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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.

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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated B and is the 32nd 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
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$319.55	$55.36	477.21%	28.06x	31.82x	3.19x	10.40x	82.06x	$229.16M	1.80%	$1.22B	30.72	$12.73B	19.39
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$84.51	$55.50	52.26%	35.81x	15.48x	0.75x	3.51x	0.58x	$630.18M	14.18%	$1.27B	24.07	$3.89B	13.05
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$7.24	N/A	N/A	-3.96x	N/A	0.06x	-0.41x	N/A	$106.30M	109.78%	-$243.20M	-18.18	$626.97M	5.51
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$271.75	$109.89	147.30%	25.56x	21.99x	1.06x	5.61x	1.39x	$200.20M	4.73%	$754.42M	48.43	$4.16B	14.07
STN	STANTEC INC	$70.43	$27.39	157.11%	22.16x	N/A	1.64x	3.25x	1.74x	$477.91M	5.97%	$2.43B	21.44	$9.62B	11.56
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$111.24	$39.38	182.49%	22.34x	20.78x	1.33x	7.35x	2.15x	$260.53M	4.58%	$773.20M	15.14	$5.87B	14.74
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$81.54	$40.49	101.38%	18.45x	15.64x	1.65x	3.54x	1.27x	$62.40M	5.09%	$350.47M	23.30	$1.29B	17.05
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$11.20	$6.49	72.63%	18.67x	16.89x	0.45x	2.49x	0.93x	$6.33M	3.04%	$84.08M	4.52	$243.01M	7.42
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$472.87	$161.76	192.33%	33.56x	25.55x	4.22x	10.66x	1.51x	$488.21M	3.36%	$1.36B	44.23	$14.34B	21.08
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$10.29	$1.41	629.83%	64.31x	59.34x	1.23x	1.94x	4.81x	$23.01M	4.43%	$267.85M	5.31	$917.68M	8.58
AGX	ARGAN INC	$392.56	$86.30	354.89%	30.50x	32.41x	4.63x	10.87x	4.75x	$534.18M	9.70%	$506.84M	36.13	$5.14B	22.90
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$53.51	N/A	N/A	-4.12x	19.61x	0.60x	2.66x	N/A	-$392.00M	-5.48%	$2.69B	20.08	$5.31B	-1.91
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$749.70	$252.06	197.42%	23.25x	22.61x	1.78x	8.11x	2.30x	$1.18B	3.55%	$4.08B	92.47	$32.69B	15.14
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$286.83	$134.18	113.76%	25.86x	16.40x	1.25x	4.19x	1.07x	$485.34M	5.62%	$2.06B	68.61	$11.36B	11.74
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$1,582.80	$471.74	235.53%	38.89x	31.98x	4.97x	17.31x	1.73x	$2.16B	3.88%	$3.22B	91.35	$54.18B	27.06
KBR	KBR INC	$36.80	$22.14	66.19%	11.05x	9.12x	0.60x	2.84x	1.77x	$347.00M	7.48%	$1.64B	12.98	$7.13B	8.01
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$622.02	$142.35	336.98%	70.13x	37.04x	2.84x	9.70x	1.88x	$2.39B	2.56%	$9.64B	64.16	$99.61B	32.59
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$51.18	$26.14	95.78%	19.84x	15.73x	0.89x	3.00x	1.12x	$51.94M	8.51%	$203.15M	17.04	$652.31M	10.21
ITG	ITG INC	$12.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	22.90x	N/A	46.27x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$34.38M	0.22	$2.46B	N/A
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$36.71	$10.53	248.66%	21.98x	22.83x	1.87x	5.08x	4.31x	$548.25M	5.79%	$1.85B	7.17	$10.19B	14.75
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$144.07	$56.53	154.85%	50.37x	19.56x	1.19x	5.17x	1.02x	$649.05M	3.85%	$3.26B	27.89	$19.74B	21.39
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$114.41	N/A	N/A	-30.27x	16.00x	1.01x	6.65x	N/A	$507.45M	10.14%	$752.75M	17.21	$5.83B	35.53
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$52.78	N/A	N/A	-75.40x	36.53x	1.07x	9.50x	N/A	$323.63M	8.06%	$600.46M	7.90	$6.61B	31.78
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$3.43	N/A	N/A	-7.46x	67.25x	0.32x	-2.82x	N/A	-$46.78M	-33.00%	-$50.32M	-1.22	$206.75M	52.42
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$227.70	$100.64	126.26%	35.86x	24.19x	1.10x	5.26x	0.98x	$294.81M	1.66%	$3.48B	44.53	$21.21B	16.67
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$69.19	$16.12	329.19%	31.03x	29.40x	5.33x	11.40x	3.81x	$108.56M	3.22%	$288.62M	5.92	$3.30B	19.89
RYM	RYTHM INC	$21.98	N/A	N/A	-2.11x	N/A	0.93x	1.23x	N/A	$1.30M	2.74%	$39.09M	18.13	$86.61M	-7.71
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$10.00	N/A	N/A	-111.11x	16.90x	0.32x	1.99x	N/A	$3.37M	1.19%	$141.86M	5.01	$54.41M	7.94
APG	API GROUP CORP	$37.12	N/A	N/A	-61.87x	21.33x	1.90x	4.56x	N/A	$698.00M	4.34%	$3.52B	8.12	$19.03B	18.06
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$96.91	$25.65	277.80%	37.71x	31.25x	1.56x	5.28x	2.19x	$206.48M	3.81%	$1.04B	18.62	$7.30B	15.41
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$1.99	N/A	N/A	-10.82x	N/A	1.63x	0.44x	N/A	-$3.05M	-3.72%	$79.62M	1.95	$15.84M	1.75
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$33.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.81x	0.79x	6.50x	N/A	-$10.96M	-2.10%	$245.06M	15.72	$1.48B	26.47
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$9.01	$3.08	192.72%	100.11x	35.68x	0.41x	2.22x	1.03x	$6.22M	1.71%	$164.46M	4.06	$509.42M	13.90
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$0.98	N/A	N/A	-0.24x	N/A	1.06x	4.00x	N/A	-$1.06M	-43.67%	$3.28M	1.32	$13.24M	-1.32
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$4.99	N/A	N/A	-0.01x	N/A	0.00x	0.01x	N/A	-$10.26M	-65,775.51%	$7.66M	2,448.80	$12.19M	27.97
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$18.63	N/A	N/A	-310.50x	N/A	55.61x	65.34x	N/A	-$5.73M	-1.43%	$6.16M	0.29	$401.58M	-349.09
ACM	AECOM	$64.60	$45.14	43.13%	29.23x	16.07x	0.54x	3.79x	0.57x	$203.75M	2.45%	$2.19B	17.06	$10.50B	13.08
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$22.68	$12.77	77.67%	42.79x	19.79x	0.59x	0.97x	0.67x	-$464.73M	-38.67%	$1.24B	23.34	$3.00B	12.98
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$0.54	N/A	N/A	-1.41x	-2.38x	0.80x	1.62x	N/A	-$12.86M	-16.64%	$47.79M	0.33	$47.39M	-1.34
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.59x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.40M	0.42	$14.24M	N/A
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$74.17	$41.33	79.46%	28.86x	33.50x	0.55x	2.49x	0.77x	$118.39M	2.96%	$1.61B	29.75	$4.89B	15.40
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$9.43	N/A	N/A	-11.09x	-31.64x	1.00x	0.98x	N/A	$28.50M	1.39%	$2.10B	9.65	$3.40B	15.13
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$7.94	N/A	N/A	-2.36x	N/A	43.39x	0.85x	N/A	-$47.08M	-19.02%	$206.52M	6.62	-$9.21M	0.10
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$0.38	N/A	N/A	-3.23x	N/A	0.25x	0.50x	N/A	-$3.30M	-64.57%	$10.19M	0.76	$1.05M	-1.18
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$42.43	$10.52	303.45%	101.02x	55.34x	1.32x	2.87x	1.51x	$13.38M	1.92%	$256.49M	15.61	$1.01B	29.29
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.24	N/A	N/A	-2.82x	N/A	1.10x	-3.37x	N/A	$783.14k	4.84%	-$4.78M	-0.37	$21.61M	-4.11
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$1.03	N/A	N/A	-1.23x	N/A	0.33x	58.23x	N/A	$1.29M	7.96%	$283.00k	0.02	$38.22M	-3.16
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$6.76	N/A	N/A	-193.14x	N/A	20.00x	51.00x	N/A	-$3.61M	-1.52%	$4.64M	0.13	$237.04M	-248.36
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$0.18	N/A	N/A	11.80x	N/A	0.13x	0.24x	N/A	-$2.43M	-89.27%	$12.23M	0.80	$2.94M	2.63
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$0.58	N/A	N/A	-0.08x	-0.27x	0.05x	-0.12x	N/A	-$146.95M	-465.46%	-$253.53M	-4.67	$253.95M	-0.87
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.08	N/A	N/A	-0.26x	N/A	0.18x	0.53x	N/A	-$9.92M	-197.56%	$9.57M	0.16	$38.23M	-2.49
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$4.36	N/A	N/A	-2.73x	N/A	0.63x	1.13x	N/A	-$4.96M	-60.71%	$7.24M	3.86	$19.27M	-25.69
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$145.15	N/A	N/A	14.52x	33.68x	2.60x	2.39x	N/A	$124.40M	1.75%	$2.98B	60.76	$8.13B	9.62
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$2.04	N/A	N/A	-0.46x	N/A	0.16x	0.52x	N/A	-$5.79M	-158.09%	$8.36M	4.66	$4.01M	-0.53
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$1.53	N/A	N/A	-0.37x	N/A	0.55x	0.94x	N/A	-$1.29M	-26.36%	$13.55M	4.21	$15.28M	-1.31

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. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 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 65, which is 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 72.85% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 135 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 37.69% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $319.55.

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 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 15 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

TPC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 31.59% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 94 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 24.25% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $84.51.

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. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 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 -9 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE as a "B".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 52.42% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 115 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 10.77%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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 1.84%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.78%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.33%. 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.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -4.86% in the last day, and down -4.57% over the last week. Ies Holdings was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -7.57% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower after AI executives from firms including Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceXAI signaled that the industry's growth may have to be slowed, which may lead to curtailed demand for providers of electrical equipment and services, HVAC systems, and power generation capacity.

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 -24.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 38 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 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -50.51% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 12 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 -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 52.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 115 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

51.52% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 42.52% over the next year.

4.65% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.56% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.16% 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 33.16x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

2. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

3. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

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