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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

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated B and is the 33rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.52B	52,569,117	0.08%	88.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.31B	39,848,712	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$99.59M	13,641,866	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.12B	15,232,091	0.09%	48.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KBR	KBR INC	$4.27B	126,067,755	0.08%	99.92%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$34.61B	44,109,901	0.09%	4.50%	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.87B	15,569,250	0.10%	40.13%	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$194.80M	18,659,181	0.05%	52.54%	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$7.49B	112,399,703	0.06%	0.00%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.84B	133,741,067	0.10%	4.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$486.30M	50,393,420	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$61.29B	35,194,329	0.09%	3.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$16.34B	30,588,518	0.09%	18.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.40B	51,063,836	0.08%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.38B	256,044,428	0.10%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$607.82M	11,924,993	0.07%	99.93%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AGX	ARGAN INC	$5.67B	14,029,842	0.10%	91.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITG	ITG INC	$964.70M	124,157,219	0.01%	45.09%	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$105.40B	150,343,393	0.09%	11.32%	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$8.52B	30,160,957	0.09%	6.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$15.96B	117,038,611	0.09%	5.28%	Net Buying	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.38B	432,160,297	0.08%	22.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$125.25M	41,335,823	0.01%	72.97%	Net Selling
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$1.24B	47,473,059	0.05%	30.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.28B	47,546,084	0.10%	2.89%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.02B	43,764,510	0.11%	4.12%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$17.94B	80,304,948	0.07%	42.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.77B	108,075,480	0.06%	99.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RYM	RYTHM INC	$42.28M	2,179,128	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$296.50M	28,291,921	0.09%	42.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$40.03M	17,481,491	0.01%	1.82%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$5.03B	56,755,555	0.09%	99.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$367.29M	40,495,290	0.09%	12.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$11.80M	13,392,621	0.00%	20.53%	Net Buying
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$38.44k	8,543	0.07%	99.93%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$7.50B	128,696,425	0.09%	21.07%	Net Selling
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$389.88M	21,600,000	0.00%	74.54%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.16B	53,066,211	0.07%	21.56%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$73.92M	144,938,716	0.01%	16.73%	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.42B	53,832,327	0.10%	28.00%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.91B	218,220,356	0.09%	23.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$151.86M	22,169,854	0.01%	1.02%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$4.33M	1,233,334	0.03%	99.97%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$11.74M	8,388,473	0.00%	0.00%
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$741.79M	17,335,512	0.06%	58.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$38.65M	54,435,257	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$4.83M	1,350,000	0.00%	100.00%
PMA	PMA GRAPHENE TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$16.35M	12,975,000	0.00%	21.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$9.53M	1,875,000	0.00%	100.00%
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$9.11M	2,119,625	0.00%	100.00%
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.19B	49,106,809	0.09%	77.70%	Net Selling
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$10.23M	23,793,676	0.00%	32.42%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$14.85M	16,000,000	0.00%	0.00%

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 39.44% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 71 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 22.22% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $85.91.

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 56.11% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 88 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $440.00, an upside of 42.47% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $308.83.

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 68.98% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 100 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 10.68%, 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 1.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than 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 1.78%, 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 down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -3.97% in the last day, and up 4.51% over the last week. Masonglory was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -14.17% yesterday.

Shares of construction companies are trading lower after the Federal Reserve's September meeting minutes, which said officials expect another interest rate hike before the end of the year. The sector may be feeling pressure from climbing 10-year Treasury yields.

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 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -27.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 4 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 -24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. 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 68.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 100 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 33 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -43.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -12 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 36.04% over the next year.

4.65% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 37.21% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.51% 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 37.04x.

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