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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 16th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$353.41M$18.94N/AN/AN/AN/A4.79%28.71%27.55%11.58%
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$664.26M$16.41$17.003.60%Strong Buy47.67%89.48%16.44%5.72%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$24.69B$804.76$942.6717.14%Strong Buy315.01%20.17%66.62%28.47%
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
$7.44B$477.95$365.20-23.59%Strong Buy510.11%17.08%41.89%17.59%
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$14.66B$488.25$585.5019.92%Strong Buy811.30%24.01%39.32%12.06%
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$65.27B$1,854.23$1.91k2.75%Strong Buy515.02%23.82%116.50%47.27%
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
$35.47B$798.10$958.0020.04%Strong Buy57.17%7.24%56.86%23.12%
ECG
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC
$7.93B$155.33$153.50-1.18%Buy89.64%10.06%48.40%18.00%
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
$584.06M$11.59$12.003.54%Hold10.55%-6.50%5.58%1.63%
AGX
ARGAN INC
$10.73B$765.46$523.25-31.64%Buy414.21%9.24%52.35%19.27%
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$14.24B$714.90$700.00-2.08%Hold114.95%9.88%48.75%26.11%
STN
STANTEC INC
$7.92B$69.44$175.00152.02%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
$4.18B$79.53$98.0023.22%Strong Buy110.22%106.85%35.23%8.33%
MTZ
MASTEC INC
$31.31B$396.25$444.0612.07%Strong Buy1713.53%36.73%45.22%14.33%
APG
API GROUP CORP
$17.83B$41.15$54.2031.71%Strong Buy56.35%N/A26.19%10.18%
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
$7.02B$160.39$147.00-8.35%Buy210.54%34.25%34.72%9.48%
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
$7.59B$29.26N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.33%4.70%28.41%12.14%
VATE
INNOVATE CORP
$263.42M$19.31N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
$523.83M$29.92$38.5028.68%Buy216.07%108.47%14.47%6.16%
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
$103.22B$687.87$714.313.84%Strong Buy1615.06%38.54%37.58%13.20%
ACM
AECOM
$9.13B$71.02$110.0054.89%Strong Buy9-13.78%25.54%52.08%9.85%
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
$14.84B$125.69$151.4020.46%Buy5-4.04%43.12%40.97%11.30%
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$1.23B$81.32$117.5044.49%Strong Buy2-38.46%29.50%25.53%15.48%
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
$6.95B$122.87$141.0014.76%Buy410.26%21.65%24.61%7.01%
MTRX
MATRIX SERVICE CO
$390.22M$13.87$17.0022.57%Strong Buy16.52%N/A15.64%3.54%
KBR
KBR INC
$4.23B$33.37$42.0025.86%Buy34.73%11.06%50.12%11.98%
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$968.71M$81.26$97.0019.37%Buy210.53%25.62%32.07%16.70%
FLR
FLUOR CORP
$7.49B$53.64$55.503.47%Strong Buy46.85%20.33%18.52%6.71%
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
$2.95B$60.83$77.5027.40%Buy24.00%9.06%39.49%19.44%
RYM
RYTHM INC
$60.97M$28.37N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CDNL
CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
$3.94B$92.00$71.50-22.28%Strong Buy2N/AN/A130.41%13.97%
LGN
LEGENCE CORP
$8.70B$80.51$89.0010.55%Strong Buy1021.48%N/AN/AN/A
KAZR
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD
$39.25M$3.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
$87.36M$0.61N/AN/AN/AN/A18.40%N/A27.13%11.01%
ONEG
ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
$18.08M$1.13N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SHIM
SHIMMICK CORP
$156.69M$4.27N/AN/AN/AN/A15.63%N/A-25.37%7.59%
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
$1.42B$26.82$42.1757.22%Strong Buy69.29%52.00%12.57%2.88%
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
$5.05B$93.11$144.3655.05%Buy118.13%14.62%24.56%9.82%
TIC
TIC SOLUTIONS INC
$1.83B$8.29$10.0020.63%Hold312.79%N/A1.67%0.82%
SUPX
SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD
$171.15M$7.72N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZDAI
DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$4.04M$2.25N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MAGH
MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
$236.60M$6.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
$7.16M$0.53N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PHOE
PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD
$356.40M$16.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RITR
REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$31.85M$0.51N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SKK
SKK HOLDINGS LTD
$9.09M$4.85N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OFAL
OFA GROUP
$2.66M$0.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SLND
SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC
$42.40M$0.78N/AN/AN/AN/A7.44%N/A-6.87%1.25%
MSGY
MASONGLORY LTD
$6.83M$0.48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MGN
MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD
$2.88M$0.18N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MSW
MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$16.48M$1.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MIMI
MINT INC LTD
$6.88M$2.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BLD
TOPBUILD CORP
$11.98B$425.52$461.868.54%Buy76.85%8.97%28.11%10.07%
FGL
FOUNDER GROUP LTD
$1.17M$1.37N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ACA
ARCOSA INC
$7.09B$144.50$145.000.35%Strong Buy20.81%7.34%12.21%6.47%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Jun 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: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

ESOA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 98.74% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 4 percentage points.

2. Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN)


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

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 3 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

ORN passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orion Group Holdings has seen its stock return 81.13% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -13 percentage points.

Orion Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 3.6% from Orion Group Holdings's current stock price of $16.41.

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.

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

STRL passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sterling Infrastructure has seen its stock return 251.96% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 158 percentage points.

Sterling Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $942.67, an upside of 17.14% from Sterling Infrastructure's current stock price of $804.76.

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 4.04%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.88%. 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 2.01%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.88%. 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 1.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.88%. 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 down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -4.17% in the last day, and down -5.24% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why engineering & construction stocks are down.

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 38 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -31.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -126 percentage points.

2. Stantec (NYSE:STN)


Stantec (NYSE:STN) 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.

Stantec has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stantec's stock has dropped -35.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -130 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 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -36.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -131 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

54.55% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 5.96% over the next year.

12.5% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 40% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 37.5% are rated C (Hold), 7.5% are rated D (Sell), and 2.5% 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 50.02x.
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