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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 17th 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
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$391.14	$167.52	133.49%	25.70x	24.13x	2.31x	8.83x	1.81x	$219.68M	2.82%	$879.95M	44.18	$7.70B	17.05
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$235.84	$93.59	151.99%	37.98x	26.12x	1.04x	5.93x	1.51x	$164.01M	4.48%	$617.59M	39.77	$3.70B	17.26
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$354.53	$120.41	194.43%	34.49x	32.15x	1.98x	6.92x	2.14x	$336.67M	3.28%	$1.48B	51.25	$11.22B	15.18
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$114.29	$63.77	79.22%	39.55x	25.58x	2.56x	5.95x	0.89x	$65.14M	3.90%	$283.09M	19.39	$1.72B	26.92
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$128.25	$55.39	131.55%	25.00x	21.30x	0.93x	4.26x	1.83x	$518.29M	7.48%	$1.63B	30.14	$7.31B	14.25
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$71.09	N/A	N/A	-131.65x	21.01x	0.73x	3.15x	N/A	$795.88M	21.23%	$1.19B	22.59	$3.40B	31.45
STN	STANTEC INC	$98.28	$108.92	-9.77%	32.37x	16.12x	2.48x	4.86x	0.40x	$574.93M	5.13%	$2.31B	20.23	$12.89B	17.14
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$136.80	$63.13	116.71%	57.24x	18.92x	1.35x	4.46x	1.02x	$609.80M	3.75%	$3.64B	30.66	$17.72B	19.95
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,035.12	$341.47	203.14%	43.73x	33.90x	4.39x	16.35x	1.86x	$803.87M	2.20%	$2.23B	63.26	$36.04B	29.84
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$312.24	$80.81	286.38%	30.26x	28.31x	4.27x	9.13x	5.43x	$367.98M	3.86%	$1.05B	34.44	$9.64B	18.56
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$235.75	$91.60	157.36%	55.34x	28.59x	1.33x	5.98x	1.30x	$475.95M	2.60%	$3.11B	40.06	$21.14B	20.76
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$34.92	$11.88	194.01%	35.63x	29.39x	1.21x	2.32x	2.07x	$35.07M	6.10%	$261.81M	15.90	$761.67M	20.04
APG	API GROUP CORP	$40.99	$41.59	-1.43%	109.02x	24.16x	2.23x	5.20x	0.38x	$585.00M	3.43%	$3.28B	7.88	$19.54B	20.88
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$76.73	$32.30	137.56%	23.98x	20.95x	1.48x	4.91x	2.05x	$33.64M	3.77%	$181.56M	15.62	$964.99M	14.13
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$33.78	$14.43	134.15%	41.60x	22.22x	1.62x	5.10x	1.28x	$443.19M	4.99%	$1.74B	6.62	$9.71B	22.15
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$650.97	$242.53	168.40%	26.10x	23.05x	1.79x	8.74x	2.44x	$1.15B	3.96%	$3.34B	74.51	$28.91B	16.59
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$13.13	N/A	N/A	10.85x	11.77x	1.05x	1.78x	N/A	$15.70M	1.79%	$502.11M	7.53	$1.36B	8.14
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$107.48	$72.56	48.13%	35.47x	22.05x	1.86x	2.04x	0.72x	$318.90M	6.06%	$2.58B	52.75	$6.63B	12.24
KBR	KBR INC	$42.25	$42.66	-0.95%	14.52x	10.14x	0.67x	3.66x	0.60x	$468.00M	8.65%	$1.46B	11.44	$7.68B	8.97
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$119.35	$86.57	37.87%	28.62x	19.05x	1.23x	4.51x	0.70x	$364.47M	6.98%	$1.16B	26.40	$6.23B	14.17
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$422.07	$183.50	130.01%	21.32x	19.70x	2.26x	5.33x	2.25x	$792.44M	6.70%	$2.22B	79.35	$13.79B	13.86
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$8.13	$3.87	110.10%	406.50x	13.98x	0.33x	2.30x	0.80x	-$1.04M	-0.76%	$59.24M	3.56	$198.18M	11.59
ACM	AECOM	$98.53	$53.49	84.19%	23.24x	18.11x	0.81x	5.21x	1.25x	$685.22M	5.25%	$2.49B	18.83	$14.63B	13.00
AGX	ARGAN INC	$337.03	$94.69	255.94%	38.52x	40.38x	5.09x	11.14x	2.81x	$258.45M	5.54%	$419.71M	30.35	$4.37B	29.16
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$436.89	$131.02	233.44%	63.69x	34.71x	2.39x	7.76x	1.76x	$1.25B	1.92%	$8.40B	56.33	$70.55B	28.45
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$73.43	$18.54	295.96%	35.82x	32.28x	6.54x	9.09x	4.04x	$122.90M	3.29%	$402.86M	7.92	$3.54B	22.89
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$10.12	$4.29	135.78%	38.92x	28.63x	0.48x	2.56x	1.34x	$1.09M	0.27%	$157.89M	3.97	$464.37M	9.09
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$11.72	N/A	N/A	-13.79x	35.30x	0.40x	2.42x	N/A	$72.36M	22.05%	$136.27M	4.87	$132.67M	-10.32
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$110.45	$34.04	224.47%	59.70x	38.13x	2.16x	6.85x	1.74x	$171.14M	2.82%	$911.96M	16.60	$7.77B	20.83
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$6.93	N/A	N/A	40.76x	39.97x	0.91x	1.37x	N/A	$41.96M	11.72%	$261.32M	5.06	$758.14M	7.30
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.75	N/A	N/A	-0.61x	-1.75x	0.77x	0.95x	N/A	-$43.76M	-53.40%	$90.78M	0.83	$70.86M	-0.65
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.86	N/A	N/A	-22.63x	N/A	1.09x	1.54x	N/A	-$2.07M	-18.49%	$7.55M	0.58	$6.82M	41.30
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$2.70	$2.80	-3.41%	27.00x	N/A	1.42x	11.10x	0.45x	$3.39M	10.22%	$3.46M	0.28	$36.04M	23.92
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$23.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.57M	1.14	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$2.32	N/A	N/A	29.00x	N/A	0.51x	2.53x	N/A	-$5.14M	-18.92%	$12.14M	1.04	$54.27M	32.07
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.53x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.60M	0.12	$107.08M	N/A
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$44.40	N/A	N/A	2.22x	18.60x	0.46x	1.38x	N/A	$231.00M	3.23%	$5.19B	32.18	$5.45B	1.21
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$48.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	54.47x	N/A	13.12x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$387.88M	3.68	$5.86B	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$29.26	$16.85	73.62%	24.38x	24.31x	0.82x	1.46x	1.09x	-$403.48M	-26.16%	$1.06B	20.03	$3.30B	13.80
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$14.56	N/A	N/A	-10.34x	N/A	60.92x	16.28x	N/A	-$8.97M	-4.09%	$19.83M	1.32	$307.17M	-14.69
RYM	RYTHM INC	$20.70	N/A	N/A	-0.61x	N/A	4.72x	3.54x	N/A	-$25.85M	-62.35%	$11.72M	5.85	$96.50M	-2.41
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$9.99	N/A	N/A	15.37x	197.82x	1.30x	1.13x	N/A	$38.66M	2.31%	$1.95B	11.67	$3.75B	24.32
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.19	N/A	N/A	70.00x	N/A	1.52x	3.58x	N/A	-$8.44M	-11.51%	$20.77M	0.34	$78.93M	27.53
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.41	N/A	N/A	-1.91x	41.79x	0.25x	-2.32x	N/A	-$22.15M	-18.12%	-$52.66M	-1.47	$173.58M	-3.95
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$3.05	N/A	N/A	-1.75x	-6.85x	0.18x	2.20x	N/A	$250.00k	0.16%	$74.98M	1.39	$440.07M	44.07
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.38	N/A	N/A	-5.41x	N/A	2.49x	1.63x	N/A	-$3.27M	-40.11%	$5.80M	0.27	$6.21M	-4.04
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.31	N/A	N/A	5.22x	N/A	0.36x	0.68x	N/A	-$7.35M	-150.16%	$7.20M	0.46	$14.22M	4.84
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$0.99	N/A	N/A	-2.06x	N/A	0.35x	13.04x	N/A	-$7.96M	-67.95%	$983.98k	0.08	$20.32M	-3.95
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$5.25	N/A	N/A	-0.93x	N/A	0.06x	-0.31x	N/A	$62.70M	90.04%	-$233.30M	-17.59	$705.29M	13.49
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$0.17	N/A	N/A	-2.41x	N/A	0.11x	0.75x	N/A	-$5.17M	-165.68%	$4.15M	0.23	$12.84M	1,513.11
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$0.24	N/A	N/A	-0.85x	N/A	0.31x	0.72x	N/A	-$2.82M	-47.70%	$8.74M	0.35	$9.88M	-1.94
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$15.02	$1.53	884.12%	250.33x	N/A	36.90x	104.31x	4.69x	$1.14M	0.42%	$3.11M	0.17	$322.06M	238.30
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.50	N/A	N/A	20.00x	N/A	1.58x	N/A	N/A	$1.16M	5.13%	$8.15M	0.54	N/A	N/A
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.50	N/A	N/A	-6.25x	N/A	21.74x	-19.90x	N/A	-$256.22k	-5.80%	-$325.96k	-0.04	$6.97M	-11.82
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

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 73.55% 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 64.2% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 10 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $229.57, a downside of -2.66% from Myr Group's current stock price of $235.84.

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 99.84% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 46 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $371.25, an upside of 4.72% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $354.53.

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 1.63%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.65%. 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 1.56%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.65%. 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 1.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.65%. 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 -1.04% in the last day, and up 5.3% over the last week. Topbuild was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -5.12% yesterday.

Shares of homebuilders and housing-linked companies are trading lower after President Trump said he is taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes.

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 71, which is 42 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -26.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -81 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 15.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -38 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 -8.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -62 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 10.7% 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), 48.84% are rated C (Hold), 6.98% 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 47.5x.

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