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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 34th 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
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.38B	$5.95B	$298.39M	$123.91M	$2.36	24.70%	2.66%	N/A	0.17%	2026-11-04
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$11.86B	$3.99B	$656.86M	$456.11M	$11.39	22.66%	23.58%	71.79%	52.30%	2026-11-20
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$98.49M	$1.52B	$113.80M	-$24.00M	-$1.83	52.38%	14.69%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-11
KBR	KBR INC	$4.46B	$7.72B	$890.00M	$424.00M	$3.33	-3.64%	5.74%	20.65%	N/A	2026-10-29
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.14B	$741.84M	$75.80M	$65.31M	$4.42	18.09%	15.26%	78.23%	N/A	2026-11-05
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$34.82B	$18.60B	$2.16B	$1.44B	$32.24	18.92%	15.05%	33.33%	40.49%	2026-10-29
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.85B	$4.01B	$295.72M	$165.29M	$10.63	16.06%	10.26%	121.92%	18.39%	2026-11-04
STN	STANTEC INC	$7.52B	$4.89B	$832.21M	$362.27M	$3.18	6.94%	10.81%	11.59%	17.47%	2026-11-12
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.25B	$4.27B	$398.02M	$254.46M	$4.98	30.53%	N/A	53.23%	N/A	2026-11-03
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$194.06M	$467.37M	$32.76M	$10.45M	$0.60	21.21%	29.68%	233.33%	-6.22%
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$60.38B	$11.23B	$2.00B	$1.43B	$40.70	46.11%	32.05%	108.61%	57.57%	2026-10-22
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$471.68M	$422.91M	$106.96M	$8.60M	$0.16	6.91%	6.60%	-5.88%	N/A
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$15.69B	$3.44B	$679.97M	$431.48M	$14.09	60.83%	22.49%	51.51%	50.58%	2026-11-02
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.78B	$11.87B	-$2.79B	-$2.16B	-$13.00	-3.72%	-5.05%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-06
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.54B	$5.07B	$690.97M	$435.98M	$1.67	-7.61%	10.52%	106.17%	18.39%	2026-11-11
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$611.28M	$683.77M	$63.87M	$30.22M	$2.58	23.67%	5.28%	-16.77%	68.49%	2026-11-03
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$8.12B	$6.88B	$967.66M	$329.58M	$11.09	37.79%	17.47%	23.22%	48.22%	2026-11-18
AGX	ARGAN INC	$5.51B	$1.19B	$224.55M	$179.31M	$12.87	29.02%	18.71%	49.65%	36.56%	2026-12-03
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$106.13B	$32.91B	$3.06B	$1.33B	$8.87	26.30%	23.11%	35.01%	18.29%	2026-10-29
ITG	ITG INC	$939.87M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-11
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.29B	$14.22B	$923.14M	$338.43M	$2.86	20.14%	0.27%	-28.68%	-4.07%	2026-11-19
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.42B	$8.44B	$1.05B	-$248.00M	-$0.60	14.09%	18.44%	N/A	N/A	2026-10-29
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$1.00B	$662.58M	$55.94M	$18.14M	N/A	89.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-10
RYM	RYTHM INC	$45.98M	$51.01M	-$11.24M	-$3.17M	-$10.43	1,863.43%	14.43%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-06
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.32B	$632.46M	$166.09M	$111.77M	$2.23	12.84%	7.61%	10.95%	3.92%	2026-10-29
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$129.38M	$436.98M	$3.94M	-$16.65M	-$0.46	-15.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-12
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$4.92B	$4.97B	$163.99M	-$164.90M	-$3.78	21.80%	7.80%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-05
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$17.08B	$16.11B	$1.27B	$494.33M	$6.35	23.46%	17.89%	86.22%	4.40%	2026-10-29
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.57B	$3.75B	$207.91M	-$45.04M	-$0.70	69.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-12
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$297.91M	$873.63M	$6.85M	-$2.58M	-$0.09	13.56%	5.34%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-04
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$37.76M	$50.11M	$9.03M	-$7.53M	-$0.18	8.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$4.93B	$3.48B	$473.40M	$142.51M	$2.57	41.92%	32.35%	84.89%	35.15%	2026-11-19
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$370.53M	$896.50M	$36.65M	$3.60M	$0.09	7.05%	6.36%	-70.00%	-32.87%	2026-10-27
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$11.77M	$2.29M	-$10.03M	-$10.31M	-$4.15	-29.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$39.98k	$30.56M	$435.84k	-$2.12M	-$683.54	47.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACM	AECOM	$7.63B	$15.39B	$803.13M	$288.04M	$2.21	-4.24%	2.57%	-52.06%	N/A	2026-11-17
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$378.22M	$7.21M	-$1.15M	-$1.20M	-$0.06	-2.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.13B	$2.02B	$231.00M	$28.34M	$0.53	8.89%	12.50%	-55.46%	-17.77%	2026-11-02
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$13.09M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.50B	$7.28B	$317.19M	$139.54M	$2.57	5.12%	15.52%	-42.51%	1.63%	2026-11-02
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.94B	$2.05B	$224.65M	-$121.89M	-$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-11
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$155.41M	$5.69M	-$90.95M	-$90.86M	-$3.37	187.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$4.53M	$20.27M	-$273.44k	-$1.67M	-$2.09	89.97%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$11.41M	$8.94M	-$11.68M	-$13.29M	-$4.13	-53.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-16
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	$14.93M	-$1.47M	-$1.83M	-$0.06	27.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$740.23M	$527.60M	$34.47M	$6.88M	$0.42	14.16%	32.34%	-34.38%	N/A	2026-11-04
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$42.57M	$603.01M	-$292.45M	-$404.30M	-$7.46	-32.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-11
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$4.70M	$20.31M	-$892.41k	-$1.60M	-$1.18	97.66%	36.14%	N/A	N/A
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$10.22M	$12.95M	-$750.00k	-$2.92M	-$1.60	16.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMA	PMA GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$16.48M	$14.63M	-$5.26M	-$5.76M	-$0.44	-56.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$67.40M	$96.55M	-$35.27M	-$48.32M	-$0.38	-5.92%	57.55%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-05
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.23B	$2.74B	$845.20M	$491.40M	$10.00	9.72%	7.59%	431.91%	44.09%	2026-10-29
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$7.69M	$23.56M	-$7.59M	-$8.00M	-$4.48	1.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$15.87M	$49.36M	-$12.09M	-$13.21M	-$0.84	-7.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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 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 50, which is 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

TPC passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 35% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 63 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 25.96% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $83.36.

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.

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 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 68, which is 36 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 50.31% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 79 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 47.89% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $297.52.

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.

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 76.1% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 105 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 10.8%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.38%. 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. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.87%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.38%. 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.

3. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.76%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 1.38%. 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 54.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 0.18% in the last day, and down -0.71% over the last week. Ofa Group was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 33.5% yesterday.

OFA Group shares are trading higher after the company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, OFA Japan Asset Management has completed the acquisition and title registration of the former Tokawaen property in Choshi, Japan.

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 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -21.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 7 percentage points.

2. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) 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.

Innovate has a valuation score of 0, which is -25 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. 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 76.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 105 percentage points.

3. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) 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.

Limbach Holdings 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.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -46.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -18 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

50% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 37.73% over the next year.

4.65% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.88% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.84% are rated C (Hold), 9.3% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% 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 37.16x.

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