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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 A and is the 28th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.63B	52,569,117	0.08%	88.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.94B	39,848,712	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$92.63M	13,641,866	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$7.93B	112,399,703	0.06%	0.00%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.47B	15,569,250	0.10%	40.13%	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$15.15B	30,588,518	0.09%	18.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$5.99B	51,063,836	0.08%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.25B	15,232,091	0.09%	48.48%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KBR	KBR INC	$4.56B	126,067,755	0.08%	99.92%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$218.69M	18,659,181	0.05%	52.54%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$513.01M	50,393,420	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$56.84B	35,194,329	0.09%	3.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$5.64B	14,029,842	0.10%	91.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.33B	133,741,067	0.10%	4.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$33.27B	44,109,901	0.09%	4.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$8.76B	30,160,957	0.09%	6.14%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$94.26B	150,343,393	0.09%	11.32%	Net Selling
ITG	ITG INC	$1.67B	124,157,219	0.01%	45.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.09B	256,044,428	0.10%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$582.06M	11,924,993	0.07%	99.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.59B	117,038,611	0.09%	5.28%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.11B	43,764,510	0.11%	4.12%	Net Selling	Net Buying
APG	API GROUP CORP	$16.43B	432,160,297	0.08%	22.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.97B	108,075,480	0.06%	99.94%	Net Selling
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$143.44M	41,335,823	0.01%	72.97%	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$19.33B	80,304,948	0.07%	42.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.21B	47,546,084	0.10%	2.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RYM	RYTHM INC	$51.51M	2,179,128	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$5.57B	56,755,555	0.09%	99.83%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$302.16M	28,291,921	0.09%	42.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$39.33M	17,481,491	0.01%	1.82%
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$1.64B	47,473,059	0.05%	30.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$368.10M	40,495,290	0.09%	12.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$12.59M	13,392,621	0.00%	20.53%	Net Buying
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$58.01k	8,543	0.07%	99.93%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$433.30M	21,600,000	0.00%	74.54%
ACM	AECOM	$8.24B	128,696,425	0.09%	21.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.21B	53,066,211	0.07%	21.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$16.35M	23,793,676	0.00%	32.42%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$79.72M	144,938,716	0.01%	16.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$3.98B	53,832,327	0.10%	28.00%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.02B	218,220,356	0.09%	23.15%	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$157.63M	22,169,854	0.01%	1.02%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$4.49M	16,250,000	0.01%	30.77%
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.14B	49,106,809	0.09%	77.71%	Net Selling
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$5.32M	13,500,000	0.00%	51.23%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.43M	62,443,750	0.00%	26.22%
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$15.83M	12,975,000	0.00%	16.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.31M	1,875,000	0.00%	100.00%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$33.53M	54,435,257	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.32M	16,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$13.42M	8,388,473	0.00%	0.00%
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$3.84M	2,119,625	0.00%	100.00%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$737.63M	17,335,512	0.06%	59.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 55 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: B, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

TPC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 45.66% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 106 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 19.21% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $88.08.

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 55 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 65, which is 34 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

IESC passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 79.63% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 140 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $350.00, an upside of 7.81% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $324.66.

Ies Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ies Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE as a "A".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 41.16% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 102 percentage points.

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 11.49%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.41%. 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 1.86%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.41%. 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 1.83%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.41%. 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 -2.71% in the last day, and up 1.8% over the last week. Argan was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -7.93% yesterday.

Argan shares are trading lower after Piper Sandler initiated coverage on the stock with an Underweight rating and announced a $273 price target.

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 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 -26.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 34 percentage points.

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) 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.

Limbach Holdings 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.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -52.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 8 percentage points.

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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.

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 gained 41.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 102 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 38.16% over the next year.

6.98% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.56% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.84% are rated C (Hold), 11.63% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 33.3x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

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