States
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$5.39B$123.14-0.48%$163.99M-32.58x5.28
United States
LGN
LEGENCE CORP
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$6.09B$56.38-5.04%$207.91M-80.54x4.60
United States
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$3.37B$70.780.81%$166.09M31.74x1.26
United States
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$6.16B$108.49-3.28%$473.40M42.21x2.47
United States
RYM
RYTHM INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$50.03M$22.960.92%-$11.24M-2.20x2.46
United States
SHIM
SHIMMICK CORP
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$158.73M$3.842.13%$3.94M-8.35x-5.47
United States
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$1.11B$20.97-1.92%$231.00M39.57x2.82
United States
KAZR
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$35.14M$2.012.55%$9.03M-10.92x0.53
Hong Kong
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$368.51M$9.10-1.83%$36.65M101.11x2.02
United States
CDNL
CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$1.96B$41.23-5.22%$55.94MN/A1.72
United States
PHOE
PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$452.95M$20.97-6.22%-$1.15M-349.50x0.19
Hong Kong
ACM
AECOM
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$8.36B$64.990.31%$803.13M29.41x4.39
United States
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$4.04B$75.14-2.64%$317.19M29.24x1.89
United States
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$84.79M$0.59-1.68%-$35.27M-1.54x1.56
United States
TIC
TIC SOLUTIONS INC
NYSEMKT
Engineering & Construction
$2.03B$9.28-2.42%$224.65M-10.92x1.05
United States
SUPX
SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$233.67M$10.5423.71%-$90.95M-3.13x0.18
Hong Kong
ONEG
ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$16.48M$1.03-0.96%-$12.09M-1.23x129.39
Hong Kong
FGL
FOUNDER GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$234.94k$0.282.23%$435.84k-0.04x5.27
Malaysia
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$5.93M$0.442.09%-$894.52k-3.72x1.15
Singapore
MGN
MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$1.66M$0.10-1.92%$1.12M6.80x0.96
Malaysia
ZDAI
DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$14.01M$1.67-1.18%-$11.68M-0.40x0.43
Hong Kong
MAGH
MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$236.60M$6.760.00%-$954.43k-193.14x1.19
Singapore
MIMI
MINT INC LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$25.45M$1.901.60%-$10.03M-0.46x0.64
Hong Kong
MSGY
MASONGLORY LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$4.58M$2.16-2.70%-$7.59M-0.48x0.37
Hong Kong
OFAL
OFA GROUP
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$17.30M$0.73-4.72%N/AN/A0.91
Hong Kong
ACA
ARCOSA INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$7.13B$145.270.26%$845.20M14.53x0.78
United States
PMA
MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$17.52M$1.35-1.46%-$5.26M-3.07x-2.23
Hong Kong
SKK
SKK HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$8.68M$4.63-13.78%-$750.00k-2.89x3.37
Singapore
SLND
SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC
NYSEMKT
Engineering & Construction
$41.43M$0.7611.91%-$292.45M-0.10x-4.07
United States
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$737.28M$42.53-0.19%$34.47M101.26x1.42
United States
RITR
REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$7.18M$0.1238.55%-$15.38M-0.36x5.50
Hong Kong
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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

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:

1. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)


Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 68, which is 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

IESC passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 83.13% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 48 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $350.00, an upside of 7.98% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $324.12.

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

2. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)


Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

TPC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 50.92% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 16 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 18.89% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $88.32.

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.

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)


Innovate (NYSE:VATE) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 Innovate (NYSE:VATE) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE as a "A".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 46.29% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 12 percentage points.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)


Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 10.41%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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.

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)


Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.75%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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 19.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -2.92% in the last day, and down -12.54% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why engineering & construction stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued engineering & construction stocks?

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:

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


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 26 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -26.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -61 percentage points.

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)


Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is the second 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.

Limbach Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -64.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -99 percentage points.

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)


Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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.

Innovate has a valuation score of 0, which is -17 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. 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 46.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 12 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 33.84% over the next year.

12.5% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.5% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the engineering & construction industry?

The average P/E ratio of the engineering & construction industry is 33.16x.
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