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Australian (ASX) Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D1.9%
  • 3M17.1%
  • 1Y22.1%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Construction and Engineering industry is up 1.5%, with SRG Global up 27%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 20%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Construction and Engineering Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 16 Oct 2025AU$27.8bAU$35.0bAU$1.3b21.9x22x0.8x
Sat, 13 Sep 2025AU$26.5bAU$35.0bAU$1.3b19.5x20.9x0.8x
Mon, 11 Aug 2025AU$24.2bAU$34.8bAU$1.3b17.5x18.9x0.7x
Wed, 09 Jul 2025AU$23.1bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b18.1x17.8x0.7x
Fri, 06 Jun 2025AU$22.2bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b16.9x17.1x0.6x
Sun, 04 May 2025AU$20.7bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b16.9x15.9x0.6x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025AU$21.2bAU$34.7bAU$1.3b15.5x16.3x0.6x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025AU$22.8bAU$34.6bAU$1.2b17.7x19x0.7x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025AU$22.6bAU$34.0bAU$1.2b16.9x19.4x0.7x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024AU$21.3bAU$34.9bAU$1.2b15.8x18.2x0.6x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024AU$22.0bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b18.2x20.2x0.7x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024AU$21.8bAU$33.5bAU$1.1b18.6x19.9x0.6x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024AU$21.8bAU$34.0bAU$1.1b15.8x19.5x0.6x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024AU$20.6bAU$32.6bAU$937.5m18x21.9x0.6x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024AU$20.6bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15.8x21.9x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024AU$20.3bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m15.5x21.5x0.6x
Mon, 06 May 2024AU$20.4bAU$32.6bAU$942.3m14.4x21.6x0.6x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024AU$21.2bAU$32.3bAU$918.1m14.3x23.1x0.7x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024AU$21.1bAU$32.2bAU$912.0m14.5x23.1x0.7x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024AU$19.2bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15.1x31.2x0.6x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023AU$20.4bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m15.2x33.1x0.7x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023AU$19.6bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.4x31.8x0.6x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023AU$19.3bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.3x31.3x0.6x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023AU$19.4bAU$30.8bAU$615.4m14.4x31.5x0.6x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023AU$19.4bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.9x53.1x0.7x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023AU$18.3bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15x50.1x0.6x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023AU$18.2bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.4x49.8x0.6x
Tue, 09 May 2023AU$18.3bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m15.3x50x0.6x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023AU$17.3bAU$28.9bAU$365.8m14.3x47.4x0.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023AU$9.3bAU$18.5bAU$372.4m15.6x24.9x0.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023AU$9.5bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m18.1x32.6x0.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022AU$9.4bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m17.8x32.4x0.6x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022AU$9.6bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m16.6x32.9x0.6x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022AU$9.2bAU$16.9bAU$291.1m15.5x31.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

31.6x


Total Market Cap: AU$9.2bTotal Earnings: AU$291.1mTotal Revenue: AU$16.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Australian Construction and Engineering industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 21.8x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.63x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction and Engineering industry have grown 63% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 27% 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 Australian Construction and Engineering compare with similar industries?

AU Market0.70%
Industrials-0.28%
Construction1.92%
Construction and Engineering1.92%
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
SRG SRG GlobalAU$2.7433.0%
+AU$416.6m		134.2%PE35.4x
MGH MAAS Group HoldingsAU$4.775.5%
+AU$90.4m		-3.2%PE24x
VNT Ventia Services GroupAU$5.431.3%
+AU$58.4m		14.8%PE17.9x
NWH NRW HoldingsAU$4.901.2%
+AU$27.6m		30.7%PE81.4x
SXE Southern Cross Electrical EngineeringAU$2.283.6%
+AU$21.3m		26.7%PE19.1x

Latest News

SRG
AU$2.74
SRG Global
7D
33.0%
1Y
134.2%
DUR
AU$1.97
Duratec
7D
-7.9%
1Y
23.1%

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NWH
AU$4.90
NRW Holdings
7D
1.2%
1Y
30.7%
SYL
AU$2.22
Symal Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
n/a
WOR
AU$13.82
Worley
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-6.8%
GNP
AU$5.91
GenusPlus Group
7D
-0.8%
1Y
127.3%
CVL
AU$1.35
Civmec
7D
-3.9%
1Y
8.9%
LYL
AU$12.43
Lycopodium
7D
4.0%
1Y
12.2%
VNT
AU$5.43
Ventia Services Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
14.8%

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SHA
AU$5.48
SHAPE Australia
7D
2.6%
1Y
94.3%
VBC
AU$0.10
Verbrec
7D
-4.5%
1Y
-25.0%

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TEA
AU$4.70
Tasmea
7D
-0.4%
1Y
86.5%
SSM
AU$2.26
Service Stream
7D
-1.7%
1Y
43.5%

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SXE
AU$2.28
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering
7D
3.6%
1Y
26.7%
AJL
AU$0.01
AJ Lucas Group
7D
-9.1%
1Y
11.1%
MGH
AU$4.77
MAAS Group Holdings
7D
5.5%
1Y
-3.2%