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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 19th 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
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$373.63	$167.89	122.55%	24.55x	23.05x	2.21x	8.43x	1.73x	$219.68M	2.95%	$879.95M	44.18	$7.35B	16.28
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$221.80	$93.80	136.47%	35.72x	24.57x	0.98x	5.57x	1.42x	$164.01M	4.76%	$617.59M	39.77	$3.49B	16.25
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$339.68	$120.68	181.48%	33.04x	30.80x	1.90x	6.63x	2.05x	$336.67M	3.42%	$1.48B	51.25	$10.79B	14.60
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$124.85	$55.51	124.91%	24.34x	20.74x	0.90x	4.14x	1.79x	$518.29M	7.69%	$1.63B	30.14	$7.13B	13.89
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$112.69	$63.91	76.32%	38.99x	25.22x	2.52x	5.87x	0.88x	$65.14M	3.96%	$283.09M	19.39	$1.70B	26.55
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$70.17	N/A	N/A	-129.94x	20.74x	0.73x	3.11x	N/A	$795.88M	21.50%	$1.19B	22.59	$3.36B	31.00
STN	STANTEC INC	$97.12	$109.16	-11.03%	31.99x	15.93x	2.45x	4.80x	0.39x	$574.93M	5.19%	$2.31B	20.23	$12.75B	16.96
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$138.39	$63.26	118.75%	57.90x	19.14x	1.37x	4.51x	1.03x	$609.80M	3.71%	$3.64B	30.66	$17.91B	20.16
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$297.62	$80.99	267.48%	28.84x	26.98x	4.07x	8.70x	5.17x	$367.98M	4.05%	$1.05B	34.44	$9.20B	17.69
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$971.49	$342.21	183.88%	41.04x	31.82x	4.12x	15.34x	1.75x	$803.87M	2.34%	$2.23B	63.26	$33.80B	27.98
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$34.77	$11.90	192.11%	35.48x	29.26x	1.21x	2.31x	2.06x	$35.07M	6.12%	$261.81M	15.90	$759.06M	19.98
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$628.27	$243.06	158.48%	25.19x	22.25x	1.73x	8.43x	2.35x	$1.15B	4.10%	$3.34B	74.51	$27.89B	16.00
APG	API GROUP CORP	$40.49	$41.68	-2.85%	107.69x	23.86x	2.20x	5.14x	0.38x	$585.00M	3.47%	$3.28B	7.88	$19.34B	20.66
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$219.03	$91.81	138.58%	51.42x	26.56x	1.24x	5.55x	1.20x	$475.95M	2.80%	$3.11B	40.06	$19.82B	19.46
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$13.10	N/A	N/A	10.83x	11.74x	1.05x	1.77x	N/A	$15.70M	1.79%	$502.11M	7.53	$1.36B	8.13
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$35.50	$14.46	145.54%	43.72x	23.35x	1.70x	5.36x	1.34x	$443.19M	4.75%	$1.74B	6.62	$10.16B	23.18
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$108.40	$72.72	49.07%	35.78x	22.24x	1.87x	2.06x	0.73x	$318.90M	6.00%	$2.58B	52.75	$6.68B	12.32
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$77.00	$32.37	137.88%	24.06x	21.02x	1.48x	4.93x	2.05x	$33.64M	3.76%	$181.56M	15.62	$968.13M	14.17
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$119.29	$86.76	37.49%	28.61x	19.04x	1.23x	4.51x	0.70x	$364.47M	6.98%	$1.16B	26.40	$6.23B	14.17
KBR	KBR INC	$43.69	$42.75	2.20%	15.01x	10.48x	0.69x	3.79x	0.62x	$468.00M	8.37%	$1.46B	11.44	$7.86B	9.18
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$441.07	$183.90	139.84%	22.28x	20.59x	2.36x	5.57x	2.35x	$792.44M	6.41%	$2.22B	79.35	$14.33B	14.39
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$8.31	$3.88	114.28%	415.50x	14.29x	0.34x	2.35x	0.82x	-$1.04M	-0.75%	$59.24M	3.56	$201.20M	11.77
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$413.17	$131.31	214.65%	60.23x	32.82x	2.26x	7.34x	1.67x	$1.25B	2.03%	$8.40B	56.33	$67.02B	27.02
AGX	ARGAN INC	$313.98	$94.89	230.87%	35.88x	37.62x	4.75x	10.38x	2.62x	$258.45M	5.95%	$419.71M	30.35	$4.05B	27.03
ACM	AECOM	$98.90	$53.61	84.48%	23.33x	18.18x	0.81x	5.23x	1.26x	$685.22M	5.23%	$2.49B	18.83	$14.68B	13.04
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$75.02	$18.59	303.65%	36.60x	32.98x	6.68x	9.29x	4.12x	$122.90M	3.22%	$402.86M	7.92	$3.62B	23.41
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$10.26	$4.30	138.52%	39.46x	29.02x	0.49x	2.59x	1.35x	$1.09M	0.26%	$157.89M	3.97	$469.95M	9.20
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$12.11	N/A	N/A	-14.25x	36.48x	0.42x	2.50x	N/A	$72.36M	21.34%	$136.27M	4.87	$143.64M	-11.17
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$112.30	$34.12	229.18%	60.70x	38.77x	2.19x	6.96x	1.77x	$171.14M	2.77%	$911.96M	16.60	$7.88B	21.11
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$7.08	N/A	N/A	41.65x	40.83x	0.93x	1.39x	N/A	$41.96M	11.47%	$261.32M	5.06	$765.86M	7.38
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.78	N/A	N/A	-0.63x	-1.82x	0.80x	0.98x	N/A	-$43.76M	-51.41%	$90.78M	0.83	$74.18M	-0.68
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$2.87	$2.80	2.45%	28.70x	N/A	1.51x	11.80x	0.48x	$3.39M	9.62%	$3.46M	0.28	$38.46M	25.52
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.87	N/A	N/A	-22.82x	N/A	1.10x	1.55x	N/A	-$2.07M	-18.34%	$7.55M	0.58	$6.92M	41.87
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$22.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.57M	1.14	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$2.37	N/A	N/A	29.63x	N/A	0.52x	2.59x	N/A	-$5.14M	-18.52%	$12.14M	1.04	$54.93M	32.47
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	27.45x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.60M	0.12	$110.38M	N/A
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$43.44	N/A	N/A	2.17x	18.20x	0.45x	1.35x	N/A	$231.00M	3.30%	$5.19B	32.18	$5.30B	1.18
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$43.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	49.07x	N/A	11.82x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$387.88M	3.68	$5.35B	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$29.28	$16.89	73.36%	24.40x	24.33x	0.82x	1.46x	1.09x	-$403.48M	-26.14%	$1.06B	20.03	$3.30B	13.80
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$14.20	N/A	N/A	-10.09x	N/A	59.41x	15.88x	N/A	-$8.97M	-4.19%	$19.83M	1.32	$299.19M	-14.31
RYM	RYTHM INC	$20.89	N/A	N/A	-0.61x	N/A	4.77x	3.57x	N/A	-$25.85M	-61.78%	$11.72M	5.85	$96.88M	-2.42
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$10.88	N/A	N/A	16.74x	215.45x	1.42x	1.23x	N/A	$38.66M	2.12%	$1.95B	11.67	$3.95B	25.59
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.17	N/A	N/A	68.82x	N/A	1.49x	3.52x	N/A	-$8.44M	-11.71%	$20.77M	0.34	$77.68M	27.09
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.55	N/A	N/A	-1.98x	43.50x	0.26x	-2.41x	N/A	-$22.15M	-17.41%	-$52.66M	-1.47	$178.60M	-4.06
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$0.17	N/A	N/A	-2.40x	N/A	0.11x	0.75x	N/A	-$5.17M	-166.67%	$4.15M	0.23	$12.82M	1,510.94
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.37	N/A	N/A	-5.30x	N/A	2.44x	1.60x	N/A	-$3.27M	-40.97%	$5.80M	0.27	$6.01M	-3.91
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.34	N/A	N/A	5.58x	N/A	0.39x	0.73x	N/A	-$7.35M	-140.30%	$7.20M	0.46	$14.57M	4.95
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$0.94	N/A	N/A	-1.95x	N/A	0.33x	12.36x	N/A	-$7.96M	-71.72%	$983.98k	0.08	$19.65M	-3.81
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$5.29	N/A	N/A	-0.93x	N/A	0.06x	-0.31x	N/A	$62.70M	89.36%	-$233.30M	-17.59	$705.84M	13.50
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$0.25	N/A	N/A	-0.88x	N/A	0.32x	0.75x	N/A	-$2.82M	-46.15%	$8.74M	0.35	$10.09M	-1.98
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$15.02	$1.53	881.97%	250.33x	N/A	36.90x	104.31x	4.69x	$1.14M	0.42%	$3.11M	0.17	$322.06M	238.30
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$3.30	N/A	N/A	-1.90x	-7.41x	0.19x	2.38x	N/A	$250.00k	0.15%	$74.98M	1.39	$453.60M	45.43
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.49	N/A	N/A	-6.15x	N/A	21.39x	-19.58x	N/A	-$256.22k	-5.89%	-$325.96k	-0.04	$6.86M	-11.65
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.64	N/A	N/A	21.87x	N/A	1.73x	N/A	N/A	$1.16M	4.70%	$8.15M	0.54	N/A	N/A
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$6.76	N/A	N/A	6,760.00x	N/A	19.71x	505.13x	N/A	-$687.26k	-0.30%	$468.39k	0.01	$237.83M	1,512.09

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Jan 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

IESC passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 69.03% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 20 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 52.35% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 4 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $229.57, an upside of 3.5% from Myr Group's current stock price of $221.80.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Myr Group, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY)

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

DY passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dycom Industries has seen its stock return 89.77% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 41 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $371.25, an upside of 9.29% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $339.68.

Dycom Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Dycom Industries, 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 12 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.6%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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 57.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.51%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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 22.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.44%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. Energy Services Of America's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Energy Services Of America's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Services Of America's dividend payout ratio of 450% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -3.24% in the last day, and down -2.16% 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 57, which is 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -24.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -73 percentage points.

2. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) 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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stock has gained 15.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -33 percentage points.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -7.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -57 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

59.38% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 14.43% over the next year.

6.98% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.88% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.51% are rated C (Hold), 9.3% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% 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 46.15x.

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