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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
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$13.03	$7.13	82.78%	100.23x	20.60x	0.51x	3.58x	0.71x	$9.38M	4.31%	$60.60M	3.63	$264.34M	12.47
STN	STANTEC INC	$87.02	$33.00	163.67%	28.18x	N/A	2.08x	4.17x	1.87x	$581.62M	5.86%	$2.38B	20.89	$11.51B	14.44
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$285.68	$88.29	223.57%	37.74x	30.78x	1.22x	6.72x	2.11x	$240.39M	5.38%	$660.42M	42.22	$4.39B	18.82
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$128.02	$64.89	97.29%	35.07x	17.69x	1.21x	4.37x	0.99x	$876.14M	5.83%	$3.44B	29.32	$16.44B	15.70
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$80.34	$49.15	63.46%	22.13x	17.20x	1.70x	3.90x	0.95x	$70.74M	6.09%	$304.85M	21.08	$1.19B	18.50
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$416.34	$124.56	234.26%	43.83x	34.92x	5.11x	11.51x	1.99x	$368.40M	2.90%	$1.11B	36.30	$12.72B	26.18
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$11.48	$10.16	12.95%	191.33x	28.06x	0.53x	2.89x	0.41x	$14.36M	3.15%	$159.03M	4.01	$507.25M	11.99
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$77.30	$69.20	11.70%	50.52x	20.95x	0.73x	3.35x	0.44x	$576.09M	14.14%	$1.22B	23.13	$3.72B	15.07
AGX	ARGAN INC	$575.16	$83.81	586.29%	57.52x	59.63x	8.39x	17.35x	6.84x	$399.32M	5.04%	$462.26M	33.57	$7.68B	46.09
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$29.65	$17.72	67.36%	40.07x	24.19x	0.99x	1.94x	0.75x	$34.09M	7.01%	$261.11M	15.91	$738.84M	19.09
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$31.07	$13.04	138.26%	23.19x	20.10x	1.55x	4.39x	1.89x	$498.46M	6.15%	$1.85B	7.08	$8.89B	14.81
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$482.50	$154.64	212.02%	28.32x	26.94x	2.75x	10.05x	2.72x	$176.86M	1.84%	$956.95M	48.12	$9.59B	19.31
APG	API GROUP CORP	$42.03	N/A	N/A	-60.91x	24.50x	2.21x	5.32x	N/A	$691.00M	3.95%	$3.41B	8.19	$20.29B	20.48
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$348.15	$118.97	192.63%	35.97x	25.67x	1.82x	5.61x	1.83x	$435.35M	4.30%	$1.86B	63.99	$12.72B	16.78
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$6.98	$0.71	886.06%	77.56x	60.02x	0.90x	1.34x	11.19x	$37.93M	10.66%	$262.65M	5.15	$741.06M	7.23
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$80.42	$30.59	162.91%	23.86x	22.32x	1.44x	4.80x	2.29x	$43.77M	4.70%	$195.66M	16.90	$983.72M	13.30
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$336.25	$89.11	277.35%	65.67x	39.80x	1.83x	8.14x	1.91x	$342.03M	1.31%	$3.26B	41.86	$28.93B	26.48
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$756.30	$220.39	243.17%	26.72x	26.68x	1.98x	9.17x	3.98x	$1.19B	3.55%	$3.67B	82.50	$33.04B	17.21
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$121.57	$60.09	102.31%	27.50x	19.60x	1.20x	4.49x	1.18x	$363.49M	6.85%	$1.18B	27.01	$6.22B	13.21
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,417.19	$358.07	295.79%	48.99x	38.17x	5.50x	20.36x	2.46x	$1.04B	2.07%	$2.45B	69.27	$49.32B	34.14
ACM	AECOM	$84.71	$54.47	55.53%	23.86x	14.12x	0.69x	4.91x	0.84x	$616.18M	5.56%	$2.23B	17.05	$12.91B	12.24
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$147.82	$54.49	171.26%	29.04x	24.33x	1.05x	4.75x	1.92x	$373.00M	4.67%	$1.68B	31.13	$8.25B	16.35
KBR	KBR INC	$38.05	$34.20	11.26%	11.85x	9.23x	0.63x	3.20x	0.79x	$482.00M	9.82%	$1.50B	11.65	$7.14B	7.96
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$560.63	$128.14	337.53%	81.13x	42.40x	2.93x	9.38x	2.16x	$1.62B	1.94%	$8.94B	60.07	$89.86B	35.27
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$66.56	$18.17	266.25%	32.00x	28.75x	5.82x	8.40x	3.39x	$122.34M	3.61%	$390.34M	7.67	$3.14B	19.95
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$47.14	N/A	N/A	-152.06x	17.00x	0.45x	2.13x	N/A	-$437.00M	-6.33%	$3.24B	22.13	$5.84B	292.20
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$11.68	N/A	N/A	-17.18x	44.56x	0.39x	2.39x	N/A	$46.06M	13.91%	$137.56M	4.85	$123.97M	-14.80
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$42.17	$43.09	-2.13%	702.83x	26.73x	1.37x	30.92x	0.34x	-$5.46M	-0.88%	$58.46M	3.95	$1.85B	32.58
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$356.91	$158.05	125.82%	19.39x	18.50x	1.87x	4.34x	2.15x	$698.11M	6.90%	$2.32B	81.75	$13.01B	13.32
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$105.89	$29.27	261.71%	47.70x	35.49x	1.93x	6.17x	2.15x	$208.11M	3.52%	$969.15M	17.37	$7.72B	18.25
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$58.68	N/A	N/A	-102.95x	48.44x	1.37x	16.16x	N/A	$219.32M	6.29%	$392.20M	6.61	$7.06B	35.91
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$107.70	$40.79	164.01%	25.34x	22.09x	1.83x	2.00x	2.13x	$175.50M	3.33%	$2.64B	54.02	$6.59B	11.50
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.57	N/A	N/A	-15.00x	N/A	0.72x	1.02x	N/A	-$2.07M	-27.89%	$7.55M	0.58	$2.91M	17.60
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$2.46	N/A	N/A	-0.35x	N/A	0.02x	0.11x	N/A	-$5.17M	-1,138.13%	$4.15M	22.50	$10.18M	1,199.19
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$2.08	N/A	N/A	-54.74x	N/A	0.61x	2.63x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.65M	0.82	$53.16M	N/A
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.25	N/A	N/A	147.73x	N/A	1.86x	2.35x	N/A	-$4.52M	-5.11%	$18.09M	0.67	$45.21M	19.29
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.58	N/A	N/A	-0.76x	-1.35x	0.61x	1.28x	N/A	-$40.77M	-64.71%	$64.49M	0.59	$51.04M	-0.74
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$7.51	N/A	N/A	-5.33x	N/A	31.42x	8.40x	N/A	-$8.97M	-7.92%	$19.83M	1.32	$150.87M	-7.22
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$6.95	N/A	N/A	-11.58x	78.62x	0.71x	0.71x	N/A	$65.95M	6.06%	$2.18B	13.92	$2.81B	15.24
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$24.59	$15.91	54.59%	29.27x	20.69x	0.67x	1.20x	0.76x	-$436.36M	-33.68%	$1.08B	20.50	$3.08B	13.71
RYM	RYTHM INC	$28.84	N/A	N/A	-1.73x	N/A	3.33x	4.76x	N/A	-$23.54M	-40.93%	$13.02M	6.53	$110.38M	-4.62
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	N/A	N/A	-0.23x	-1.59x	0.09x	-0.50x	N/A	$19.28M	27.46%	-$140.93M	-2.61	$325.23M	-1.71
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.55	N/A	N/A	-4.48x	N/A	1.12x	1.43x	N/A	-$5.69M	-16.52%	$24.04M	0.39	$41.84M	-7.90
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.24	N/A	N/A	-3.40x	N/A	0.33x	0.52x	N/A	-$7.35M	-164.71%	$7.20M	0.38	$13.05M	24.08
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.69	N/A	N/A	-2.08x	N/A	12.27x	0.78x	N/A	-$15.13M	-172.93%	$12.49M	0.98	$9.79M	-2.54
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$7.77	N/A	N/A	-1.61x	N/A	0.08x	-0.44x	N/A	$121.90M	118.70%	-$240.10M	-18.17	$655.62M	10.70
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$0.87	N/A	N/A	-1.02x	N/A	0.45x	-4.31x	N/A	-$7.84M	-69.43%	-$2.62M	-0.20	$18.11M	-1.76
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$0.46	N/A	N/A	9.20x	N/A	0.31x	0.75x	N/A	-$2.37M	-36.09%	$8.70M	0.61	$4.66M	5.89
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.27x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.00M	0.55	$2.50M	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.26	N/A	N/A	-0.61x	N/A	2.23x	1.31x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.03M	0.20	$3.65M	N/A
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.44x	1.36x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.89M	2.73	$9.81M	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
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$17.00	$6.72	153.14%	15.45x	15.11x	1.28x	2.20x	8.26x	$102.07M	8.98%	$517.14M	7.73	$1.58B	9.83
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$14.63	N/A	N/A	487.70x	N/A	44.07x	42.16x	N/A	-$4.28M	-1.37%	$7.50M	0.35	$314.53M	385.81
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.92	N/A	N/A	-5.30x	48.04x	0.29x	-2.50x	N/A	-$66.61M	-47.09%	-$56.64M	-1.57	$195.99M	-33.07

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 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 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 27, which is -4 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ESOA as a "A".

ESOA passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 29.78% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -74 percentage points.

2. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) 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 Stantec (NYSE:STN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

STN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Stantec has seen its stock return 2.06% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -102 percentage points.

Stantec has an average 1 year price target of $175.00, an upside of 101.1% from Stantec's current stock price of $87.02.

Stantec stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Stantec, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

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

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 138.8% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 35 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $301.75, an upside of 5.63% from Myr Group's current stock price of $285.68.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Myr Group, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 15 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 1.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. 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 57.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.73%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. 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 20.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. 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 30.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -0.55% in the last day, and up 5.7% over the last week. Topbuild was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -3.32% yesterday.

Shares of homebuilding and housing-related companies are trading lower after U.S. mortgage rates grew for the fifth straight week, with the 30-year near a 7-month high.

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 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -29.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -134 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 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -11.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -116 percentage points.

3. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) 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.

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 gained 5.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -99 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

61.76% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 8.96% over the next year.

9.52% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 38.1% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.1% are rated C (Hold), 11.9% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% 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 45.1x.

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