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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 24th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$12.78B	$425.72	$612.00	43.76%	Strong Buy	7	11.30%	24.04%	39.24%	12.04%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$6.53B	$419.34	$365.20	-12.91%	Strong Buy	5	10.08%	16.71%	41.89%	17.59%
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$314.23M	$16.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.79%	27.88%	27.55%	11.58%
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$555.78M	$13.73	$18.25	32.92%	Strong Buy	4	8.62%	65.48%	23.06%	8.03%
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.98B	$136.68	$153.50	12.31%	Buy	8	9.64%	10.06%	48.40%	18.00%
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$20.94B	$682.29	$942.67	38.16%	Strong Buy	3	16.01%	20.37%	66.62%	28.47%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$61.82B	$1,756.09	$1.95k	10.90%	Strong Buy	6	16.00%	24.42%	116.50%	47.27%
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$34.74B	$781.78	$958.00	22.54%	Strong Buy	5	7.17%	7.24%	56.86%	23.12%
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.46B	$625.54	$700.00	11.90%	Hold	1	14.95%	9.88%	48.75%	26.11%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$547.78M	$10.87	$12.00	10.40%	Hold	1	3.69%	14.14%	5.58%	1.63%
STN	STANTEC INC	$7.90B	$69.25	$175.00	152.71%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGX	ARGAN INC	$8.84B	$630.32	$523.25	-16.99%	Buy	4	15.50%	10.46%	58.59%	21.56%
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$29.47B	$372.89	$448.41	20.25%	Strong Buy	17	13.58%	36.63%	45.22%	14.33%
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.92B	$41.36	$54.20	31.04%	Strong Buy	5	6.69%	N/A	25.89%	10.07%
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.99B	$75.89	$98.00	29.13%	Strong Buy	1	10.22%	106.85%	35.23%	8.33%
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$98.82B	$658.56	$737.88	12.04%	Strong Buy	16	15.04%	38.56%	37.79%	13.28%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$135.46M	$9.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.36B	$122.46	$154.50	26.16%	Sell	2	10.89%	34.91%	34.72%	9.48%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$488.82M	$27.92	$38.50	37.89%	Buy	2	16.07%	45.24%	12.38%	5.27%
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.09B	$72.08	$110.00	52.61%	Buy	1	-38.46%	29.76%	25.53%	15.48%
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.04B	$30.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.33%	4.70%	28.41%	12.14%
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$14.86B	$125.83	$151.00	20.00%	Buy	6	-4.04%	43.12%	40.97%	11.30%
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$351.39M	$12.49	$17.00	36.11%	Strong Buy	1	6.68%	N/A	15.64%	3.54%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$900.88M	$75.57	$97.00	28.36%	Buy	2	10.53%	28.56%	32.07%	16.70%
ACM	AECOM	$8.77B	$68.25	$109.22	60.03%	Strong Buy	9	-13.78%	25.55%	52.08%	9.85%
KBR	KBR INC	$4.50B	$35.47	$42.00	18.41%	Buy	3	4.75%	11.06%	50.12%	11.98%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$5.36B	$94.89	$135.00	42.27%	Buy	4	10.26%	21.65%	24.61%	7.01%
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.01B	$62.10	$77.50	24.80%	Buy	2	4.00%	9.06%	39.49%	19.44%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.09B	$50.74	$57.25	12.83%	Strong Buy	4	6.85%	19.94%	18.52%	6.71%
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$2.92B	$68.14	$71.50	4.93%	Strong Buy	2	N/A	N/A	133.93%	14.35%
ITG	ITG INC	N/A	$13.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RYM	RYTHM INC	$46.12M	$21.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$7.96B	$73.66	$93.10	26.39%	Strong Buy	10	21.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$36.77M	$2.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$18.24M	$1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$81.90M	$0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16.60%	N/A	27.13%	11.01%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$138.35M	$3.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15.63%	N/A	-25.37%	7.59%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$466.56M	$21.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.32B	$24.94	$42.17	69.07%	Strong Buy	6	9.29%	49.99%	12.57%	2.88%
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.70B	$86.60	$135.27	56.20%	Buy	11	6.85%	13.63%	22.07%	8.82%
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.67B	$7.53	$10.00	32.80%	Hold	3	13.01%	N/A	1.78%	0.88%
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$174.26M	$7.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$16.61M	$0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$21.02M	$1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.87M	$4.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$36.65M	$0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.56%	N/A	-6.87%	1.25%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$2.45M	$0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$6.76M	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$5.38M	$2.15	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
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.50M	$1.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$7.49M	$0.56	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.89M	$0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.12B	$145.00	$145.00	0.00%	Strong Buy	2	0.81%	8.07%	12.21%	6.47%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$1.15M	$1.35	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 Jul 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. Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY)

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) 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 Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

DY passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dycom Industries has seen its stock return 70.1% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -4 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $612.00, an upside of 43.76% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $425.72.

Dycom Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Dycom Industries, 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. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) 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 Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

MYRG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 129.76% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 56 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $365.20, a downside of -12.91% from Myr Group's current stock price of $419.34.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Myr Group, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) 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 Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ESOA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 70.27% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -4 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 7.85%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.15%. 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 1.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.15%. 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 1.86%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.15%. 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 -2.12% in the last day, and down -4.45% 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 43, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -24.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -99 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 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 -40.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -115 percentage points.

3. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) 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.

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 -37.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -111 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

53.13% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 17.54% over the next year.

9.52% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.71% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.24% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% 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 47.33x.

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