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U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies64
  • 7D0.7%
  • 3M42.7%
  • 1Y43.4%
  • YTDn/a

Last week, the Construction and Engineering industry hasn't moved much but WillScot Holdings is up 6.7% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 43% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 15 Jul 2025US$224.4bUS$153.2bUS$7.2b33.1x31.3x1.5x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025US$203.7bUS$153.2bUS$7.2b30.6x28.4x1.3x
Sat, 10 May 2025US$187.1bUS$152.9bUS$7.2b26.4x26.1x1.2x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025US$141.5bUS$149.6bUS$6.8b20.2x20.8x0.9x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025US$159.6bUS$149.6bUS$6.7b24.8x23.7x1.1x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025US$184.0bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b32.5x46.6x1.3x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024US$188.9bUS$146.2bUS$3.9b32.7x48.1x1.3x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024US$204.7bUS$146.1bUS$3.9b36.8x52.4x1.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024US$186.9bUS$144.8bUS$4.1b33.4x45.4x1.3x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024US$176.9bUS$144.8bUS$4.0b30.9x44.5x1.2x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024US$160.7bUS$144.5bUS$4.0b25.6x40.4x1.1x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024US$161.2bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b27.9x46.8x1.1x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024US$163.7bUS$141.8bUS$3.4b25.9x47.6x1.2x
Sun, 12 May 2024US$162.6bUS$141.8bUS$3.5b26x46.9x1.1x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024US$154.7bUS$136.2bUS$3.5b25.2x44.7x1.1x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024US$142.8bUS$136.2bUS$3.5b25.8x41x1x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024US$126.8bUS$135.2bUS$3.6b24.7x35.3x0.9x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024US$127.2bUS$135.1bUS$3.6b25.5x35.6x0.9x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023US$114.9bUS$135.0bUS$3.5b21.6x32.6x0.9x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023US$104.0bUS$131.0bUS$3.3b19.9x31.5x0.8x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023US$114.1bUS$130.5bUS$3.4b20.3x34x0.9x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023US$119.9bUS$130.4bUS$3.3b20.9x36x0.9x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023US$122.5bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b21.2x37.9x1x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023US$115.1bUS$126.6bUS$3.2b19.7x35.6x0.9x
Mon, 15 May 2023US$108.1bUS$126.3bUS$3.2b18.7x33.9x0.9x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023US$104.5bUS$122.8bUS$3.2b24.3x32.4x0.9x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023US$111.1bUS$122.9bUS$3.3b22.8x33.4x0.9x
Sun, 05 Feb 2023US$108.2bUS$115.2bUS$2.8b25.7x38x0.9x
Tue, 03 Jan 2023US$103.5bUS$115.9bUS$2.9b23.7x35.7x0.9x
Thu, 01 Dec 2022US$108.0bUS$115.8bUS$2.9b22.5x37.1x0.9x
Sat, 29 Oct 2022US$100.6bUS$112.4bUS$2.9b27x35.2x0.9x
Mon, 26 Sep 2022US$89.8bUS$111.4bUS$2.8b25.3x32.6x0.8x
Wed, 24 Aug 2022US$98.5bUS$111.3bUS$2.7b29x36x0.9x
Fri, 22 Jul 2022US$89.8bUS$107.8bUS$2.7b23.8x33.4x0.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

33.4x


Total Market Cap: US$89.8bTotal Earnings: US$2.7bTotal Revenue: US$107.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Construction and Engineering Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 37.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American 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 31.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 37.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Construction and Engineering industry have grown 39% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 12% 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 Market0.58%
Industrials1.18%
Construction0.75%
Construction and Engineering0.75%
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
WSC WillScot HoldingsUS$30.146.7%
+US$344.7m		-22.4%PE367.9x
FLR FluorUS$53.813.1%
+US$266.8m		11.0%PE4.8x
EME EMCOR GroupUS$556.861.0%
+US$256.0m		46.4%PE23.7x
ECG Everus Construction GroupUS$68.686.7%
+US$220.8m		n/aPE23.1x
PWR Quanta ServicesUS$387.000.3%
+US$177.8m		50.4%PE61.6x

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7D
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1Y
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