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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 +32.52% 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 20th ranked industry out of 146 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
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$18.31	$7.75	136.20%	33.29x	31.49x	0.73x	4.19x	1.29x	$10.48M	3.27%	$81.53M	4.65	$369.09M	11.97
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$464.35	$101.53	357.35%	50.86x	42.53x	1.89x	10.29x	2.98x	$237.56M	3.29%	$702.82M	45.23	$7.13B	26.85
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$14.38	$6.40	124.80%	68.48x	35.77x	0.66x	3.49x	0.92x	$22.91M	3.97%	$166.67M	4.16	$690.80M	17.05
STN	STANTEC INC	$76.96	$31.57	143.81%	24.34x	N/A	1.80x	3.54x	1.77x	$501.91M	5.72%	$2.48B	21.76	$10.42B	12.66
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$783.53	$136.26	475.02%	69.09x	46.94x	8.33x	20.21x	3.50x	$447.75M	1.86%	$1.19B	38.81	$23.87B	42.20
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,883.56	$462.53	307.23%	54.28x	43.44x	6.54x	23.55x	2.30x	$1.39B	2.09%	$2.82B	79.96	$65.59B	38.05
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$861.41	$231.54	272.04%	28.82x	29.12x	2.16x	9.90x	4.04x	$1.08B	2.83%	$3.87B	87.01	$37.88B	18.75
APG	API GROUP CORP	$42.31	N/A	N/A	-66.11x	24.68x	2.23x	5.26x	N/A	$706.00M	3.87%	$3.49B	8.09	$20.75B	20.43
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$74.67	$56.57	32.00%	50.11x	14.33x	0.69x	3.24x	0.52x	$714.28M	18.14%	$1.21B	23.02	$3.50B	14.21
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$390.75	$101.78	283.92%	67.60x	43.87x	1.99x	9.33x	1.87x	$308.94M	1.01%	$3.31B	42.46	$33.62B	28.35
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$696.85	$158.58	339.43%	36.66x	34.70x	3.82x	13.00x	4.12x	$240.13M	1.73%	$1.07B	53.60	$13.94B	25.19
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$133.52	$65.94	102.48%	31.64x	19.28x	1.25x	5.66x	1.04x	$340.23M	5.85%	$1.03B	23.71	$6.94B	14.36
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$15.52	N/A	N/A	-3.66x	N/A	0.15x	-0.83x	N/A	$175.70M	84.83%	-$256.30M	-19.21	$756.72M	11.03
ACM	AECOM	$72.47	$53.46	35.55%	18.73x	12.00x	0.58x	4.10x	0.75x	$410.38M	4.40%	$2.27B	17.64	$11.50B	10.51
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$27.73	$11.84	134.20%	16.51x	17.59x	1.41x	3.86x	3.25x	$669.22M	9.28%	$1.86B	7.16	$8.08B	11.59
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$420.47	$125.16	235.94%	43.44x	28.69x	2.20x	6.78x	1.94x	$435.35M	3.56%	$1.86B	63.99	$14.88B	19.64
AGX	ARGAN INC	$670.66	$99.36	574.96%	67.07x	60.17x	9.78x	20.23x	4.93x	$399.32M	4.32%	$462.26M	33.57	$9.01B	54.08
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$742.18	$135.88	446.21%	100.29x	52.50x	3.69x	12.31x	2.61x	$1.68B	1.51%	$9.04B	60.39	$117.33B	43.68
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$7.69	$1.18	550.10%	85.44x	57.99x	0.99x	1.48x	3.71x	$37.93M	9.67%	$262.65M	5.15	$776.92M	7.58
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$32.61	$19.63	66.16%	52.60x	26.87x	1.07x	2.28x	0.68x	$32.77M	6.11%	$250.90M	15.25	$810.25M	21.17
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$115.85	$62.89	84.20%	35.65x	15.93x	1.04x	4.15x	0.86x	$488.60M	3.57%	$3.29B	27.89	$16.87B	18.72
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$115.08	$29.23	293.73%	50.03x	37.65x	1.98x	6.64x	2.30x	$216.63M	3.37%	$979.39M	17.52	$8.27B	18.70
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$13.10	N/A	N/A	-24.72x	71.35x	0.44x	2.64x	N/A	$51.55M	13.86%	$139.42M	4.91	$129.23M	-27.97
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$74.19	$37.48	97.95%	26.03x	18.33x	1.34x	4.50x	1.13x	$35.52M	4.07%	$196.34M	16.70	$945.06M	14.04
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$52.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.95x	N/A	31.99x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$70.41M	4.66	$2.44B	N/A
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$93.17	$51.99	79.22%	24.07x	18.59x	2.01x	4.54x	1.01x	$43.36M	3.16%	$310.35M	21.06	$1.44B	21.70
KBR	KBR INC	$33.52	$30.28	10.70%	10.68x	8.36x	0.55x	2.68x	0.84x	$489.00M	11.49%	$1.58B	12.47	$6.68B	7.62
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$46.86	$26.92	74.08%	21.20x	17.52x	0.43x	2.28x	1.05x	-$103.00M	-1.57%	$2.87B	20.56	$4.43B	9.57
RYM	RYTHM INC	$26.80	N/A	N/A	-1.88x	N/A	1.92x	1.57x	N/A	-$15.77M	-27.39%	$36.58M	17.02	$104.96M	-4.54
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$86.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	59.82x	1.89x	18.59x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$505.44M	7.53	$10.33B	N/A
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$57.52	$18.04	218.93%	26.75x	24.90x	4.75x	8.25x	2.96x	$113.39M	3.96%	$338.34M	6.80	$2.75B	16.99
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$0.90	N/A	N/A	-23.68x	N/A	0.27x	1.14x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.65M	0.82	$34.28M	N/A
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.00	N/A	N/A	136.36x	N/A	1.71x	2.17x	N/A	-$4.52M	-5.53%	$18.09M	0.67	$41.94M	17.89
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.78	N/A	N/A	-1.20x	-2.39x	1.08x	2.08x	N/A	-$27.37M	-24.46%	$54.02M	0.38	$81.01M	-1.32
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.83	N/A	N/A	-6.49x	62.58x	0.31x	-2.32x	N/A	-$36.12M	-25.69%	-$60.49M	-1.65	$204.25M	-1,501.81
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$129.36	$47.77	170.78%	28.24x	25.16x	0.93x	4.17x	1.88x	$196.71M	2.81%	$1.68B	31.13	$7.42B	16.09
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$125.59	N/A	N/A	27.66x	30.05x	2.18x	2.32x	N/A	$233.60M	3.80%	$2.65B	54.14	$7.53B	13.02
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$9.77	N/A	N/A	-6.94x	N/A	40.88x	10.92x	N/A	-$8.97M	-6.09%	$19.83M	1.32	$200.98M	-9.61
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$8.45	N/A	N/A	-10.70x	-70.89x	1.03x	0.88x	N/A	$42.85M	2.33%	$2.13B	9.82	$3.14B	15.92
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$35.51	$14.52	144.62%	60.19x	33.75x	0.95x	1.77x	1.06x	-$355.36M	-18.92%	$1.06B	20.13	$3.73B	18.69
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$3.97	N/A	N/A	-2.48x	N/A	0.57x	1.03x	N/A	-$4.96M	-66.68%	$7.24M	3.86	$18.53M	-24.71
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.26	N/A	N/A	-0.79x	N/A	4.68x	0.30x	N/A	-$15.13M	-453.44%	$12.49M	0.98	$3.75M	-0.97
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.70	N/A	N/A	-2.00x	N/A	0.89x	-8.42x	N/A	-$7.84M	-35.53%	-$2.62M	-0.20	$28.88M	-2.81
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$0.47	N/A	N/A	9.42x	N/A	0.32x	0.77x	N/A	-$2.37M	-35.24%	$8.70M	0.61	$4.81M	6.09
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$2.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.25x	0.77x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.89M	2.73	$6.92M	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$3.41	N/A	N/A	-0.79x	N/A	2.88x	1.69x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.03M	2.04	$5.60M	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.15	N/A	N/A	10.07x	N/A	0.11x	0.20x	N/A	-$2.43M	-104.64%	$12.23M	0.80	$2.52M	2.25
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
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.61	N/A	N/A	-5.17x	N/A	0.40x	0.81x	N/A	-$3.30M	-40.33%	$10.19M	0.76	$4.15M	-4.63
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$1.88	N/A	N/A	-0.28x	N/A	0.02x	0.21x	N/A	-$10.26M	-1,743.88%	$7.66M	24.49	$13.75M	31.55
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$16.02	N/A	N/A	534.00x	N/A	48.25x	46.17x	N/A	-$4.28M	-1.25%	$7.50M	0.35	$344.53M	422.61
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.50	N/A	N/A	-4.05x	N/A	1.02x	1.29x	N/A	-$5.69M	-18.27%	$24.04M	0.39	$38.53M	-7.27
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$1.36	N/A	N/A	-0.22x	-1.09x	0.10x	-0.44x	N/A	-$121.17M	-164.63%	-$168.94M	-3.12	$335.93M	-1.57
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$413.35	$144.87	185.33%	23.05x	22.54x	2.06x	4.84x	2.84x	$705.80M	6.10%	$2.40B	85.94	$14.49B	14.62

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in May 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. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ESOA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 78.11% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -25 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 188.79% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 85 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $365.20, a downside of -21.35% from Myr Group's current stock price of $464.35.

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

3. Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN)

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ORN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orion Group Holdings has seen its stock return 71.6% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -32 percentage points.

Orion Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 18.22% from Orion Group Holdings's current stock price of $14.38.

Orion Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Orion Group 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.

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 5.03%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 -18.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 56.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 21% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.19% in the last day, and up 4.33% over the last week. Ming Shing Group Holdings was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 25.93% yesterday.

Ming Shing Group Holdings shares are trading lower after the company announced it entered into a stock purchase agreement with PMA Technology Holdings, Legend Master Development and F.F.Formation Holding to acquire PMA Nano Carbon Tech.

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 57, which is 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -36.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -140 percentage points.

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -33.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -137 percentage points.

3. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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.

Tutor Perini has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tutor Perini's stock has gained 102.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -1 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 1.05% over the next year.

10% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 45% 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 52.42x.

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