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Best Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top specialty industrial machinery stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated B and is the 44th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Graham Fair Value
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Forward P/E
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GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$202.01$82.82143.93%62.16x21.96x2.73x4.45x0.97x$333.83M2.83%$2.67B45.79$13.11B25.73
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$81.73$22.98255.58%36.49x30.73x3.10x5.07x2.21x$90.36M4.20%$425.60M16.16$2.42B19.25
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$79.83$25.67211.03%43.39x26.68x3.03x2.82x1.55x$104.40M3.95%$936.40M28.29$2.92B18.24
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$38.47$25.2452.44%22.37x12.27x0.34x1.46x0.74x$300.00k0.05%$379.40M26.35$1.20B11.11
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$17.05$7.31133.13%77.50x14.73x1.22x2.04x0.87x$15.90M3.50%$223.50M8.39$496.72M16.50
KAI
KADANT INC
$312.36$141.34121.00%35.62x24.90x3.37x3.70x1.02x$154.68M4.20%$995.60M84.42$3.93B18.23
TNC
TENNANT CO
$87.77$44.2998.16%51.63x16.98x1.27x2.82x0.78x$18.50M1.20%$531.20M30.25$1.81B16.22
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$23.22N/AN/A12.42x32.52x0.91x1.80xN/A$1.05M0.32%$185.66M13.08$379.96M14.71
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$664.65$268.45147.59%34.33x22.45x2.71x7.43x1.23x$2.67B2.91%$12.35B89.31$96.79B18.93
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$344.45$88.83287.75%31.51x28.27x4.51x5.49x3.21x$317.30M2.75%$2.10B62.58$11.32B20.16
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$212.74$114.8185.29%49.25x19.79x2.36x2.08x0.73x$818.50M5.79%$6.81B102.34$18.62B15.05
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$45.07$162.59-72.28%21.46x2.09x0.47x1.20x0.09x$333.32M19.71%$1.40B37.44$848.97M6.23
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$105.59$51.76103.99%31.71x22.52x2.14x3.48x0.96x$172.30M3.69%$1.34B30.33$4.88B16.47
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$92.79$28.76222.64%24.61x23.23x2.82x6.34x2.99x$401.20M3.73%$1.70B14.63$11.16B16.07
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$133.88N/AN/A-15.64x18.70x2.02x2.55xN/A$509.73M8.06%$2.37B50.28$7.75B-72.41
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$25.03$9.86153.92%18.68x16.86x2.67x3.66x2.53x$141.40M3.61%$1.07B6.85$3.95B11.98
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$34.67$13.30160.70%19.48x18.23x2.81x4.18x2.51x$112.30M6.31%$424.03M8.26$1.84B12.26
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$27.03N/AN/A-1.36x7.26x0.68x1.05xN/A$35.92M2.31%$1.48B25.66$2.91B-3.76
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$84.40$27.72204.48%56.64x23.40x4.24x3.25x1.33x$1.16B3.53%$10.18B26.00$36.53B23.37
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$54.23N/AN/A16.38x13.81x3.62x2.49xN/A$5.61M3.21%$70.15M21.79$172.03M13.77
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$26.89$16.0267.85%27.44x16.17x1.98x2.03x0.77x$430.20M6.30%$3.37B13.26$8.41B13.09
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$987.54$273.81260.67%35.94x28.15x5.93x8.52x2.31x$3.72B2.98%$14.61B115.87$133.62B23.74
DOV
DOVER CORP
$202.20$81.70147.51%24.19x18.78x3.24x3.53x1.62x$1.18B4.32%$7.70B57.17$28.74B14.93
ATS
ATS CORP
$26.42N/AN/A49.94xN/A1.20x2.01xN/A-$23.84M-0.92%$1.29B13.13$3.43B13.04
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$137.14$84.6861.95%42.72x16.23x1.84x1.59x0.64x$329.70M4.62%$4.48B86.10$8.75B15.32
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$21.21N/AN/A-10.82xN/A0.76x0.71xN/A$4.97M3.62%$192.42M29.73$98.05M-11.58
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$220.07$68.01223.56%42.40x26.93x4.68x4.82x1.67x$269.70M2.45%$2.29B45.78$11.54B23.07
NPO
ENPRO INC
$333.88$197.7868.81%162.08x35.83x6.01x4.51x0.57x$168.10M2.38%$1.56B73.97$7.58B38.19
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$462.16$108.25326.93%47.79x35.16x5.88x14.60x2.46x$1.34B2.58%$3.52B31.42$54.97B31.07
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$147.94$53.43176.86%34.01x22.50x4.53x4.08x1.49x$3.12B3.75%$20.30B36.20$94.41B19.10
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$86.31N/AN/A-84.62x116.52x6.05x16.10xN/A-$10.86M-0.24%$282.02M5.43$4.86B-215.05
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$404.07$118.74240.29%39.38x30.22x5.50x7.96x1.91x$3.85B2.45%$19.72B50.80$178.17B28.65
IEX
IDEX CORP
$223.27$65.94238.58%33.03x26.02x4.70x4.08x2.21x$611.40M3.69%$4.05B54.51$17.81B18.94
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$72.40$34.34110.81%26.42x17.65x1.98x4.18x1.12x$457.46M4.96%$2.21B17.35$10.35B15.06
AME
AMETEK INC
$241.97$62.58286.64%36.50x29.40x7.29x5.08x2.62x$1.70B3.08%$10.92B47.70$57.16B24.20
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$295.77$90.38227.25%31.40x25.02x5.68x5.15x2.18x$714.79M4.33%$3.20B57.39$18.35B20.56
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$289.18$97.16197.64%42.97x23.90x4.45x4.49x1.45x$132.61M2.75%$1.05B63.08$5.55B23.73
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$9.62N/AN/A-11.45x71.84x1.99x-7.61xN/A-$62.19M-4.83%-$172.10M-1.29$1.47B-40.45
CR
CRANE CO
$226.14$57.13295.80%39.81x32.37x5.34x6.23x2.51x$361.50M2.77%$2.10B36.34$13.90B27.01
GGG
GRACO INC
$79.50$21.55268.97%24.54x25.19x5.68x5.10x4.74x$629.80M4.89%$2.52B15.58$12.41B16.26
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$52.86$40.1631.63%23.39x12.36x1.77x2.45x0.58x$206.40M6.79%$1.24B21.55$4.32B12.60
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$15.23N/AN/A-39.05x73.47x3.20x1.00xN/A$3.44M0.51%$676.47M15.29$661.24M-27.81
ITT
ITT INC
$195.86$69.67181.12%34.30x24.48x4.03x3.70x1.52x$484.70M2.84%$4.74B54.34$20.76B24.27
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$5.47N/AN/A-7.29xN/A5.93x17.78xN/A$2.73M2.16%$7.42M0.32$133.29M-8.09
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$283.02$77.09267.13%26.23x24.73x5.03x25.22x3.90x$2.75B3.37%$3.23B11.20$89.75B18.95
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$29.96$31.50-4.89%6.73x12.53x0.96x3.72x1.03x$25.98M3.76%$185.78M8.06$807.47M7.44
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$71.93$32.91118.54%18.40x16.86x1.85x-4.76x1.72x$1.74B6.32%-$5.75B-15.02$35.41B14.79
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$303.65$93.31225.43%36.90x30.19x4.13x4.88x1.86x$54.74M1.50%$754.18M62.60$4.08B19.65
EROC
EROCK INC
$10.95N/AN/AN/A-31.57xN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-$128.96M-597.02N/AN/A
XYL
XYLEM INC
$119.75$44.77167.48%29.79x21.41x3.20x2.59x1.55x$979.00M3.37%$10.97B45.19$29.59B16.33
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$29.55N/AN/A22.22xN/A3.04x3.60xN/A$14.25M4.77%$82.86M8.21$253.05M14.35
INIO
INNIO NV
$26.28N/AN/AN/A66.97xN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$224.40M8.98N/AN/A
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$2.90N/AN/A-10.74xN/A8.43x1.51xN/A-$47.68M-5.45%$577.95M1.92$376.43M-5.00
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$60.78$26.91125.85%16.16x16.03x2.20x4.46x2.39x$647.50M7.73%$1.88B13.63$8.85B11.13
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$30.52N/AN/A9.78x28.23x4.38x2.62xN/A$18.26M1.39%$555.45M12.93$1.31B52.01
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$62.88$37.2368.89%15.30x12.56x2.43x2.67x1.20x$718.40M7.03%$3.81B23.45$12.04B12.44
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$16.54$5.24215.48%137.83x30.48x4.12x2.25x1.14x$90.20M2.23%$1.84B7.51$4.98B23.80
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$40.15N/AN/A-803.00x78.49x2.00x35.27xN/A$748.69M14.85%$686.14M5.47$22.19B624.17
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$4.12N/AN/A-2.20x33.03x3.55x-1.79xN/A-$5.11M-2.14%-$132.74M-2.30$403.49M68.08
VHUB
VENHUB GLOBAL INC
$0.70N/AN/A-0.46xN/A139.80x17.79xN/AN/AN/A$3.34M0.04$56.73MN/A
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$9.54N/AN/A-2.97x71.95x1.88xN/AN/A-$3.36M-1.69%-$44.47M-2.13N/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$4.83$2.38102.90%21.95x-35.51x0.73x1.71x1.20x-$9.85M-8.74%$66.18M2.84$140.05M9.33
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$10.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$88.13M1.62N/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$7.05N/AN/A-13.82xN/A2.53x2.10xN/A-$1.73M-3.53%$23.28M3.36$40.73M-13.62
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$103.93$18.04476.13%91.17x55.70x4.66x8.66x2.69x$153.00k0.01%$140.32M12.77$1.23B54.98
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$1.71N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.52xN/A-$3.90M-12.43%-$59.80M-3.26$75.91M-1.06
INLF
INLIF LTD
$3.19N/AN/A-0.00xN/A0.00x0.00xN/A-$2.08M-12,618.56%$16.13M3,114.62-$2.01M0.40
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$1.41N/AN/A-0.24x-4.77xN/A1.54xN/A-$184.82M-153.55%$205.33M2.41$186.11M-0.14
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$1.08N/AN/A-1.04xN/A4.24x-24.34xN/A-$7.17M-24.26%-$1.70M-0.06$45.55M-3.33
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$15.59N/AN/A-22.59x-16.67xN/A1.36xN/A-$36.84M-4.57%$595.89M11.54$616.91M-20.40
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$1.55N/AN/A-11.07x-9.12x62.00x1.02xN/A-$12.05M-3.94%$339.69M1.72$75.37M-4.11
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$4.81N/AN/A-2.37x-1.77x69.71x1.17xN/A-$147.92M-40.83%$317.79M4.22$329.87M-2.59
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$8.09N/AN/A-2.77x-9.55x139.48x2.53xN/A-$753.47M-29.13%$1.17B3.65$2.61B-6.79
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$1.36$3.43-60.40%2.79xN/A0.45x0.46x0.44x$7.28M100.88%$15.57M2.93$2.81M0.77
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$0.47N/AN/A-4.51xN/A1.56x-1.97xN/AN/AN/A-$2.98M-0.30$9.80M105.11
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$47.20N/AN/AN/A21.24xN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$1.02B22.48N/AN/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$0.51N/AN/AN/A0.85x0.12x0.12xN/A$12.52M112.30%$84.25M3.87$16.35M1.34
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$0.92N/AN/A-0.59xN/A1.86x1.79xN/A-$7.94M-196.84%$6.25M1.42$13.10M-3.75
XCH
XCHG LTD
$0.55N/AN/AN/A-3.63x1.59x2.23xN/A-$8.20M-20.55%$17.87M0.25$34.22M-1.09
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$2.11N/AN/A-2.18xN/A1.40x2.24xN/A-$2.71M-26.11%$4.75M0.96$8.72M-1.95
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$0.03N/AN/A-0.01xN/A0.00x0.00xN/A-$2.01M-28,651.61%$37.24M164.34$11.10M51.25
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$1.80$3.10-41.90%11.25x7.43x2.00x2.64x0.25x$988.25k0.89%$43.47M0.70$105.90M6.94

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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 specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now are:

1. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)


Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GNRC passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 31.7% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 50 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $286.50, an upside of 41.82% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $202.01.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 78.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)


Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GRC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 115.76% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 134 percentage points.

Gorman Rupp Co has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -9.46% from Gorman Rupp Co's current stock price of $81.73.

Gorman Rupp Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gorman Rupp Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)


Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

HLIO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 112.94% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 132 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $91.00, an upside of 13.99% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $79.83.

Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 38 specialty industrial machinery stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty industrial machinery stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)


Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.6%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. Omega Flex's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Omega Flex's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Omega Flex's dividend payout ratio of 102.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)


Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.05%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. Luxfer Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Luxfer Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Luxfer Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 236.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS)


Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. Otis Worldwide's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Otis Worldwide's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Otis Worldwide's dividend payout ratio of 43.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.14% in the last day, and up 1.2% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty industrial machinery stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stocks?

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 specialty industrial machinery stocks right now are:

1. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)


Pentair (NYSE:PNR) is the most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pentair has a valuation score of 29, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -38.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)


Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) is the second most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Power Solutions International has a valuation score of 57, which is 42 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -66.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -48 percentage points.

3. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is the third most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

China Yuchai International has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

China Yuchai International's stock has gained 91.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 110 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

40.68% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 13.63% over the next year.

5.48% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.92% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.79% are rated C (Hold), 9.59% are rated D (Sell), and 8.22% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty industrial machinery industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty industrial machinery industry is 15.76x.
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