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Best Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty industrial machinery stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Industrial Mach...

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.32B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.09B	0.88%	24.30%	$0.2100	$0.63	21%	0
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.32B	N/A	33.80%	$0.3800	N/A	N/A	3
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.45B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.88B	0.48%	35.60%	$0.0900	$0.27	9%	2
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.91B	1.10%	22.30%	$0.0700	$0.27	27%	0
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.66B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.44B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.31B	0.53%	19.60%	$0.5200	$1.47	12%	0		2025-12-15
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$45.49B	0.97%	68.10%	$1.3100	$3.93	24%	0
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$365.82M	3.80%	96.30%	$0.1300	$0.52	76%	0
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$9.97B	0.93%	36.10%	$0.3500	$1.40	23%	1	2025-12-31	2026-01-14
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.96B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.64B	0.65%	35.20%	$0.3000	$0.60	15%	0		2025-12-22
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$70.41B	1.50%	38.40%	$2.0000	$7.64	36%	0
ITT	ITT INC	$13.56B	0.61%	22.70%	$0.3510	$1.05	13%	0		2025-12-31
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.35B	0.47%	18.80%	$0.2500	$0.50	9%	1
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.57B	1.51%	36.70%	$0.3600	$1.04	37%	0
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.40B	1.56%	39.90%	$0.3100	$1.20	38%	0		2025-12-15
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.28B	1.11%	33.90%	$0.2650	$1.07	27%	0
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.40B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AME	AMETEK INC	$46.44B	0.31%	19.10%	$0.3100	$0.62	5%	0		2025-12-19
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$34.35B	1.87%	47.40%	$0.4200	$1.65	45%	0
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.61B	0.43%	29.90%	$0.3100	$0.93	8%	0		2025-12-17
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.30B	1.13%	38.70%	$0.1900	$0.56	28%	1
XYL	XYLEM INC	$33.38B	0.88%	40.10%	$0.4000	$1.20	21%	0		2025-12-23
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.15B	N/A	0.00%	$0.0400	N/A	N/A	0
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$220.14M	0.78%	800.00%	$0.0400	$0.12	19%	0
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$316.24B	0.45%	18.00%	$0.3600	$1.36	9%	2	2025-12-29	2026-01-26
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$111.66B	0.61%	24.10%	$1.8000	$5.40	13%	0
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$13.23B	1.01%	39.00%	$0.8200	$2.38	25%	0	2025-12-17	2026-01-02
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.82B	0.42%	29.10%	$0.3400	$0.98	8%	0
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$128.94B	0.94%	31.10%	$1.0400	$3.12	23%	0
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.67B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$75.64M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.03B	0.19%	-18.30%	$0.1000	$0.30	2%	0	2025-12-15	2025-12-29
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$36.34B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$171.54M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$329.28M	1.64%	29.80%	$0.1250	$0.38	40%	0
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$96.68M	N/A	0.00%	$0.1600	N/A	N/A	0
IEX	IDEX CORP	$13.39B	1.19%	44.50%	$0.7100	$2.13	29%	0	2026-01-16	2026-01-30
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.31B	1.04%	12.70%	$0.5200	$2.08	26%	0		2025-12-15
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.51B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.44B	0.23%	15.50%	$0.3400	$0.68	4%	0	2026-01-08	2026-02-05
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$74.83B	2.37%	59.10%	$1.6100	$6.11	56%	0	2025-12-31	2026-01-09
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.97B	1.31%	24.80%	$0.1700	$0.68	31%	1
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$76.76B	1.18%	52.00%	$0.5550	$1.61	29%	0
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$817.58M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.32B	0.25%	9.10%	$0.2700	$0.81	4%	0
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.26B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.97B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$32.30B	0.10%	5.90%	$0.0200	$0.08	1%	0
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$661.05M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$691.69M	N/A	0.00%	$0.1100	N/A	N/A	0
CR	CRANE CO	$11.04B	0.36%	14.10%	$0.2300	$0.69	6%	0
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$9.43B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.86B	0.99%	27.70%	$0.2750	$0.83	25%	0	2026-01-16	2026-02-04
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$220.89M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$324.33M	3.17%	85.50%	$0.3400	$1.02	69%	2	2025-12-19	2026-01-07
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$271.13M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$638.01M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$42.26M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$617.56M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.95M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$5.47B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$903.48M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.47B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$575.35M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$66.76M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$18.26M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$12.35M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.25B	2.82%	147.50%	$0.2250	$0.90	64%	0	2025-12-16	2025-12-31
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$22.89M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$12.19M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$151.63M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.25B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BURU	NUBURU INC	$88.46M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.00M	N/A	-43.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$29.30M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

THR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 25.6% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 17 percentage points.

2. Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

FLS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Flowserve has seen its stock return 17.03% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

Flowserve has an average 1 year price target of $76.88, an upside of 7.47% from Flowserve's current stock price of $71.53.

Flowserve stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Flowserve, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

CYD passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 290.79% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 282 percentage points.

What are the specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 39 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. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.8%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. 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 96.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. 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 85.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. Hillenbrand's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hillenbrand's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio of 147.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.43% in the last day, and up 1.41% over the last week. Nuscale Power was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -13.57% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has dropped -1.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -9 percentage points.

2. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -8.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -14.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -23 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

44.44% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 9.59% over the next year.

4.41% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 39.71% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.59% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 4.41% 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 21.19x.

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