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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.

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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 24th 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
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$78.65	$53.57	46.81%	33.33x	14.40x	0.70x	3.27x	0.54x	$630.18M	15.23%	$1.27B	24.07	$3.59B	12.02
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$262.44	$73.62	256.47%	23.04x	23.18x	2.62x	8.54x	3.60x	$229.16M	2.19%	$1.22B	30.72	$10.46B	15.92
KBR	KBR INC	$36.44	$21.66	68.23%	10.94x	9.01x	0.59x	2.81x	1.67x	$347.00M	7.56%	$1.64B	12.98	$7.08B	7.95
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$6.21	N/A	N/A	-3.39x	N/A	0.05x	-0.35x	N/A	$106.30M	127.99%	-$243.20M	-18.18	$612.92M	5.39
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$71.61	$38.44	86.30%	16.20x	13.81x	1.45x	3.11x	1.16x	$62.40M	5.79%	$350.47M	23.30	$1.14B	15.05
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$285.57	$107.35	166.01%	26.86x	23.12x	1.11x	5.89x	1.43x	$200.20M	4.50%	$754.42M	48.43	$4.38B	14.80
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$446.25	$115.56	286.17%	31.67x	24.20x	3.98x	10.06x	2.57x	$488.21M	3.56%	$1.36B	44.23	$13.52B	19.89
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$9.29	$9.05	2.64%	15.48x	10.89x	0.37x	2.06x	0.43x	$6.33M	3.66%	$84.08M	4.52	$207.37M	6.33
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$111.66	$38.09	193.15%	22.42x	20.86x	1.34x	7.37x	2.15x	$260.53M	4.57%	$773.20M	15.14	$5.89B	14.80
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$732.53	$239.96	205.27%	22.72x	22.07x	1.74x	7.92x	2.33x	$1.18B	3.64%	$4.08B	92.47	$31.93B	14.79
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,481.27	$455.70	225.05%	36.39x	29.90x	4.65x	16.20x	1.61x	$2.16B	4.15%	$3.22B	91.35	$50.61B	25.27
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$9.12	$1.45	528.93%	57.00x	47.06x	1.09x	1.72x	3.73x	$23.01M	5.00%	$267.85M	5.31	$858.72M	8.03
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$47.67	N/A	N/A	-3.67x	17.42x	0.54x	2.37x	N/A	-$392.00M	-6.15%	$2.69B	20.08	$4.52B	-1.62
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$257.78	$125.77	104.96%	23.24x	14.67x	1.13x	3.77x	1.01x	$485.34M	6.26%	$2.06B	68.61	$10.48B	10.83
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$47.80	$28.21	69.45%	18.53x	14.73x	0.83x	2.81x	0.86x	$51.94M	9.12%	$203.15M	17.04	$612.01M	9.58
AGX	ARGAN INC	$367.16	$85.10	331.47%	28.53x	27.28x	4.33x	10.16x	4.13x	$534.18M	10.37%	$506.84M	36.13	$4.79B	21.32
STN	STANTEC INC	$69.19	$26.44	161.69%	21.77x	N/A	1.61x	3.19x	1.71x	$477.91M	6.08%	$2.43B	21.44	$9.48B	11.39
ITG	ITG INC	$5.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.61x	N/A	21.45x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$34.38M	0.22	$1.61B	N/A
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$34.78	$11.30	207.88%	20.83x	19.72x	1.77x	4.81x	2.81x	$548.25M	6.11%	$1.85B	7.17	$9.70B	14.04
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$642.21	$137.48	367.12%	72.40x	37.99x	2.93x	10.02x	1.94x	$2.39B	2.48%	$9.64B	64.16	$102.65B	33.58
APG	API GROUP CORP	$40.33	N/A	N/A	-67.22x	23.02x	2.07x	4.96x	N/A	$698.00M	4.00%	$3.52B	8.12	$20.42B	19.37
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$141.97	$60.77	133.61%	49.64x	16.87x	1.17x	5.09x	0.87x	$649.05M	3.91%	$3.26B	27.89	$19.50B	21.12
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$15.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.90x	0.37x	3.08x	N/A	-$10.96M	-4.42%	$245.06M	15.72	$644.30M	11.52
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$72.28	$15.57	364.22%	32.41x	30.68x	5.57x	11.91x	3.97x	$108.56M	3.08%	$288.62M	5.92	$3.45B	20.78
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$2.53	N/A	N/A	-5.50x	55.12x	0.24x	-2.08x	N/A	-$46.78M	-44.74%	-$50.32M	-1.22	$169.54M	42.99
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$45.30	N/A	N/A	-64.71x	31.35x	0.92x	8.15x	N/A	$323.63M	9.40%	$600.46M	7.90	$5.80B	27.89
RYM	RYTHM INC	$18.40	N/A	N/A	-1.76x	N/A	0.78x	1.03x	N/A	$1.30M	3.27%	$39.09M	18.13	$78.80M	-7.01
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$191.63	$96.57	98.44%	30.18x	20.43x	0.93x	4.43x	0.83x	$294.81M	1.97%	$3.48B	44.53	$18.31B	14.39
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$108.78	N/A	N/A	-28.78x	15.15x	0.96x	6.32x	N/A	$507.45M	10.66%	$752.75M	17.21	$5.58B	34.03
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$10.14	N/A	N/A	-112.67x	16.71x	0.33x	2.02x	N/A	$3.37M	1.17%	$141.86M	5.01	$58.37M	8.52
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$2.02	N/A	N/A	-10.98x	N/A	1.65x	0.44x	N/A	-$3.05M	-3.66%	$79.62M	1.95	$16.37M	1.81
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$8.77	$2.90	202.74%	97.44x	34.73x	0.40x	2.16x	1.03x	$6.22M	1.76%	$164.46M	4.06	$499.70M	13.63
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$83.23	$24.81	235.45%	32.39x	21.33x	1.34x	4.54x	1.87x	$206.48M	4.44%	$1.04B	18.62	$6.52B	13.77
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$4.43	N/A	N/A	-0.01x	N/A	0.00x	0.00x	N/A	-$10.26M	-74,016.00%	$7.66M	2,448.80	$12.18M	27.96
AXNX	AXONEX AI GROUP LTD	$0.51	N/A	N/A	-0.12x	0.35x	0.56x	2.09x	N/A	-$1.06M	-83.43%	$3.28M	1.32	$6.99M	-0.70
ACM	AECOM	$59.09	$48.49	21.87%	26.74x	9.52x	0.49x	3.47x	0.45x	$203.75M	2.68%	$2.19B	17.06	$9.79B	12.20
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$20.09	$11.98	67.70%	37.91x	18.09x	0.53x	0.86x	0.62x	-$464.73M	-43.66%	$1.24B	23.34	$2.86B	12.39
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$73.75	$40.21	83.43%	28.70x	33.53x	0.55x	2.47x	0.76x	$118.39M	2.97%	$1.61B	29.75	$4.86B	15.33
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$8.67	N/A	N/A	-10.20x	-29.09x	0.92x	0.90x	N/A	$28.50M	1.51%	$2.10B	9.65	$3.23B	14.39
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$7.06	N/A	N/A	-2.10x	N/A	38.58x	0.76x	N/A	-$47.08M	-21.39%	$206.52M	6.62	-$28.72M	0.32
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$2.60	N/A	N/A	-1.24x	N/A	0.13x	0.18x	N/A	-$8.48M	-321.15%	$17.77M	17.50	$3.22M	-11.79
PMA	PMA GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$1.23	N/A	N/A	-2.79x	N/A	1.09x	-3.33x	N/A	$783.14k	4.89%	-$4.78M	-0.37	$21.43M	-4.07
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.44	N/A	N/A	-1.17x	-2.21x	0.66x	1.34x	N/A	-$12.86M	-20.09%	$47.79M	0.33	$34.05M	-0.97
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.94x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.40M	0.42	$8.08M	N/A
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$16.26	N/A	N/A	-271.00x	N/A	48.54x	57.03x	N/A	-$5.73M	-1.64%	$6.16M	0.29	$350.39M	-304.59
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$0.90	N/A	N/A	-1.07x	N/A	0.29x	50.88x	N/A	$1.29M	9.11%	$283.00k	0.02	$36.14M	-2.99
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$2.65	N/A	N/A	-0.59x	N/A	0.20x	0.67x	N/A	-$5.79M	-121.70%	$8.36M	4.66	$5.30M	-0.70
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$6.76	N/A	N/A	-122.91x	N/A	15.83x	60.84x	N/A	-$1.38M	-0.58%	$3.89M	0.11	$237.30M	-161.01
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$147.01	N/A	N/A	14.70x	35.02x	2.63x	2.42x	N/A	$124.40M	1.72%	$2.98B	60.76	$8.22B	9.73
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.33	N/A	N/A	-0.32x	N/A	0.48x	0.82x	N/A	-$1.29M	-30.23%	$13.55M	4.21	$13.65M	-1.17
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$42.79	$10.15	321.54%	101.88x	55.81x	1.33x	2.89x	1.52x	$13.38M	1.90%	$256.49M	15.61	$1.02B	29.47
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$0.80	N/A	N/A	-0.11x	-0.38x	0.07x	-0.17x	N/A	-$146.95M	-338.63%	-$253.53M	-4.67	$265.82M	-0.91
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$2.67	N/A	N/A	-2.27x	N/A	0.18x	0.35x	N/A	-$3.29M	-92.25%	$10.16M	7.60	-$475.18k	0.53

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 53 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: C, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 14 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

TPC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 24.25% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 57 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 33.5% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $78.65.

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. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 53 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: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 68, which is 35 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

IESC passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 34.05% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 67 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 67.66% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $262.44.

Ies Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ies 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.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 14 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

KBR passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kbr has seen its stock lose -17.39% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 16 percentage points.

Kbr has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 23.49% from Kbr's current stock price of $36.44.

Kbr stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Kbr, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 17 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 12.56%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.53%. 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. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 2.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.53%. 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 53.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.81%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.53%. 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 down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -1.77% in the last day, and down -8.74% over the last week. Primoris Services was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -5.49% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower as concerns mount about highly leveraged customers' credit health, which may weigh on expectations for demand, backlogs and margins across the sector.

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 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -17.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 16 percentage points.

2. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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.

Innovate has a valuation score of 0, which is -24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. 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 36.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 69 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 57, which is 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -51.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -18 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 51.45% over the next year.

4.88% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 36.59% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 7.32% are rated D (Sell), and 2.44% 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 33.13x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

3. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

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