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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 A and is the 17th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.92B	$3.99B	$656.86M	$456.11M	$11.39	22.66%	23.58%	71.79%	52.30%
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.64B	$5.95B	$298.39M	$123.91M	$2.36	24.70%	2.66%	N/A	0.17%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$102.18M	$1.52B	$113.80M	-$24.00M	-$1.83	52.38%	14.69%	N/A	N/A
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$15.19B	$3.44B	$679.97M	$431.48M	$14.09	60.83%	22.49%	51.51%	50.58%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.75B	$4.01B	$295.72M	$165.29M	$10.63	16.06%	10.26%	121.92%	18.39%
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.15B	$4.27B	$398.02M	$254.46M	$4.98	30.53%	N/A	53.23%	N/A
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$33.74B	$18.60B	$2.16B	$1.44B	$32.24	18.92%	15.05%	33.33%	40.49%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.86B	$11.87B	-$2.79B	-$2.16B	-$13.00	-3.72%	-5.05%	N/A	N/A
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.34B	$4.89B	$832.21M	$362.27M	$3.18	6.94%	10.81%	11.59%	17.47%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$56.65B	$11.23B	$2.00B	$1.43B	$40.70	46.11%	32.05%	108.61%	57.57%	2026-10-22
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$11.44B	$6.25B	$863.13M	$311.43M	$10.62	29.76%	14.97%	33.08%	37.77%	2026-08-26
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.27B	$741.84M	$75.80M	$65.31M	$4.42	18.09%	15.26%	78.23%	N/A
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$92.73B	$32.91B	$3.06B	$1.33B	$8.87	26.30%	23.11%	35.01%	18.29%
KBR	KBR INC	$4.75B	$7.72B	$890.00M	$424.00M	$3.33	-3.64%	5.74%	20.65%	N/A
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$215.14M	$467.37M	$32.76M	$10.45M	$0.60	21.21%	29.68%	233.33%	-6.22%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$474.20M	$409.82M	$105.51M	$7.37M	$0.14	2.07%	6.18%	-39.13%	N/A	2026-09-03
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$17.74B	$14.22B	$923.14M	$338.43M	$2.86	20.14%	0.27%	-28.68%	-4.07%
ITG	ITG INC	$1.44B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.44B	$5.07B	$690.97M	$435.98M	$1.67	-7.61%	10.52%	106.17%	18.39%
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$20.51B	$16.11B	$1.27B	$494.33M	$6.35	23.46%	17.89%	86.22%	4.40%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$497.39M	$683.77M	$63.87M	$30.22M	$2.58	23.67%	5.28%	-16.77%	68.49%
AGX	ARGAN INC	$6.57B	$1.04B	$191.26M	$161.29M	$11.64	14.47%	17.85%	57.51%	38.92%	2026-09-02
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.60B	$8.44B	$1.05B	-$248.00M	-$0.60	14.09%	18.44%	N/A	N/A
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$301.03M	$845.48M	-$4.62M	-$14.99M	-$0.53	13.88%	4.02%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-02
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.39B	$4.97B	$163.99M	-$164.90M	-$3.78	21.80%	7.80%	N/A	N/A
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$6.09B	$3.75B	$207.91M	-$45.04M	-$0.70	69.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.37B	$632.46M	$166.09M	$111.77M	$2.23	12.84%	7.61%	10.95%	3.92%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.16B	$3.48B	$473.40M	$142.51M	$2.57	41.92%	32.35%	84.89%	35.15%
RYM	RYTHM INC	$50.03M	$51.01M	-$11.24M	-$3.17M	-$10.43	1,863.43%	14.43%	N/A	N/A
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$158.73M	$436.98M	$3.94M	-$16.65M	-$0.46	-15.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.11B	$2.02B	$231.00M	$28.34M	$0.53	8.89%	12.50%	-55.46%	-17.77%
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$35.14M	$50.11M	$9.03M	-$7.53M	-$0.18	8.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$368.51M	$896.50M	$36.65M	$3.60M	$0.09	7.05%	6.36%	-70.00%	-32.87%
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$1.96B	$662.58M	$55.94M	$18.14M	N/A	89.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$452.95M	$7.21M	-$1.15M	-$1.20M	-$0.06	-2.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACM	AECOM	$8.36B	$15.39B	$803.13M	$288.04M	$2.21	-4.24%	2.57%	-52.06%	N/A
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.04B	$7.28B	$317.19M	$139.54M	$2.57	5.12%	15.52%	-42.51%	1.63%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$84.79M	$96.55M	-$35.27M	-$48.32M	-$0.38	-5.92%	57.55%	N/A	N/A
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.03B	$2.05B	$224.65M	-$121.89M	-$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$233.67M	$5.69M	-$90.95M	-$90.86M	-$3.37	187.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.48M	$49.36M	-$12.09M	-$13.21M	-$0.84	-7.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$234.94k	$30.56M	$435.84k	-$2.12M	-$6.84	47.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$5.93M	$20.36M	-$894.52k	-$1.60M	-$0.12	98.43%	36.22%	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.66M	$21.24M	$1.12M	$222.64k	$0.02	53.21%	N/A	-79.17%	N/A
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$14.01M	$8.94M	-$11.68M	-$13.29M	-$4.13	-53.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	$11.84M	-$954.43k	-$1.31M	-$0.04	-14.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$25.45M	$2.29M	-$10.03M	-$10.31M	-$4.15	-29.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$4.58M	$23.56M	-$7.59M	-$8.00M	-$4.48	1.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$17.30M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.13B	$2.74B	$845.20M	$491.40M	$10.00	9.72%	7.59%	431.91%	44.09%
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$17.52M	$14.63M	-$5.26M	-$5.76M	-$0.44	-56.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.68M	$12.95M	-$750.00k	-$2.92M	-$1.60	16.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$41.43M	$603.01M	-$292.45M	-$404.30M	-$7.46	-32.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$737.28M	$527.60M	$34.47M	$6.88M	$0.42	14.16%	32.34%	-34.38%	N/A
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.18M	$28.30M	-$15.38M	-$19.51M	-$0.32	-41.73%	24.70%	N/A	N/A

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

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

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 68, which is 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

IESC passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 83.13% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 48 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $350.00, an upside of 7.98% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $324.12.

Ies Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ies Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

TPC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 50.92% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 16 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 18.89% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $88.32.

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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 -8 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VATE as a "A".

VATE passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Innovate has seen its stock return 46.29% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 12 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 10.41%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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 1.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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 1.75%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.32%. 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 down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -2.92% in the last day, and down -12.54% 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 26 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -26.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -61 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 57, which is 40 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -64.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -99 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 -17 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 17. 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 46.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 12 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 33.84% over the next year.

12.5% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.5% are rated C (Hold), 10% 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. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

3. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

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