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U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies52
  • 7D1.4%
  • 3M9.2%
  • 1Y38.9%
  • YTDn/a

The Construction and Engineering industry is up 1.4% in the last week, with Quanta Services up 1.8%. In the same time, Dycom Industries was down 5.3%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 39%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$161.1bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b24.8x46.8x1.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$159.7bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b25.7x46.3x1.1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$151.0bUS$136.3bUS$3.5b24.5x43.7x1.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$145.9bUS$136.2bUS$3.5b25.9x42.1x1.1x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$125.5bUS$135.6bUS$3.6b24.2x34.5x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$120.6bUS$135.1bUS$3.6b24.4x33.8x0.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$117.8bUS$135.1bUS$3.5b22.9x33.3x0.9x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$103.9bUS$131.2bUS$3.3b20.2x31.1x0.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$114.7bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b20.6x34.2x0.9x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$120.4bUS$130.4bUS$3.4b21.4x35.9x0.9x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$121.4bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b21x37.6x1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$114.9bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b19.6x35.6x0.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$110.1bUS$126.4bUS$3.2b20.4x34.3x0.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$105.7bUS$122.7bUS$3.2b21.7x32.7x0.9x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$106.2bUS$122.9bUS$3.3b22.8x31.9x0.9x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$107.9bUS$115.4bUS$2.8b21.7x38.2x0.9x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$101.0bUS$115.1bUS$2.8b23.9x35.5x0.9x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$109.1bUS$115.8bUS$2.9b22.3x37.5x0.9x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$101.6bUS$112.5bUS$2.9b28.1x35.4x0.9x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$89.0bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b25.8x32.3x0.8x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$99.3bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b29.1x36x0.9x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$89.3bUS$107.8bUS$2.7b22.8x33.2x0.8x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$83.0bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b23.6x31x0.8x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$86.5bUS$107.5bUS$2.6b24.8x32.7x0.8x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$96.4bUS$106.1bUS$2.6b22.1x37.7x0.9x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$90.2bUS$100.3bUS$2.2b25.3x41.1x0.9x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$85.0bUS$100.2bUS$2.0b26.6x43.6x0.8x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$90.7bUS$100.0bUS$1.9b28.7x47x0.9x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$91.6bUS$100.0bUS$1.9b28.9x47.5x0.9x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$90.2bUS$98.5bUS$1.9b28.9x47.4x0.9x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$83.9bUS$97.9bUS$1.7b26.4x48.1x0.9x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$82.9bUS$98.8bUS$1.7b24.8x47.4x0.8x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$81.2bUS$98.8bUS$1.7b22.3x46.6x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

46.6x


Total Market Cap: US$81.2bTotal Earnings: US$1.7bTotal Revenue: US$98.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Construction and Engineering industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 46.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 38.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction and Engineering industry have grown 25% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Construction and Engineering compare with similar industries?

US Market1.61%
Industrials-0.16%
Construction1.44%
Construction and Engineering1.44%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
PWR Quanta ServicesUS$276.581.8%
+US$733.4m		48.7%PE52.7x
FIX Comfort Systems USAUS$321.854.7%
+US$516.3m		99.2%PE31.6x
ACM AECOMUS$88.493.2%
+US$371.6m		2.1%PE103.4x
EME EMCOR GroupUS$383.031.1%
+US$188.0m		118.0%PE25x
APG APi GroupUS$38.321.7%
+US$172.8m		49.8%PS1.5x
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Ameresco

7D

-5.4%

1Y

-29.8%

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US$88.49

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7D

3.2%

1Y

2.1%

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DY

US$170.63

Dycom Industries

7D

-5.3%

1Y

61.4%

EME

US$383.03

EMCOR Group

7D

1.1%

1Y

118.0%

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US$272.00

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7D

2.7%

1Y

-5.0%

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LMB

US$54.47

Limbach Holdings

7D

-4.2%

1Y

126.1%

FIX

US$321.85

Comfort Systems USA

7D

4.7%

1Y

99.2%

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BBCP

US$6.56

Concrete Pumping Holdings

7D

-4.0%

1Y

-11.9%

APG

US$38.32

APi Group

7D

1.7%

1Y

49.8%

MYRG

US$140.07

MYR Group

7D

-5.2%

1Y

5.2%

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ROAD

US$57.78

Construction Partners

7D

5.7%

1Y

75.7%

PWR

US$276.58

Quanta Services

7D

1.8%

1Y

48.7%

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US$119.25

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7D

3.8%

1Y

129.9%

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MTZ

US$108.42

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7D

-0.5%

1Y

-1.5%

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GLDD

US$8.79

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

7D

-3.5%

1Y

17.5%

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MTRX

US$10.39

Matrix Service

7D

-7.1%

1Y

87.2%