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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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...
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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 20th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$341.66M14.50%4.60%15.35%11.60%1.381.4011.90%2.10%3.69%
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
$7.23B22.10%8.70%23.34%30.20%1.381.3112.10%3.70%5.16%
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$582.09M5.40%2.00%3.43%3.30%1.871.4112.30%1.00%1.15%
STN
STANTEC INC
$8.78B15.20%6.30%12.71%18.20%1.381.3554.20%7.40%11.32%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$24.04B32.80%13.70%28.39%111.60%1.341.1023.30%12.00%16.73%
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$66.31B51.70%20.20%47.68%159.10%1.471.2425.10%12.10%15.56%
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
$38.28B38.40%14.90%38.89%117.80%1.461.2619.30%7.50%10.27%
APG
API GROUP CORP
$18.33B-8.00%-3.00%8.32%13.20%1.571.4431.40%-3.30%6.99%
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
$3.93B6.50%1.50%10.25%14.70%3.191.2811.70%1.40%3.48%
MTZ
MASTEC INC
$30.88B14.30%4.60%10.63%12.10%2.121.3212.80%2.90%4.88%
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$13.88B41.70%22.60%43.14%58.80%0.861.5526.10%10.50%13.79%
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
$5.84B16.70%4.90%13.42%11.40%2.621.0915.90%4.00%6.66%
VATE
INNOVATE CORP
$211.72MN/A-6.10%-46.63%16.30%-4.560.4015.50%-4.20%2.90%
ACM
AECOM
$9.31B21.30%4.20%14.51%21.90%4.201.117.70%3.20%5.57%
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
$7.20B24.40%10.20%20.44%39.70%1.341.2618.70%8.60%12.48%
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$12.60B18.80%7.20%8.74%12.20%2.222.7420.60%5.10%7.83%
AGX
ARGAN INC
$9.35B33.60%14.10%33.78%118.40%1.571.5920.50%14.60%16.99%
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
$111.37B12.90%4.70%10.50%14.60%1.841.1415.10%3.70%5.70%
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
$388.43M1.80%0.50%5.33%4.90%2.271.9638.20%1.20%11.07%
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
$570.93M4.00%1.80%2.51%2.70%1.350.9353.50%2.00%1.75%
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
$13.68B10.70%3.30%8.01%14.60%2.631.4323.40%2.90%5.05%
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
$6.51B13.70%3.90%9.44%8.40%2.511.5315.70%3.90%8.33%
MTRX
MATRIX SERVICE CO
$368.55M-10.80%-2.40%-8.83%15.50%3.420.906.20%-1.80%-1.63%
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$884.42M17.90%8.80%16.88%23.80%0.921.7125.10%5.10%6.85%
CDNL
CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
$2.25BN/AN/AN/AN/A5.611.73N/AN/AN/A
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$1.41B19.40%11.00%12.32%26.10%0.651.6838.20%8.20%6.84%
KBR
KBR INC
$4.25B26.60%6.00%14.33%18.30%3.181.1614.50%5.20%9.21%
FLR
FLUOR CORP
$6.54B8.10%3.60%8.80%8.00%1.731.78-1.60%2.30%2.61%
RYM
RYTHM INC
$57.60M-56.90%-11.20%-87.06%-45.80%2.490.5168.30%-39.00%-107.74%
LGN
LEGENCE CORP
$9.39B-6.20%-0.80%3.04%4.40%5.011.3019.80%-0.70%2.32%
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
$2.79B27.90%14.60%27.86%32.20%1.032.4023.80%18.10%25.19%
ONEG
ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
$14.40M-4.90%-1.00%1.36%0.90%2.953.397.30%-0.90%0.92%
SKBL
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD
$39.25M5.90%2.10%9.73%9.70%1.131.596.70%1.30%3.70%
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
$112.22M-106.00%-47.90%-103.80%-139.30%1.471.2323.90%-71.70%-71.46%
SHIM
SHIMMICK CORP
$140.55MN/A-9.70%-51.18%-19.20%-4.340.908.70%-4.40%-2.73%
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
$7.02B15.20%5.60%14.44%19.50%1.501.2810.40%3.30%4.90%
ACA
ARCOSA INC
$6.17B8.60%4.40%7.88%8.40%0.892.3222.80%7.90%12.60%
SUPX
SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD
$216.60M-158.40%-70.60%-107.94%-921.00%1.631.2310.20%-589.90%-606.66%
TIC
TIC SOLUTIONS INC
$1.87B-5.80%-2.90%-0.78%-1.50%1.033.0631.80%-6.10%-1.75%
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
$1.88B3.00%0.70%2.51%1.70%3.321.4915.60%1.60%4.55%
SKK
SKK HOLDINGS LTD
$7.44M-40.00%-10.20%-14.19%-10.30%3.370.7425.10%-22.60%-18.03%
OFAL
OFA GROUP
$3.73M-64.10%-45.30%-30.34%542.80%0.360.1936.20%-556.40%-554.36%
MSW
MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$22.06MN/A-102.30%-480.22%-106.10%-3.970.72-26.00%-41.50%-41.95%
MSGY
MASONGLORY LTD
$6.70M11.70%7.30%5.41%6.90%-0.34-3.027.80%3.20%3.75%
ZDAI
DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$3.75M-207.30%-93.30%-175.86%-106.70%1.401.702.30%-81.80%-82.23%
MIMI
MINT INC LTD
$8.53M-319.40%-207.90%-174.56%-461.30%0.329.0310.50%-349.00%-357.84%
MGN
MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD
$2.45M2.10%1.10%8.94%10.30%0.962.051.70%1.00%5.19%
MAGH
MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
$236.60M-44.10%-16.10%-16.47%-22.60%1.192.2610.80%-11.10%-8.43%
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
$8.24M-23.60%-9.40%-15.61%-37.70%1.151.6110.20%-7.90%-7.82%
FGL
FOUNDER GROUP LTD
$1.61M-35.40%-5.50%-1.86%-1.30%5.271.1611.60%-6.90%-0.75%
PHOE
PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD
$346.03M11.60%9.00%10.14%21.40%0.167.0225.90%8.40%10.74%
RITR
REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$31.10M-30.60%-12.60%-13.87%-31.30%0.991.393.90%-23.60%-20.05%
SLND
SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC
$73.74MN/A-31.20%-59.07%-33.80%-6.441.29-25.70%-46.90%-33.57%
BLD
TOPBUILD CORP
$11.63B22.10%8.10%13.74%20.50%1.792.0028.80%9.00%14.25%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in May 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: C.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ESOA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 78.11% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -25 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: A, and AI: C.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 188.79% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 85 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $365.20, a downside of -21.35% from Myr Group's current stock price of $464.35.

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

3. Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN)


Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is the #3 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 Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ORN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orion Group Holdings has seen its stock return 71.6% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -32 percentage points.

Orion Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 18.22% from Orion Group Holdings's current stock price of $14.38.

Orion Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Orion Group 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.

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 5.03%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 -18.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)


Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 56.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 21% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.19% in the last day, and up 4.33% over the last week. Ming Shing Group Holdings was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 25.93% yesterday.

Ming Shing Group Holdings shares are trading lower after the company announced it entered into a stock purchase agreement with PMA Technology Holdings, Legend Master Development and F.F.Formation Holding to acquire PMA Nano Carbon Tech.

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 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -36.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -140 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 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -33.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -137 percentage points.

3. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)


Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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.

Tutor Perini has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tutor Perini's stock has gained 102.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -1 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 1.05% over the next year.

10% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 45% are rated C (Hold), 10% 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 52.42x.
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