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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.

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:

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

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 lose -12.65% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 39 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 160.25% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $169.07.

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.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 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 Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

STRL passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sterling Infrastructure has seen its stock lose -25.85% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 26 percentage points.

Sterling Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $738.40, an upside of 160.31% from Sterling Infrastructure's current stock price of $283.66.

Sterling Infrastructure stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sterling Infrastructure, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 52 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 Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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

WLDN passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Willdan Group has seen its stock lose -18.32% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 34 percentage points.

Willdan Group has an average 1 year price target of $130.00, an upside of 75.2% from Willdan Group's current stock price of $74.20.

Willdan Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Willdan Group, 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.

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:

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 14.36%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.68%. 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.

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.82%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.68%. 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.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.66%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.68%. 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 18.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Engineering & construction stocks were down -10.89% in the last day, and down -9.76% over the last week. Everus Construction Group was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -29.29% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower following new Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate, as well as flips of the governor's office in key data center states, Texas and Georgia. The outlook for national and state-level policy regarding the AI hyperscaler buildout may become clouded, putting new projects, backlogs, and margin outlooks at risk.

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:

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 21 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -6.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 45 percentage points.

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 -22 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. 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 dropped -3.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 49 percentage points.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) 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.

Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has dropped -18.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 33 percentage points.

48.48% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 73.77% over the next year.

4.76% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.95% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.76% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% are rated F (Strong Sell).