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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 Forecast

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 27th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$5.21B	$99.11	$105.00	5.94%	Strong Buy	1	7.75%	65.63%	34.85%	8.23%
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$15.20B	$762.71	$700.00	-8.22%	Hold	1	9.74%	0.29%	42.54%	22.88%
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$16.73B	$547.06	$815.33	49.04%	Strong Buy	3	11.66%	20.96%	58.20%	24.73%
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$292.02M	$15.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.60%	27.88%	27.55%	11.58%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$5.25B	$337.42	$365.20	8.23%	Strong Buy	5	9.89%	15.12%	39.02%	17.60%
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$36.03B	$816.90	$1.00k	22.66%	Strong Buy	5	6.32%	4.76%	53.50%	21.49%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$59.64B	$1,694.55	$2.14k	26.23%	Strong Buy	5	17.39%	21.32%	101.91%	38.63%
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$12.25B	$407.99	$612.00	50.00%	Strong Buy	7	11.63%	24.04%	39.23%	12.03%
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.99B	$136.89	$165.00	20.53%	Buy	7	7.38%	5.88%	43.02%	16.17%
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$101.01B	$671.86	$781.73	16.35%	Strong Buy	15	12.22%	30.45%	35.53%	12.10%
KBR	KBR INC	$4.80B	$38.04	$41.25	8.44%	Buy	4	4.60%	7.80%	48.25%	11.84%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$491.34M	$9.75	$12.00	23.08%	Hold	1	2.96%	22.78%	7.05%	2.06%
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.07B	$35.44	$43.00	21.33%	Buy	1	-2.49%	4.90%	28.20%	11.90%
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.39B	$73.51	$175.00	138.06%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGX	ARGAN INC	$8.37B	$597.33	$523.25	-12.40%	Buy	4	15.50%	10.46%	58.59%	21.56%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$165.20M	$12.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$21.88B	$272.46	$421.67	54.76%	Strong Buy	18	14.20%	34.05%	43.74%	13.92%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$580.75M	$48.70	$90.00	84.80%	Hold	1	7.97%	35.12%	31.01%	15.59%
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.98B	$145.07	$151.83	4.66%	Buy	6	-6.07%	49.12%	40.12%	11.15%
APG	API GROUP CORP	$18.03B	$41.72	$54.17	29.83%	Strong Buy	6	5.84%	N/A	25.79%	9.12%
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$335.07M	$11.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.65%	N/A	15.64%	3.54%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$476.74M	$27.23	$38.50	41.39%	Buy	2	14.01%	43.13%	13.43%	5.71%
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.31B	$86.24	$110.00	27.55%	Buy	1	-43.24%	13.62%	22.79%	12.58%
ACM	AECOM	$9.75B	$75.84	$106.25	40.10%	Strong Buy	8	-13.80%	25.49%	52.08%	9.85%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.62B	$57.00	$57.25	0.44%	Strong Buy	4	15.69%	N/A	18.96%	6.76%
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.62B	$128.32	$149.50	16.51%	Sell	2	6.99%	N/A	45.63%	7.19%
ITG	ITG INC	N/A	$13.61	$17.25	26.75%	Strong Buy	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.18B	$66.79	$81.00	21.28%	Buy	2	1.97%	7.09%	45.37%	20.06%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.80B	$119.74	$140.00	16.92%	Strong Buy	4	7.88%	17.16%	23.25%	6.70%
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$417.51M	$10.31	$18.25	77.01%	Strong Buy	4	7.56%	117.11%	23.38%	7.75%
RYM	RYTHM INC	$49.03M	$22.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$2.74B	$64.00	$71.50	11.72%	Strong Buy	2	N/A	N/A	132.27%	14.17%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.36B	$25.65	$42.86	67.08%	Strong Buy	7	8.43%	55.38%	10.84%	2.77%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$6.95B	$64.34	$96.80	50.45%	Strong Buy	10	21.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$30.09M	$2.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$87.93M	$0.61	$2.50	308.50%	Buy	1	16.60%	N/A	27.13%	11.01%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$417.96M	$19.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$162.20M	$4.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15.63%	N/A	-25.37%	7.59%
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.45B	$82.63	$125.18	51.50%	Buy	11	8.14%	40.34%	22.96%	7.95%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$5.10M	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$147.43M	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.20B	$10.06	$10.00	-0.60%	Hold	3	5.31%	N/A	1.79%	0.87%
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$4.58M	$0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$3.33M	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.48M	$1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	$6.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.11B	$144.84	$145.00	0.11%	Strong Buy	2	2.24%	-27.18%	10.86%	6.11%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.30M	$1.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.69M	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$31.45M	$0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.88%	N/A	-6.87%	1.25%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$725.31k	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$5.68M	$0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$9.00M	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$16.87M	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$10.37M	$0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 38, which is 8 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

TPC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 79.97% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 26 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 5.94% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $99.11.

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: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

IESC passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 127.2% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 73 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $700.00, a downside of -8.22% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $762.71.

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. Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL)

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) 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 Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

STRL passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sterling Infrastructure has seen its stock return 82.57% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 29 percentage points.

Sterling Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $815.33, an upside of 49.04% from Sterling Infrastructure's current stock price of $547.06.

Sterling Infrastructure stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sterling Infrastructure, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 6.44%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. 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. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. 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 54.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. 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 1.29% in the last day, and up 1.23% over the last week. Innovate was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 63.43% yesterday.

INNOVATE shares are trading higher after the company reported a year-over-year increase in its Q2 financial results.

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 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -23.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -78 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Limbach Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -57.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -112 percentage points.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -36.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -90 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 21.98% over the next year.

9.52% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 11.9% 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 38.4x.

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