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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 35th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$12.84B$322.16$440.0036.58%Strong Buy123.81%0.38%42.54%22.88%
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
$4.47B$85.00$105.0023.53%Strong Buy19.75%68.72%35.22%8.32%
VATE
INNOVATE CORP
$111.32M$8.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$1.22B$79.95$120.0050.09%Buy2-41.59%17.92%23.58%13.02%
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$200.96M$10.77N/AN/AN/AN/A3.43%22.18%26.71%10.23%
ECG
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC
$5.92B$115.97$166.1443.26%Buy79.90%10.39%43.02%16.17%
STN
STANTEC INC
$7.76B$69.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
$4.35B$279.28$445.3359.46%Buy413.15%18.40%42.54%19.19%
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
$491.84M$9.76$12.0022.95%Hold11.81%14.85%6.91%2.04%
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
$33.09B$750.09$1.10k47.18%Strong Buy310.24%10.09%53.50%21.49%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$15.87B$518.68$786.5051.63%Strong Buy413.29%22.16%58.20%24.73%
AGX
ARGAN INC
$5.47B$389.85$485.2524.47%Buy411.37%6.42%54.57%19.74%
FLR
FLUOR CORP
$7.34B$54.90$64.0016.58%Buy518.41%N/A18.96%6.76%
KBR
KBR INC
$4.48B$35.54$42.5019.58%Buy45.33%6.24%48.25%11.84%
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$58.12B$1,651.37$2.13k29.14%Strong Buy617.19%22.53%101.91%38.63%
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
$9.14B$35.69$43.0020.50%Buy1-2.25%5.10%28.20%11.90%
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
$16.78B$143.40$154.007.39%Buy7-5.49%49.48%40.12%11.15%
ITG
ITG INC
$1.57B$12.65$17.2536.36%Strong Buy8N/AN/A420.59%13.53%
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
$95.73B$636.71$806.1426.61%Strong Buy1416.47%37.22%35.53%12.10%
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$617.00M$51.74$77.0048.82%Buy317.00%19.69%24.52%12.33%
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$8.80B$291.80$541.2985.50%Strong Buy78.45%24.21%36.58%11.54%
MTZ
MASTEC INC
$17.22B$214.38$424.2597.90%Strong Buy1616.02%36.56%43.74%13.92%
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
$5.08B$115.97$149.5028.91%Sell28.77%N/A51.50%8.11%
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
$3.25B$68.30$81.0018.59%Buy23.19%9.06%48.06%21.25%
SHIM
SHIMMICK CORP
$138.06M$3.34N/AN/AN/AN/A16.66%N/A-32.68%7.31%
APG
API GROUP CORP
$16.16B$37.39$54.4045.49%Strong Buy57.52%N/A27.37%9.67%
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
$5.35B$94.33$139.0047.36%Strong Buy48.18%17.22%23.25%6.70%
LGN
LEGENCE CORP
$6.03B$55.80$99.5078.32%Strong Buy1217.33%N/AN/AN/A
MTRX
MATRIX SERVICE CO
$279.24M$9.87N/AN/AN/AN/A4.74%N/A15.46%3.64%
RYM
RYTHM INC
$48.83M$22.41N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CDNL
CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
$1.47B$30.87$61.0097.60%Strong Buy236.96%N/A45.05%10.88%
KAZR
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD
$38.98M$2.23N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$366.48M$9.05$19.50115.47%Strong Buy29.75%97.06%23.38%7.75%
MIMI
MINT INC LTD
$10.94M$0.82N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FGL
FOUNDER GROUP LTD
$39.30k$4.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PHOE
PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD
$421.20M$19.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ACM
AECOM
$7.98B$61.99$78.7126.98%Strong Buy7-16.90%51.64%53.99%9.85%
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
$1.26B$23.75$40.4070.11%Buy510.66%63.72%10.84%2.77%
OFAL
OFA GROUP
$14.13M$0.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
$86.82M$0.60$2.50317.36%Buy111.15%N/A30.93%12.08%
TIC
TIC SOLUTIONS INC
$1.98B$9.06$11.7529.69%Buy25.71%N/A-0.37%-0.18%
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
$4.15B$77.13$117.0051.69%Buy127.71%37.33%22.96%7.95%
SUPX
SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD
$162.06M$7.31N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MSGY
MASONGLORY LTD
$4.41M$2.08N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MAGH
MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
$236.60M$6.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MGN
MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD
$1.59M$3.91N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
$5.28M$0.39N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ACA
ARCOSA INC
$7.16B$145.84$145.00-0.58%Strong Buy22.27%-30.77%8.38%4.71%
SLND
SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC
$31.74M$0.58N/AN/AN/AN/A9.24%N/A-4.60%1.49%
SKK
SKK HOLDINGS LTD
$7.65M$4.08N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PMA
PMA GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$15.83M$1.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
$736.07M$42.46$43.001.27%Sell215.80%82.55%11.80%4.88%
ONEG
ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
$16.32M$1.02N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZDAI
DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$13.34M$1.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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 54 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: C, 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 70.68% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 131 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 36.58% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $322.16.

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 54 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: C, 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 28.36% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 89 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 23.53% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $85.00.

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 54 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: D.

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 73.99% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 134 percentage points.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 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 9.56%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.3%. 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 1.92%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.3%. 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. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.3%. 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 2.44% in the last day, and down -3% over the last week.

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

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 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -28.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 32 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 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -49.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 11 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 -23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 23. 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 73.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 134 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

48.48% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 39.63% over the next year.

4.65% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.23% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.16% are rated C (Hold), 13.95% 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 33.9x.
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