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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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 19th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$7.42B	$373.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.48%	15.77%	56.32%	31.06%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$3.44B	$221.80	$229.57	3.50%	Strong Buy	7	10.97%	28.03%	28.30%	10.62%
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$9.84B	$339.68	$371.25	9.29%	Strong Buy	8	15.38%	16.11%	38.65%	17.24%
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$6.75B	$124.85	$144.15	15.46%	Buy	13	8.32%	13.63%	23.63%	8.27%
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.66B	$112.69	$117.00	3.82%	Strong Buy	4	-37.73%	54.59%	22.69%	12.65%
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.70B	$70.17	$82.00	16.86%	Strong Buy	3	22.43%	N/A	31.07%	7.17%
STN	STANTEC INC	$11.08B	$97.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	59.97%	100.87%	33.50%	13.33%
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.43B	$138.39	$155.90	12.65%	Buy	10	-0.46%	56.01%	34.00%	11.00%
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$9.14B	$297.62	$404.00	35.74%	Buy	2	29.45%	6.88%	41.93%	17.20%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$34.27B	$971.49	$1.17k	19.92%	Strong Buy	3	21.89%	28.98%	54.59%	21.10%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$604.06M	$34.77	$52.50	50.99%	Strong Buy	2	15.05%	21.26%	11.03%	5.66%
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$28.13B	$628.27	$727.00	15.71%	Strong Buy	4	10.72%	13.23%	40.74%	15.73%
APG	API GROUP CORP	$16.84B	$40.49	$43.67	7.85%	Strong Buy	3	10.42%	351.28%	23.99%	9.01%
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$17.28B	$219.03	$243.94	11.37%	Strong Buy	16	10.92%	42.69%	36.01%	11.56%
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$890.79M	$13.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.91%	-7.78%	16.23%	6.43%
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.33B	$35.50	$44.00	23.94%	Buy	3	-3.99%	32.55%	30.77%	12.31%
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$5.32B	$108.40	$117.50	8.39%	Strong Buy	2	8.93%	60.89%	10.51%	5.37%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$895.26M	$77.00	$111.00	44.16%	Strong Buy	1	24.84%	14.47%	27.23%	12.08%
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.21B	$119.29	$119.50	0.18%	Buy	2	16.45%	50.21%	28.03%	7.82%
KBR	KBR INC	$5.55B	$43.69	$53.67	22.84%	Buy	6	5.65%	24.11%	61.85%	13.62%
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$12.38B	$441.07	$453.50	2.82%	Strong Buy	12	11.79%	10.53%	34.62%	12.01%
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$139.19M	$8.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.93%	566.11%	32.30%	8.89%
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$61.61B	$413.17	$459.77	11.28%	Buy	13	13.73%	36.16%	37.14%	13.71%
AGX	ARGAN INC	$4.36B	$313.98	$321.00	2.24%	Buy	4	15.15%	13.69%	37.59%	15.01%
ACM	AECOM	$13.04B	$98.90	$134.56	36.05%	Strong Buy	9	-5.16%	18.56%	48.93%	10.00%
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.74B	$75.02	$81.00	7.97%	Hold	1	3.15%	10.96%	30.44%	16.11%
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$409.38M	$10.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.69%	35.96%	13.78%	5.15%
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$340.59M	$12.11	$17.00	40.38%	Strong Buy	1	13.59%	N/A	19.48%	4.44%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.35B	$112.30	$123.50	9.97%	Strong Buy	4	20.34%	34.27%	N/A	N/A
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$364.44M	$7.08	$7.50	5.93%	Buy	2	0.01%	-13.90%	5.83%	1.72%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$89.36M	$0.78	$3.00	284.62%	Buy	2	31.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$40.83M	$2.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$11.70M	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	N/A	$22.95	$28.00	22.00%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$31.43M	$2.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$98.70M	$3.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.00B	$43.44	$51.17	17.79%	Strong Buy	6	6.60%	-45.15%	10.48%	4.74%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$4.59B	$43.53	$43.03	-1.14%	Strong Buy	15	N/A	N/A	32.10%	4.79%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.55B	$29.28	$40.17	37.18%	Strong Buy	6	12.03%	22.44%	13.95%	3.33%
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$314.81M	$14.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYM	RYTHM INC	$41.83M	$20.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.40B	$10.88	$14.17	30.21%	Buy	3	73.43%	-92.23%	5.14%	2.38%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$73.06M	$1.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$127.14M	$3.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-5.55%	1.34%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$3.10M	$0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$9.28M	$0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$5.23M	$0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$12.16M	$0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$72.24M	$5.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$6.52M	$0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$324.43M	$15.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$178.57M	$3.30	$4.00	21.21%	Hold	1	-2.43%	N/A	27.24%	1.80%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$6.38M	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	$6.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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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