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Best Agriculture Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top agriculture stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best agriculture stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 agriculture stocks to buy right now are:

Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) is the #1 top agriculture stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 35.

CMCO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Columbus Mckinnon has seen its stock lose -52.71% over the past year, underperforming other agriculture stocks by -69 percentage points.

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) is the #2 top agriculture stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 21 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 35.

ASTE passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Astec Industries has seen its stock return 32.77% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 16 percentage points.

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) is the #3 top agriculture stock out of 25 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -3 points lower than the agriculture industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MTW as a "A".

MTW passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Manitowoc Co has seen its stock return 38.77% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 22 percentage points.

Manitowoc Co has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, a downside of -17.83% from Manitowoc Co's current stock price of $12.17.

Manitowoc Co stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Manitowoc Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 66.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 14 agriculture stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 agriculture stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Hyster Yale (NYSE:HY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.81%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.39%. Hyster Yale's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hyster Yale's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hyster Yale's dividend payout ratio of 887.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.76%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.39%. Wabash National's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Wabash National's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Wabash National's dividend payout ratio of 5.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Paccar (NASDAQ:PCAR) has an annual dividend yield of 2.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.39%. Paccar's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Paccar's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paccar's dividend payout ratio of 83.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Agriculture stocks were down -0.35% in the last day, and down -0.73% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why agriculture stocks are down.

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 agriculture stocks right now are:

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) is the most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Oshkosh has a valuation score of 43, which is 5 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 38. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oshkosh's stock has gained 34.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 18 percentage points.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) is the second most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Terex has a valuation score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Terex's stock has gained 18.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 2 percentage points.

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) is the third most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Manitowoc Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 5 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 38. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Manitowoc Co's stock has gained 38.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 22 percentage points.

46.15% of agriculture stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect agriculture stocks to rise by 10.1% over the next year.

15.79% of agriculture stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of agriculture stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.89% are rated C (Hold), 5.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).