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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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated B and is the 36th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$8.99B	39,848,712	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.27B	52,569,117	0.08%	88.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$5.06B	126,067,755	0.08%	99.92%	Net Selling	Net Buying
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$81.99M	13,641,866	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$11.89B	30,588,518	0.09%	18.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.16B	15,232,091	0.09%	48.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$47.08B	34,985,904	0.09%	3.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.36B	15,569,250	0.10%	40.13%	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$183.23M	18,659,181	0.05%	52.54%	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$29.93B	44,109,901	0.09%	4.50%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$5.40B	51,063,836	0.08%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$4.95B	14,029,842	0.10%	91.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$501.41M	50,393,420	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$604.84M	11,924,993	0.07%	99.93%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.28B	133,741,067	0.10%	4.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.08B	112,399,703	0.06%	0.00%
ITG	ITG INC	$584.78M	124,157,219	0.01%	45.09%	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$91.24B	150,343,393	0.09%	11.32%	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$7.06B	30,160,957	0.09%	6.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.42B	256,044,428	0.10%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.67B	47,546,084	0.10%	2.89%	Net Buying	Net Buying
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$17.66B	117,038,611	0.09%	5.28%	Net Buying	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$4.41B	108,075,480	0.06%	99.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.87B	432,160,297	0.08%	22.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$14.54B	80,304,948	0.07%	42.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$109.13M	41,335,823	0.01%	72.97%	Net Selling
RYM	RYTHM INC	$35.93M	2,179,128	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$4.89B	43,764,510	0.11%	4.12%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$738.44M	47,473,059	0.05%	30.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$27.27M	17,481,491	0.01%	1.82%
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$280.37M	28,291,921	0.09%	42.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$4.79B	56,755,555	0.09%	99.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$336.11M	40,495,290	0.09%	12.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$12.39k	8,543	0.07%	99.93%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.08B	53,066,211	0.07%	21.56%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ACM	AECOM	$8.01B	128,696,425	0.09%	21.08%	Net Selling
FFTT	MASONGLORY LTD	$8.88M	2,119,625	0.00%	100.00%
AXNX	AXONEX AI GROUP LTD	$5.04M	5,357,049	0.00%	51.32%	Net Buying
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.18B	218,220,356	0.09%	23.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$3.97B	53,832,327	0.10%	28.00%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$140.11M	22,169,854	0.01%	1.02%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$4.43M	1,233,334	0.03%	99.97%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$12.96M	16,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$336.96M	21,600,000	0.00%	74.54%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$7.26M	23,793,676	0.00%	32.42%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$10.49M	8,388,473	0.00%	0.00%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$743.00M	17,335,512	0.06%	58.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$44.36M	54,435,257	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$2.85M	1,350,000	0.00%	100.00%
PMA	PMA GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$15.57M	12,975,000	0.00%	21.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$59.28M	144,938,716	0.01%	16.73%	Net Selling

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. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

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 9.85% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 55 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 95.1% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $225.53.

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.

2. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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 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 18.79% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 64 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 29.23% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $81.25.

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.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) 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 Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, 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 -6.76% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 38 percentage points.

Kbr has an average 1 year price target of $44.75, an upside of 11.48% from Kbr's current stock price of $40.14.

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 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 12.98%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.6%. 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 1.99%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.6%. 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 1.64%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.6%. 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 up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.22% in the last day, and down -1.12% over the last week. Megan Holdings was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 17.32% yesterday.

Shares of construction-related companies are trading higher after Granite Construction and APi Group reported Q3 financial results, boosting sentiment across the sector. The FOMC decision to maintain rates may further buoy the industry.

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 -6.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 38 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 14.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 60 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 -48.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -3 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

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 59.06% 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).

What is the average p/e ratio of the engineering & construction industry?

The average P/E ratio of the engineering & construction industry is 30.63x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

2. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

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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