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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.

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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 29th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$85.85	$55.20	55.51%	36.38x	15.72x	0.76x	3.56x	0.59x	$630.18M	13.95%	$1.27B	24.07	$3.96B	13.29
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$325.02	$55.06	490.27%	28.54x	32.37x	3.25x	10.58x	83.46x	$229.16M	1.77%	$1.22B	30.72	$12.95B	19.72
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$7.50	N/A	N/A	-4.10x	N/A	0.07x	-0.42x	N/A	$106.30M	105.97%	-$243.20M	-18.18	$630.51M	5.54
STN	STANTEC INC	$70.41	$27.25	158.43%	22.16x	N/A	1.63x	3.25x	1.74x	$477.91M	5.98%	$2.43B	21.44	$9.61B	11.55
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$275.37	$109.30	151.95%	25.90x	22.28x	1.07x	5.68x	1.41x	$200.20M	4.67%	$754.42M	48.43	$4.22B	14.26
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$111.28	$39.17	184.12%	22.35x	20.79x	1.33x	7.35x	2.15x	$260.53M	4.58%	$773.20M	15.14	$5.87B	14.75
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$78.38	$40.27	94.62%	17.73x	15.04x	1.59x	3.41x	1.22x	$62.40M	5.29%	$350.47M	23.30	$1.24B	16.41
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$11.09	$6.45	71.86%	18.48x	16.73x	0.44x	2.46x	0.93x	$6.33M	3.07%	$84.08M	4.52	$240.96M	7.36
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$52.99	N/A	N/A	-4.08x	19.42x	0.60x	2.64x	N/A	-$392.00M	-5.53%	$2.69B	20.08	$5.24B	-1.88
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$482.67	$160.89	200.00%	34.26x	26.08x	4.31x	10.88x	1.55x	$488.21M	3.30%	$1.36B	44.23	$14.64B	21.53
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$10.09	$1.40	619.51%	63.06x	58.19x	1.20x	1.90x	4.72x	$23.01M	4.52%	$267.85M	5.31	$907.60M	8.49
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$739.46	$250.71	194.95%	22.94x	22.30x	1.75x	8.00x	2.27x	$1.18B	3.60%	$4.08B	92.47	$32.24B	14.93
AGX	ARGAN INC	$393.72	$85.83	358.70%	30.59x	32.50x	4.65x	10.90x	4.76x	$534.18M	9.67%	$506.84M	36.13	$5.16B	22.98
KBR	KBR INC	$36.60	$22.02	66.18%	10.99x	9.07x	0.60x	2.82x	1.76x	$347.00M	7.52%	$1.64B	12.98	$7.10B	7.98
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$287.38	$133.46	115.33%	25.91x	16.43x	1.26x	4.20x	1.07x	$485.34M	5.61%	$2.06B	68.61	$11.38B	11.76
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,587.35	$469.20	238.31%	39.00x	32.07x	4.98x	17.36x	1.73x	$2.16B	3.87%	$3.22B	91.35	$54.34B	27.14
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$143.49	$56.23	155.19%	50.17x	19.48x	1.18x	5.14x	1.01x	$649.05M	3.87%	$3.26B	27.89	$19.68B	21.31
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$52.56	$26.00	102.15%	20.37x	16.15x	0.92x	3.09x	1.15x	$51.94M	8.29%	$203.15M	17.04	$668.77M	10.47
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$619.28	$141.58	337.41%	69.82x	36.88x	2.83x	9.66x	1.88x	$2.39B	2.57%	$9.64B	64.16	$99.20B	32.45
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$36.47	$10.47	248.26%	21.84x	22.68x	1.86x	5.04x	4.28x	$548.25M	5.82%	$1.85B	7.17	$10.13B	14.66
ITG	ITG INC	$12.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	22.35x	N/A	45.15x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$34.38M	0.22	$2.42B	N/A
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$115.80	N/A	N/A	-30.63x	16.20x	1.02x	6.73x	N/A	$507.45M	10.02%	$752.75M	17.21	$5.89B	35.90
APG	API GROUP CORP	$36.76	N/A	N/A	-61.27x	21.13x	1.89x	4.52x	N/A	$698.00M	4.39%	$3.52B	8.12	$18.88B	17.91
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$53.84	N/A	N/A	-76.91x	37.26x	1.09x	9.69x	N/A	$323.63M	7.90%	$600.46M	7.90	$6.72B	32.33
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.42	N/A	N/A	-7.43x	67.06x	0.32x	-2.81x	N/A	-$46.78M	-33.10%	-$50.32M	-1.22	$206.33M	52.32
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$68.01	$16.03	324.15%	30.50x	28.89x	5.24x	11.20x	3.74x	$108.56M	3.27%	$288.62M	5.92	$3.25B	19.55
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$225.62	$100.10	125.40%	35.53x	23.96x	1.09x	5.21x	0.97x	$294.81M	1.67%	$3.48B	44.53	$21.04B	16.54
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$9.90	N/A	N/A	-110.00x	16.73x	0.32x	1.97x	N/A	$3.37M	1.20%	$141.86M	5.01	$51.58M	7.53
RYM	RYTHM INC	$20.88	N/A	N/A	-2.00x	N/A	0.88x	1.16x	N/A	$1.30M	2.88%	$39.09M	18.13	$84.20M	-7.49
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$95.07	$25.51	272.63%	36.99x	30.66x	1.53x	5.18x	2.15x	$206.48M	3.88%	$1.04B	18.62	$7.19B	15.19
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$32.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.15x	0.76x	6.28x	N/A	-$10.96M	-2.17%	$245.06M	15.72	$1.43B	25.53
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$1.74	N/A	N/A	-9.46x	N/A	1.42x	0.38x	N/A	-$3.05M	-4.25%	$79.62M	1.95	$11.47M	1.27
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$9.12	$3.06	197.89%	101.33x	36.12x	0.41x	2.25x	1.04x	$6.22M	1.69%	$164.46M	4.06	$513.87M	14.02
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.87	N/A	N/A	-0.21x	N/A	0.95x	3.56x	N/A	-$1.06M	-48.97%	$3.28M	1.32	$11.82M	-1.18
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$4.35	N/A	N/A	-0.01x	N/A	0.00x	0.00x	N/A	-$10.26M	-75,377.22%	$7.66M	2,448.80	$12.18M	27.95
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$20.50	N/A	N/A	-341.67x	N/A	61.19x	71.90x	N/A	-$5.73M	-1.30%	$6.16M	0.29	$441.97M	-384.21
ACM	AECOM	$62.81	$44.89	39.91%	28.42x	15.63x	0.52x	3.69x	0.55x	$203.75M	2.52%	$2.19B	17.06	$10.27B	12.79
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$22.86	$12.70	80.05%	43.13x	19.95x	0.60x	0.98x	0.68x	-$464.73M	-38.37%	$1.24B	23.34	$3.01B	13.03
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.40x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.40M	0.42	$12.41M	N/A
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.53	N/A	N/A	-1.39x	-2.36x	0.79x	1.61x	N/A	-$12.86M	-16.79%	$47.79M	0.33	$46.66M	-1.32
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$76.94	$41.11	87.17%	29.94x	34.75x	0.57x	2.58x	0.80x	$118.39M	2.85%	$1.61B	29.75	$5.04B	15.87
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$8.85	N/A	N/A	-10.41x	-29.70x	0.94x	0.92x	N/A	$28.50M	1.48%	$2.10B	9.65	$3.27B	14.56
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$8.18	N/A	N/A	-2.43x	N/A	44.70x	0.88x	N/A	-$47.08M	-18.46%	$206.52M	6.62	-$3.89M	0.04
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$42.46	$10.46	305.92%	101.10x	55.38x	1.32x	2.87x	1.51x	$13.38M	1.92%	$256.49M	15.61	$1.01B	29.31
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.26	N/A	N/A	-2.86x	N/A	1.12x	-3.42x	N/A	$783.14k	4.76%	-$4.78M	-0.37	$21.87M	-4.16
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.37	N/A	N/A	-3.14x	N/A	0.24x	0.49x	N/A	-$3.30M	-66.49%	$10.19M	0.76	$905.69k	-1.01
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$145.14	N/A	N/A	14.51x	33.67x	2.60x	2.39x	N/A	$124.40M	1.75%	$2.98B	60.76	$8.13B	9.62
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$1.02	N/A	N/A	-1.21x	N/A	0.32x	57.67x	N/A	$1.29M	8.04%	$283.00k	0.02	$38.06M	-3.15
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$4.35	N/A	N/A	-2.72x	N/A	0.63x	1.13x	N/A	-$4.96M	-60.85%	$7.24M	3.86	$19.25M	-25.66
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.08	N/A	N/A	-0.24x	N/A	0.16x	0.50x	N/A	-$9.92M	-213.16%	$9.57M	0.16	$37.86M	-2.46
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$0.55	N/A	N/A	-0.07x	-0.26x	0.05x	-0.12x	N/A	-$146.95M	-490.76%	-$253.53M	-4.67	$252.32M	-0.86
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$2.08	N/A	N/A	-0.46x	N/A	0.16x	0.53x	N/A	-$5.79M	-155.05%	$8.36M	4.66	$4.09M	-0.54
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$6.76	N/A	N/A	-193.14x	N/A	20.00x	51.00x	N/A	-$3.61M	-1.52%	$4.64M	0.13	$237.04M	-248.36
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.58	N/A	N/A	-0.38x	N/A	0.57x	0.98x	N/A	-$1.29M	-25.44%	$13.55M	4.21	$15.74M	-1.35
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.13	N/A	N/A	8.87x	N/A	0.10x	0.18x	N/A	-$2.43M	-118.80%	$12.23M	0.80	$2.23M	1.99

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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 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 47, which is 15 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

TPC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 34.39% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 96 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 22.31% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $85.85.

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.

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 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 65, which is 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 77.18% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 139 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 35.38% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $325.02.

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.

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 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 -9 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE as a "B".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 60.26% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 122 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 10.4%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.34%. 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 1.89%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.34%. 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. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.81%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.34%. Exponent's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Exponent's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Exponent's dividend payout ratio of 54.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 1.17% in the last day, and down -1.83% over the last week.

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

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 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -24.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 37 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 43, which is 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -47.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 14 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 -24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. 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 60.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 122 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

51.52% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 42.38% over the next year.

4.65% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 37.21% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.19% are rated C (Hold), 13.95% 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 33x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

3. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

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