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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 Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 22nd 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
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.64B	$88.21	$105.00	19.03%	Strong Buy	1	9.75%	68.72%	35.22%	8.32%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$101.50M	$7.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.85B	$322.57	$350.00	8.50%	Hold	1	23.81%	0.38%	42.54%	22.88%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.46B	$286.59	$445.33	55.39%	Buy	4	13.15%	18.40%	42.54%	19.19%
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$5.99B	$117.24	$166.14	41.71%	Buy	7	9.90%	10.39%	43.02%	16.17%
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$14.88B	$486.49	$786.50	61.67%	Strong Buy	4	13.29%	22.16%	58.20%	24.73%
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.26B	$73.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$219.99M	$11.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.43%	22.18%	26.71%	10.23%
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.31B	$85.78	$120.00	39.89%	Buy	2	-41.59%	17.92%	23.58%	13.02%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$56.67B	$1,610.34	$2.13k	32.43%	Strong Buy	6	17.19%	22.53%	101.91%	38.63%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$529.13M	$10.50	$12.00	14.29%	Hold	1	1.36%	14.85%	6.91%	2.04%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.51B	$56.16	$64.00	13.96%	Buy	5	18.41%	N/A	18.96%	6.76%
AGX	ARGAN INC	$5.86B	$417.99	$523.25	25.18%	Strong Buy	4	10.43%	6.42%	54.57%	19.74%
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$9.06B	$300.23	$541.29	80.29%	Strong Buy	7	8.87%	24.21%	36.58%	11.54%
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$93.88B	$624.41	$811.92	30.03%	Strong Buy	13	16.36%	37.22%	35.53%	12.10%
KBR	KBR INC	$4.64B	$36.82	$42.50	15.43%	Buy	4	5.33%	6.24%	48.25%	11.84%
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$33.27B	$754.16	$1.10k	46.39%	Strong Buy	3	10.24%	10.09%	53.50%	21.49%
ITG	ITG INC	$1.63B	$13.11	$17.25	31.58%	Strong Buy	8	N/A	N/A	420.59%	13.53%
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.19B	$35.91	$43.00	19.74%	Buy	1	-2.25%	5.10%	28.20%	11.90%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$594.58M	$49.86	$77.00	54.43%	Buy	3	9.80%	19.69%	24.52%	12.33%
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$19.05B	$237.19	$425.94	79.58%	Strong Buy	16	16.03%	36.56%	43.74%	13.92%
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$17.11B	$146.23	$154.00	5.31%	Buy	7	-5.91%	49.48%	40.12%	11.15%
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.22B	$119.30	$149.50	25.31%	Sell	2	8.77%	N/A	51.50%	8.11%
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.30B	$40.04	$54.40	35.86%	Strong Buy	5	7.52%	N/A	27.37%	9.67%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.72B	$52.97	$99.50	87.84%	Strong Buy	12	17.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYM	RYTHM INC	$57.20M	$26.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$300.46M	$10.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.49%	N/A	15.46%	3.64%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$155.84M	$3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.66%	N/A	-32.68%	7.31%
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.25B	$68.35	$81.00	18.51%	Buy	2	3.19%	9.06%	48.06%	21.25%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$5.94B	$104.68	$139.00	32.79%	Strong Buy	4	8.00%	17.22%	23.25%	6.70%
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$36.89M	$2.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$1.73B	$36.43	$61.00	67.44%	Strong Buy	2	37.35%	N/A	45.05%	10.88%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$12.74M	$0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$375.80M	$9.28	$19.50	110.13%	Strong Buy	2	9.75%	97.06%	23.38%	7.75%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$79.45k	$9.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$454.01M	$21.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.23B	$23.15	$40.00	72.79%	Buy	6	10.66%	63.72%	10.84%	2.77%
ACM	AECOM	$8.57B	$66.58	$78.71	18.22%	Strong Buy	7	-16.90%	51.64%	53.99%	9.85%
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.01B	$74.43	$119.70	60.82%	Buy	11	7.65%	37.33%	22.96%	7.95%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$85.37M	$0.59	$2.50	324.45%	Buy	1	11.15%	N/A	30.93%	12.08%
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.04B	$9.36	$11.17	19.31%	Strong Buy	3	5.71%	N/A	-0.37%	-0.18%
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$180.02M	$8.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.37M	$0.09	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
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$3.94M	$1.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$18.56M	$0.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.48M	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$16.74M	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.14B	$145.45	$145.00	-0.31%	Strong Buy	2	2.27%	-30.77%	8.38%	4.71%
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.44M	$4.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$35.22M	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.24%	N/A	-4.60%	1.49%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$13.92M	$1.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$735.55M	$42.43	$41.00	-3.37%	Hold	3	15.80%	82.55%	11.80%	4.88%
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$5.09M	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.63M	$0.10	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 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: B, 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 44.61% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 107 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 19.03% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $88.21.

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. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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 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 "A".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 34.3% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 97 percentage points.

3. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 79.63% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 142 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $350.00, an upside of 8.5% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $322.57.

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.

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 10.48%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.8%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.79%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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 up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 1.54% in the last day, and up 2.07% over the last week. Concrete Pumping Holdings was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 16.02% yesterday.

Concrete Pumping shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and raised its FY2026 sales guidance above estimates.

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 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -24.77% 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

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

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -55.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 7 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 -23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 23. 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 34.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 97 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 38.48% over the next year.

7.14% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.71% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.62% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% 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 32.96x.

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