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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 14th 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	$13.13	$7.09	85.32%	101.00x	20.76x	0.52x	3.61x	0.71x	$9.38M	4.27%	$60.60M	3.63	$266.01M	12.55
STN	STANTEC INC	$86.40	$32.80	163.41%	27.98x	N/A	2.06x	4.14x	1.86x	$581.62M	5.90%	$2.38B	20.89	$11.44B	14.35
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$282.32	$87.75	221.75%	37.29x	30.42x	1.21x	6.64x	2.09x	$240.39M	5.44%	$660.42M	42.22	$4.34B	18.59
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$127.28	$64.49	97.37%	34.87x	17.58x	1.21x	4.34x	0.98x	$876.14M	5.86%	$3.44B	29.32	$16.36B	15.62
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$407.27	$123.79	229.01%	42.87x	34.16x	5.00x	11.26x	1.95x	$368.40M	2.96%	$1.11B	36.30	$12.44B	25.61
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$76.56	$48.85	56.74%	21.09x	16.39x	1.62x	3.72x	0.91x	$70.74M	6.39%	$304.85M	21.08	$1.14B	17.63
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$10.90	$10.10	7.91%	181.67x	26.64x	0.51x	2.75x	0.39x	$14.36M	3.32%	$159.03M	4.01	$484.00M	11.44
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$77.19	$68.78	12.23%	50.45x	20.92x	0.73x	3.34x	0.44x	$576.09M	14.16%	$1.22B	23.13	$3.71B	15.05
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,378.99	$355.86	287.51%	47.67x	37.14x	5.36x	19.81x	2.40x	$1.04B	2.12%	$2.45B	69.27	$47.97B	33.21
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$28.44	$17.61	61.53%	38.43x	23.21x	0.95x	1.87x	0.72x	$34.09M	7.30%	$261.11M	15.91	$718.12M	18.55
AGX	ARGAN INC	$544.65	$83.29	553.92%	54.47x	56.47x	7.94x	16.43x	6.47x	$399.32M	5.32%	$462.26M	33.57	$7.26B	43.53
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$30.12	$12.96	132.41%	22.48x	19.48x	1.50x	4.26x	1.83x	$498.46M	6.34%	$1.85B	7.08	$8.64B	14.40
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$476.47	$153.69	210.03%	27.96x	26.60x	2.71x	9.92x	2.69x	$176.86M	1.87%	$956.95M	48.12	$9.47B	19.07
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$338.82	$118.24	186.55%	35.00x	24.98x	1.78x	5.46x	1.78x	$435.35M	4.42%	$1.86B	63.99	$12.44B	16.42
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$7.14	$0.70	914.92%	79.33x	61.39x	0.92x	1.37x	11.45x	$37.93M	10.42%	$262.65M	5.15	$749.14M	7.31
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$78.05	$30.40	156.75%	23.16x	21.67x	1.40x	4.66x	2.22x	$43.77M	4.84%	$195.66M	16.90	$956.04M	12.92
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$119.88	$59.72	100.74%	27.12x	19.32x	1.18x	4.42x	1.16x	$363.49M	6.95%	$1.18B	27.01	$6.15B	13.06
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$738.31	$219.03	237.08%	26.09x	26.04x	1.94x	8.95x	3.89x	$1.19B	3.63%	$3.67B	82.50	$32.24B	16.79
APG	API GROUP CORP	$40.52	N/A	N/A	-58.72x	23.62x	2.13x	5.13x	N/A	$691.00M	4.10%	$3.41B	8.19	$19.64B	19.82
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$321.74	$88.56	263.30%	62.84x	38.08x	1.75x	7.79x	1.83x	$342.03M	1.37%	$3.26B	41.86	$27.79B	25.43
ACM	AECOM	$84.82	$54.13	56.69%	23.89x	14.13x	0.70x	4.91x	0.84x	$616.18M	5.55%	$2.23B	17.05	$12.93B	12.25
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$143.04	$54.16	164.12%	28.10x	23.54x	1.02x	4.60x	1.86x	$373.00M	4.83%	$1.68B	31.13	$7.99B	15.84
KBR	KBR INC	$36.86	$33.99	8.45%	11.48x	8.94x	0.61x	3.10x	0.77x	$482.00M	10.14%	$1.50B	11.65	$6.99B	7.79
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$549.02	$127.35	331.13%	79.45x	41.52x	2.87x	9.19x	2.11x	$1.62B	1.98%	$8.94B	60.07	$88.12B	34.59
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$65.25	$18.06	261.27%	31.37x	28.18x	5.71x	8.23x	3.32x	$122.34M	3.68%	$390.34M	7.67	$3.07B	19.54
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$46.65	N/A	N/A	-150.48x	16.83x	0.44x	2.11x	N/A	-$437.00M	-6.39%	$3.24B	22.13	$5.77B	288.61
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$11.48	N/A	N/A	-16.88x	43.80x	0.39x	2.35x	N/A	$46.06M	14.16%	$137.56M	4.85	$118.34M	-14.13
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$351.30	$157.08	123.65%	19.08x	18.21x	1.84x	4.27x	2.12x	$698.11M	7.01%	$2.32B	81.75	$12.85B	13.16
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$106.14	$40.54	161.79%	24.97x	21.77x	1.80x	1.97x	2.10x	$175.50M	3.38%	$2.64B	54.02	$6.51B	11.37
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$39.66	$42.82	-7.40%	660.92x	25.14x	1.29x	29.08x	0.32x	-$5.46M	-0.93%	$58.46M	3.95	$1.74B	30.67
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.60	N/A	N/A	-15.66x	N/A	0.76x	1.06x	N/A	-$2.07M	-26.72%	$7.55M	0.58	$3.24M	19.64
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.78x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.60M	0.12	$104.38M	N/A
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$111.12	$29.09	281.93%	50.05x	37.24x	2.03x	6.48x	2.25x	$208.11M	3.36%	$969.15M	17.37	$8.01B	18.95
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$2.72	N/A	N/A	-0.39x	N/A	0.02x	0.12x	N/A	-$5.17M	-1,029.34%	$4.15M	22.50	$10.23M	1,204.85
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$56.46	N/A	N/A	-99.05x	46.61x	1.31x	15.55x	N/A	$219.32M	6.54%	$392.20M	6.61	$6.82B	34.69
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$2.08	N/A	N/A	-54.74x	N/A	0.61x	2.63x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.65M	0.82	$53.16M	N/A
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.57	N/A	N/A	-0.75x	-1.32x	0.60x	1.26x	N/A	-$40.77M	-65.96%	$64.49M	0.59	$49.46M	-0.72
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$6.58	N/A	N/A	-10.97x	74.43x	0.67x	0.67x	N/A	$65.95M	6.40%	$2.18B	13.92	$2.73B	14.80
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$8.00	N/A	N/A	-5.68x	N/A	33.47x	8.94x	N/A	-$8.97M	-7.44%	$19.83M	1.32	$161.74M	-7.73
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$25.50	$15.81	61.30%	30.36x	21.46x	0.70x	1.25x	0.78x	-$436.36M	-32.48%	$1.08B	20.50	$3.13B	13.92
RYM	RYTHM INC	$18.30	N/A	N/A	-1.10x	N/A	2.11x	3.02x	N/A	-$23.54M	-64.50%	$13.02M	6.53	$87.73M	-3.67
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$14.88	$1.43	938.95%	248.00x	N/A	36.56x	103.34x	4.65x	$1.14M	0.42%	$3.11M	0.17	$319.04M	236.06
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.51	N/A	N/A	29.88x	N/A	0.65x	1.53x	N/A	-$8.44M	-26.97%	$20.77M	0.34	$36.34M	12.68
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.67	N/A	N/A	-4.96x	44.98x	0.27x	-2.34x	N/A	-$66.61M	-50.30%	-$56.64M	-1.57	$186.97M	-31.55
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$0.23	N/A	N/A	3.80x	N/A	0.26x	0.49x	N/A	-$7.35M	-206.14%	$7.20M	0.46	$12.90M	4.38
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.51	N/A	N/A	-1.54x	N/A	9.07x	0.58x	N/A	-$15.13M	-233.86%	$12.49M	0.98	$7.25M	-1.88
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$1.30	N/A	N/A	-0.23x	-1.59x	0.09x	-0.50x	N/A	$19.28M	27.46%	-$140.93M	-2.61	$325.23M	-1.71
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$5.68	N/A	N/A	-1.17x	N/A	0.06x	-0.32x	N/A	$121.90M	162.38%	-$240.10M	-18.17	$627.10M	10.23
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$0.84	N/A	N/A	-0.99x	N/A	0.44x	-4.16x	N/A	-$7.84M	-71.90%	-$2.62M	-0.20	$17.72M	-1.72
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$0.46	$2.62	-82.46%	4.60x	N/A	0.24x	1.89x	0.08x	$3.39M	60.00%	$3.46M	0.28	$4.18M	2.77
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.32x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.00M	0.55	$2.90M	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.27	N/A	N/A	-3.86x	N/A	1.78x	1.16x	N/A	-$3.27M	-56.30%	$5.80M	0.27	$3.49M	-2.27
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
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.42x	1.29x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.89M	2.73	$9.50M	N/A
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$17.00	$6.67	154.71%	15.45x	15.11x	1.28x	2.20x	8.26x	$102.07M	8.98%	$517.14M	7.73	$1.58B	9.83

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 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 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 27, which is -5 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. 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 38.94% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -69 percentage points.

2. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) 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 Stantec (NYSE:STN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 7 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

STN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Stantec has seen its stock return 4.3% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -103 percentage points.

Stantec has an average 1 year price target of $175.00, an upside of 102.55% from Stantec's current stock price of $86.40.

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.

3. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) 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 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 12 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 149.64% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 42 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $301.75, an upside of 6.88% from Myr Group's current stock price of $282.32.

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.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 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 1.85%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.79%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.29%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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 30.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 5.44% in the last day, and down -1.84% over the last week. Comfort Systems Usa was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 8.31% yesterday.

Shares of data center-related companies are trading higher amid optimism that that Middle East conflict may be resolved sooner. Also, Fed Chair Powell's remarks that inflation is in check are providing support for risk assets.

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 32 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -133 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 32 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -8.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -116 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 43, which is 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has gained 4.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -103 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

58.82% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 11.45% over the next year.

9.76% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 39.02% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.46% are rated C (Hold), 9.76% 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 43.89x.

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