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U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies53
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M24.5%
  • 1Y78.1%
  • YTDn/a

The Construction and Engineering is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Comfort Systems USA has stood out, gaining 6.3%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 78% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$197.2bUS$145.7bUS$3.9b34.7x50.7x1.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$188.0bUS$144.7bUS$4.0b35.1x47.3x1.3x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$166.2bUS$144.8bUS$4.0b29x41.8x1.1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$156.7bUS$145.1bUS$4.0b24.5x39.4x1.1x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$152.8bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b24.4x44.4x1.1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$159.4bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b25x46.3x1.1x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$154.1bUS$141.1bUS$3.4b24.9x45.3x1.1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$153.1bUS$136.2bUS$3.5b24.7x44.3x1.1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$139.5bUS$135.9bUS$3.5b26.5x39.7x1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$121.6bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b24.4x34x0.9x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$126.8bUS$135.1bUS$3.6b25.4x35.5x0.9x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$113.1bUS$135.0bUS$3.5b22.3x32x0.8x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$104.3bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b19.2x31.1x0.8x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$118.1bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b20.7x35.2x0.9x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$121.3bUS$130.7bUS$3.3b21.5x36.5x0.9x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$121.1bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b20.5x37.5x1x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$113.9bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b19.3x35.3x0.9x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$107.3bUS$125.5bUS$3.1b22.7x34.7x0.9x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$102.8bUS$122.8bUS$3.2b24.3x31.8x0.8x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$114.7bUS$122.9bUS$3.3b22.9x34.5x0.9x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$107.0bUS$115.2bUS$2.8b23.9x37.6x0.9x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$104.2bUS$115.9bUS$2.9b23.2x35.9x0.9x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$106.5bUS$115.8bUS$2.9b22x36.6x0.9x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$94.7bUS$111.5bUS$2.8b27.1x34.1x0.8x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$96.9bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b27x35.2x0.9x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$100.8bUS$111.2bUS$2.7b29.6x36.7x0.9x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$84.8bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b23.3x31.7x0.8x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$90.2bUS$107.6bUS$2.7b25.9x33.8x0.8x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$84.2bUS$107.4bUS$2.7b23.8x31.6x0.8x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022US$96.5bUS$106.1bUS$2.6b21.5x37.6x0.9x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022US$84.5bUS$100.2bUS$2.1b26.3x39.4x0.8x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022US$83.7bUS$100.0bUS$1.9b26.6x43.2x0.8x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021US$93.9bUS$100.0bUS$1.9b29.5x48.7x0.9x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021US$93.3bUS$99.9bUS$2.0b28.5x47.2x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

47.2x


Total Market Cap: US$93.3bTotal Earnings: US$2.0bTotal Revenue: US$99.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 38.2x202220232024
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 50.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 38.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.95x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
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 Market-1.19%
Industrials-2.18%
Construction0.46%
Construction and Engineering0.46%
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
FIX Comfort Systems USAUS$474.436.3%
+US$998.7m		139.9%PE36x
EME EMCOR GroupUS$515.823.1%
+US$711.2m		138.5%PE25.6x
PWR Quanta ServicesUS$330.781.2%
+US$575.7m		80.0%PE60.2x
IESC IES HoldingsUS$285.517.2%
+US$382.6m		302.1%PE32.8x
FLR FluorUS$52.534.4%
+US$377.3m		38.5%PE34.7x
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