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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 25th 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	$14.60	$7.13	104.82%	112.31x	25.11x	0.57x	4.01x	0.80x	$9.38M	3.84%	$60.60M	3.63	$290.50M	13.71
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$322.07	$96.61	233.38%	42.55x	34.00x	1.38x	7.58x	2.08x	$240.39M	4.77%	$660.42M	42.22	$4.96B	21.24
STN	STANTEC INC	$89.73	$33.49	167.95%	29.06x	N/A	2.14x	4.30x	1.93x	$581.62M	5.68%	$2.38B	20.89	$11.82B	14.83
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$80.15	$49.87	60.72%	22.08x	17.16x	1.70x	3.89x	0.95x	$70.74M	6.10%	$304.85M	21.08	$1.19B	18.46
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$11.87	$9.53	24.53%	197.83x	31.09x	0.55x	2.99x	0.46x	$14.36M	3.05%	$159.03M	4.01	$522.89M	12.36
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$125.41	$66.54	88.48%	34.36x	17.25x	1.19x	4.28x	0.96x	$876.14M	5.95%	$3.44B	29.32	$16.14B	15.41
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$86.16	$75.75	13.74%	56.31x	22.19x	0.82x	3.73x	0.45x	$576.09M	12.69%	$1.22B	23.13	$4.19B	16.97
AGX	ARGAN INC	$603.91	$103.39	484.11%	60.39x	54.56x	8.80x	18.22x	4.44x	$399.32M	4.80%	$462.26M	33.57	$8.08B	48.49
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$31.91	$18.06	76.67%	43.11x	25.97x	1.07x	2.09x	0.81x	$34.09M	6.51%	$261.11M	15.91	$777.45M	20.08
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$544.14	$156.91	246.79%	31.93x	30.38x	3.10x	11.33x	3.07x	$176.86M	1.63%	$956.95M	48.12	$10.82B	21.79
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$464.54	$124.46	273.25%	48.90x	36.98x	5.70x	12.84x	2.28x	$368.40M	2.60%	$1.11B	36.30	$14.19B	29.22
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$31.39	$13.23	137.24%	23.43x	20.31x	1.56x	4.43x	1.91x	$498.46M	6.09%	$1.85B	7.08	$8.98B	14.95
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$7.68	$0.92	730.71%	85.33x	57.92x	0.99x	1.48x	6.36x	$37.93M	9.69%	$262.65M	5.15	$776.41M	7.58
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$392.25	$129.73	202.36%	40.52x	26.71x	2.05x	6.32x	1.82x	$435.35M	3.82%	$1.86B	63.99	$14.04B	18.53
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$365.89	$94.92	285.47%	71.46x	42.59x	1.99x	8.86x	1.94x	$342.03M	1.20%	$3.26B	41.86	$31.27B	28.62
APG	API GROUP CORP	$45.46	N/A	N/A	-65.88x	27.06x	2.39x	5.76x	N/A	$691.00M	3.65%	$3.41B	8.19	$21.77B	21.97
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$87.73	$34.21	156.44%	26.03x	23.76x	1.57x	5.24x	1.99x	$43.77M	4.31%	$195.66M	16.90	$1.07B	14.45
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$126.98	$60.08	111.35%	28.73x	20.70x	1.25x	4.69x	1.26x	$363.49M	6.56%	$1.18B	27.01	$6.46B	13.71
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,650.48	$358.07	360.94%	57.05x	44.64x	6.41x	23.71x	2.94x	$1.04B	1.77%	$2.45B	69.27	$57.52B	39.82
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$814.18	$233.96	248.01%	28.77x	28.54x	2.13x	9.87x	3.72x	$1.19B	3.29%	$3.67B	82.50	$35.61B	18.55
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$166.23	$55.90	197.34%	32.66x	27.37x	1.19x	5.35x	2.12x	$373.00M	4.16%	$1.68B	31.13	$9.25B	18.32
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$67.55	$18.41	266.83%	32.48x	29.30x	5.91x	8.52x	3.45x	$122.34M	3.56%	$390.34M	7.67	$3.19B	20.26
KBR	KBR INC	$36.36	$33.05	10.02%	11.33x	8.97x	0.60x	3.06x	0.84x	$482.00M	10.28%	$1.50B	11.65	$6.93B	7.72
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$49.27	N/A	N/A	-158.94x	17.67x	0.47x	2.23x	N/A	-$437.00M	-6.05%	$3.24B	22.13	$6.16B	307.81
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$12.15	N/A	N/A	-17.87x	66.18x	0.41x	2.48x	N/A	$46.06M	13.37%	$137.56M	4.85	$137.19M	-16.38
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$594.40	$132.02	350.22%	86.02x	44.95x	3.11x	9.95x	2.24x	$1.62B	1.83%	$8.94B	60.07	$94.91B	37.25
ACM	AECOM	$85.14	$55.27	54.04%	23.98x	14.18x	0.70x	4.93x	0.84x	$616.18M	5.53%	$2.23B	17.05	$12.97B	12.29
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$49.78	$46.30	7.53%	829.67x	29.85x	1.61x	36.50x	0.38x	-$5.46M	-0.74%	$58.46M	3.95	$2.17B	38.33
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$400.58	$148.41	169.91%	21.76x	21.58x	2.10x	4.87x	3.04x	$698.11M	6.15%	$2.32B	81.75	$14.24B	14.58
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$66.06	N/A	N/A	-115.89x	48.58x	1.54x	18.20x	N/A	$219.32M	5.59%	$392.20M	6.61	$7.86B	39.96
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$114.91	$29.66	287.38%	51.76x	40.06x	2.10x	6.70x	2.33x	$208.11M	3.25%	$969.15M	17.37	$8.23B	19.46
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.63	N/A	N/A	-16.68x	N/A	0.80x	1.13x	N/A	-$2.07M	-25.08%	$7.55M	0.58	$3.77M	22.83
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$114.24	$40.06	185.14%	26.88x	23.66x	1.94x	2.12x	2.44x	$175.50M	3.14%	$2.64B	54.02	$6.91B	12.06
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$3.72	N/A	N/A	-97.89x	N/A	1.10x	4.70x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.65M	0.82	$79.40M	N/A
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$1.71	N/A	N/A	-0.25x	N/A	0.01x	0.08x	N/A	-$5.17M	-1,637.31%	$4.15M	22.50	$10.04M	1,182.89
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.41	N/A	N/A	155.00x	N/A	1.95x	2.47x	N/A	-$4.52M	-4.87%	$18.09M	0.67	$47.31M	20.18
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.65	N/A	N/A	-0.86x	-1.87x	0.69x	1.45x	N/A	-$40.77M	-57.19%	$64.49M	0.59	$61.92M	-0.90
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$25.81	$15.57	65.78%	30.73x	21.93x	0.70x	1.26x	0.83x	-$436.36M	-32.09%	$1.08B	20.50	$3.15B	14.00
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$8.09	N/A	N/A	-5.75x	N/A	33.85x	9.05x	N/A	-$8.97M	-7.35%	$19.83M	1.32	$163.73M	-7.83
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$7.93	N/A	N/A	-13.22x	-66.53x	0.81x	0.80x	N/A	$65.95M	5.31%	$2.18B	13.92	$3.03B	16.42
RYM	RYTHM INC	$24.50	N/A	N/A	-1.47x	N/A	2.83x	4.04x	N/A	-$23.54M	-48.18%	$13.02M	6.53	$101.06M	-4.23
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$1.11	N/A	N/A	-0.20x	-0.81x	0.08x	-0.43x	N/A	$19.28M	32.16%	-$140.93M	-2.61	$314.95M	-1.66
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.50	N/A	N/A	-4.03x	N/A	1.01x	1.29x	N/A	-$5.69M	-18.35%	$24.04M	0.39	$38.41M	-7.25
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$2.25	N/A	N/A	-1.41x	N/A	0.33x	0.58x	N/A	-$4.96M	-117.64%	$7.24M	3.86	$15.31M	-20.41
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.54	N/A	N/A	-1.62x	N/A	9.57x	0.61x	N/A	-$15.13M	-221.64%	$12.49M	0.98	$7.64M	-1.98
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$9.63	N/A	N/A	-1.99x	N/A	0.10x	-0.55x	N/A	$121.90M	95.77%	-$240.10M	-18.17	$681.00M	11.11
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$0.99	N/A	N/A	-1.16x	N/A	0.52x	-4.90x	N/A	-$7.84M	-61.01%	-$2.62M	-0.20	$19.67M	-1.91
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$0.51	N/A	N/A	10.16x	N/A	0.34x	0.83x	N/A	-$2.37M	-32.68%	$8.70M	0.61	$5.34M	6.75
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.43x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.00M	0.55	$3.91M	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.54	N/A	N/A	-1.24x	N/A	4.53x	2.66x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.03M	0.20	$10.45M	N/A
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.45x	1.39x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.89M	2.73	$9.94M	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
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$17.50	N/A	N/A	583.33x	N/A	52.71x	50.43x	N/A	-$4.28M	-1.14%	$7.50M	0.35	$376.50M	461.83
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$4.73	N/A	N/A	-6.39x	77.29x	0.35x	-3.01x	N/A	-$66.61M	-39.03%	-$56.64M	-1.57	$225.23M	-38.01

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 54 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: B.

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 66.86% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -58 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 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 184.99% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 60 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $301.75, a downside of -6.31% from Myr Group's current stock price of $322.07.

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.

3. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Stantec (NYSE:STN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, 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 4.36% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -120 percentage points.

Stantec has an average 1 year price target of $175.00, an upside of 95.03% from Stantec's current stock price of $89.73.

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.

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 8.1%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.08%. 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 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.08%. 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. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.79%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.08%. 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.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 0.82% in the last day, and up 10.65% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why engineering & construction stocks are up.

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 35 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -28.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -153 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 35 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -9.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -134 percentage points.

3. Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J)

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) 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.

Jacobs Solutions 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.

Jacobs Solutions's stock has gained 6.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -118 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

63.64% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to fall by -0.72% over the next year.

4.76% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 40.48% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 40.48% 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 49.11x.

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