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Best Engineering & Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top engineering & construction stocks in 2025 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 21st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$7.55B$380.38N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
$3.57B$67.67$75.6711.82%Strong Buy39.91%N/A20.60%5.01%
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
$747.92M$43.40$42.00-3.23%Strong Buy210.90%337.50%5.65%2.61%
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$1.43B$98.69$114.3315.85%Strong Buy3-41.57%79.02%21.61%11.26%
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$8.29B$286.38$300.674.99%Strong Buy96.67%8.98%23.80%10.13%
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
$7.35B$136.12$138.581.81%Strong Buy126.38%10.89%N/AN/A
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$1.10B$94.20$144.0052.87%Strong Buy219.26%42.74%32.49%16.15%
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
$31.17B$696.28$678.60-2.54%Strong Buy57.52%4.19%39.73%14.43%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$10.76B$353.80$351.50-0.65%Buy29.61%7.13%43.75%17.85%
MTZ
MASTEC INC
$16.17B$204.92$231.3512.90%Strong Buy177.89%38.57%N/AN/A
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$29.10B$825.00$867.335.13%Strong Buy3-0.02%-2.24%40.25%15.56%
APG
API GROUP CORP
$14.36B$34.52$36.485.67%Strong Buy74.70%122.83%24.39%9.06%
STN
STANTEC INC
$12.76B$111.90N/AN/AN/AN/A7.57%24.91%24.11%10.52%
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
$3.25B$209.14$196.00-6.28%Buy72.26%40.19%20.97%7.71%
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
$4.53B$103.45$76.00-26.53%Strong Sell1N/A68.04%29.62%10.14%
GLDD
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP
$745.23M$10.96N/AN/AN/AN/A0.11%-4.98%14.02%5.44%
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$182.16M$10.94$21.0091.96%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
KBR
KBR INC
$5.72B$44.37$59.0032.97%Buy64.65%23.73%41.59%9.10%
ACM
AECOM
$17.55B$132.49$135.672.40%Strong Buy9-27.96%14.08%31.88%6.49%
ACA
ARCOSA INC
$4.54B$93.06$120.0028.95%Strong Buy111.10%145.28%9.55%4.75%
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
$8.87B$33.76$41.0021.45%Strong Buy4-10.72%42.55%24.89%9.96%
BLD
TOPBUILD CORP
$12.65B$449.66$415.60-7.57%Strong Buy106.30%0.48%28.03%11.74%
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
$63.68B$427.36$426.67-0.16%Buy159.80%25.84%N/AN/A
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
$19.22B$160.77$166.333.46%Strong Buy68.47%39.38%24.43%8.18%
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$341.72M$8.60$11.5033.72%Strong Buy15.92%8.33%N/AN/A
AGX
ARGAN INC
$3.81B$276.12$261.50-5.29%Buy415.39%10.96%41.77%18.60%
MTRX
MATRIX SERVICE CO
$389.31M$13.87$17.0022.57%Strong Buy111.03%N/A17.90%4.26%
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
$6.50B$116.01$125.678.32%Buy326.89%80.10%26.77%7.85%
SUPX
SUPER X AI TECHNOLOGY LTD
$773.97M$59.64N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
$334.58M$6.50$7.5015.38%Buy2-2.82%-58.82%3.25%0.96%
MSGY
MASONGLORY LTD
$22.62M$1.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MIMI
MINT INC LTD
$161.33M$6.45N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ONEG
ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
$148.67M$11.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OFAL
OFA GROUP
$13.62M$1.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
$3.50B$68.96N/AN/AN/AN/A-5.17%-4.37%24.72%14.30%
MGN
MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD
N/A$1.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LGN
LEGENCE CORP
N/A$32.60$37.2314.19%Strong Buy11N/AN/A39.51%2.75%
SKBL
SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD
$88.20M$2.94N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TIC
ACUREN CORP
$2.46B$12.24$15.3325.27%Buy3N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
$2.09B$39.65$28.00-29.38%Strong Buy76.61%1.17%8.10%1.95%
FLR
FLUOR CORP
$7.71B$47.67$50.205.31%Buy52.68%-69.72%6.93%3.50%
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
$187.44M$1.79$2.3330.34%Hold328.01%N/A-14.80%-6.22%
RYM
RYTHM INC
$78.82M$39.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RITR
REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$108.65M$1.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FGL
FOUNDER GROUP LTD
$5.83M$0.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SLND
SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC
$245.13M$4.53$4.00-11.70%Hold1N/AN/AN/AN/A
VATE
INNOVATE CORP
$70.15M$5.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PHOE
PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD
$476.06M$22.04N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
$6.75M$0.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SHIM
SHIMMICK CORP
$82.36M$2.34N/AN/AN/AN/A-4.73%N/AN/A-0.70%
MAGH
MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD
$56.00M$1.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZDAI
PRIMEGA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$13.75M$0.52N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MSW
MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$27.64M$2.13N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SKK
SKK HOLDINGS LTD
$5.41M$0.35N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 80.46% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 27 percentage points.

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -10 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TPC as a "A".

TPC passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 139.54% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 86 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $75.67, an upside of 11.82% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $67.67.

Tutor Perini stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts 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. Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN)


Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) is the #3 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bowman Consulting Group (NASDAQ:BWMN) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

BWMN passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bowman Consulting Group has seen its stock return 110.37% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 57 percentage points.

Bowman Consulting Group has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, a downside of -3.23% from Bowman Consulting Group's current stock price of $43.40.

Bowman Consulting Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Bowman Consulting Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 13 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)


Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.58%. 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 55.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.58%. 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 22.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)


Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.58%. Energy Services Of America's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Energy Services Of America's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Services Of America's dividend payout ratio of 50% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.59% in the last day, and down -0.54% over the last week. Comfort Systems Usa was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 4.34% yesterday.

Comfort Systems USA shares are trading higher after the company reported Q3 EPS and sales above expectations.

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 32 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -34.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -88 percentage points.

2. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD)


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) 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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stock has dropped -7.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -62 percentage points.

3. Topbuild (NYSE:BLD)


Topbuild (NYSE:BLD) 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.

Topbuild has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Topbuild's stock has gained 21.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -32 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

62.5% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 2.62% over the next year.

18.18% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.73% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.73% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 2.27% 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 44.79x.
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