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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 +32.52% 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 A and is the 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$273.69M	15.70%	13.90%	15.48%	17.10%	0.09	10.02	46.10%	20.80%	21.78%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.24B	5.30%	3.10%	6.15%	9.80%	0.63	2.90	32.30%	5.80%	10.05%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$258.72M	13.20%	6.10%	1.99%	2.00%	1.08	2.13	27.90%	6.30%	1.52%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.46B	7.70%	3.50%	6.86%	9.10%	1.04	3.37	39.80%	7.30%	12.79%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$12.94M	20.90%	11.70%	24.12%	23.40%	0.71	1.93	29.20%	16.40%	20.22%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.36B	15.80%	6.10%	13.78%	15.70%	1.58	2.03	33.40%	7.30%	12.26%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.44B	17.80%	12.70%	19.28%	47.40%	0.42	2.51	49.50%	14.00%	18.72%
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.02B	1.10%	0.40%	2.27%	2.90%	1.52	1.65	25.90%	0.70%	2.75%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.65B	13.30%	6.10%	12.16%	15.80%	1.07	2.37	30.60%	7.80%	13.56%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.23B	4.20%	2.00%	5.53%	9.60%	1.03	2.15	37.40%	4.70%	11.80%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$42.53B	27.70%	8.90%	16.87%	21.50%	1.98	1.16	50.30%	11.60%	15.32%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.57B	13.30%	7.20%	11.47%	23.50%	0.61	2.48	40.50%	10.80%	15.92%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.52B	21.00%	11.30%	16.98%	23.00%	0.81	4.02	37.00%	13.80%	18.71%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$29.07B	14.80%	8.30%	13.58%	27.50%	0.81	1.79	39.80%	13.50%	18.30%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$76.83B	24.10%	8.50%	17.14%	17.30%	1.67	1.76	25.30%	8.40%	12.41%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.53B	3.50%	1.20%	3.83%	6.50%	1.61	1.55	14.70%	1.70%	2.77%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.68B	17.30%	8.70%	13.56%	21.90%	0.92	2.72	55.20%	18.40%	26.22%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$121.85B	25.60%	11.80%	18.72%	31.10%	1.13	1.18	37.30%	17.30%	22.34%
AME	AMETEK INC	$51.94B	14.30%	9.50%	14.21%	47.30%	0.51	1.06	36.00%	20.00%	25.40%
ITT	ITT INC	$16.40B	16.20%	9.20%	13.89%	34.30%	0.54	2.58	35.40%	12.40%	17.68%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.39B	-54.40%	-26.10%	-34.83%	-41.80%	1.57	2.02	59.80%	-52.70%	-50.15%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$15.67B	17.50%	9.70%	14.05%	30.10%	0.78	1.61	40.50%	15.70%	19.88%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.48B	N/A	-17.60%	-21.17%	-10.00%	-3.83	1.20	26.80%	-22.80%	-10.06%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.62B	25.20%	12.60%	22.07%	24.00%	0.94	2.29	34.40%	10.10%	14.08%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$79.93B	11.60%	5.50%	10.54%	20.90%	1.07	0.84	52.80%	12.70%	18.21%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.47B	2.70%	1.60%	3.70%	9.30%	0.73	2.32	42.60%	3.50%	8.01%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$35.45B	5.70%	3.20%	6.50%	14.90%	0.81	2.06	43.60%	7.60%	13.79%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.94B	-1.20%	-0.60%	0.77%	1.80%	0.84	0.98	35.10%	-1.30%	1.34%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$32.04B	-3.30%	-0.50%	-0.99%	1.90%	3.06	1.38	19.90%	-0.50%	-0.50%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$342.95B	45.90%	6.90%	12.01%	12.90%	5.96	1.04	36.80%	19.00%	23.88%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$331.41M	3.30%	2.00%	7.33%	8.30%	0.63	1.67	23.20%	2.00%	5.17%
KAI	KADANT INC	$4.08B	10.90%	6.60%	10.61%	22.00%	0.74	2.38	45.20%	9.70%	14.96%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$54.75M	8.50%	4.10%	10.03%	7.50%	0.79	1.97	10.80%	3.40%	5.53%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.23B	-26.00%	12.80%	68.70%	24.00%	-2.95	0.85	30.30%	9.60%	14.27%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.96B	29.50%	17.00%	31.95%	53.60%	0.69	1.50	38.80%	14.30%	19.02%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$30.68B	8.60%	5.60%	8.24%	24.40%	0.51	1.63	38.50%	10.60%	13.47%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$400.58M	6.40%	1.70%	7.04%	4.80%	2.72	2.33	17.00%	1.50%	4.63%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.45B	19.10%	12.70%	14.14%	39.80%	0.87	5.53	42.20%	15.90%	20.78%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$137.62B	21.70%	10.10%	16.21%	25.10%	1.12	1.32	37.60%	14.90%	18.83%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.10B	7.70%	3.50%	7.60%	9.90%	1.22	2.87	41.00%	6.20%	12.11%
GGG	GRACO INC	$15.09B	20.40%	16.60%	22.95%	46.70%	0.23	3.15	52.50%	23.30%	28.80%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.24B	81.30%	26.90%	33.11%	35.20%	1.38	3.15	25.60%	15.80%	15.24%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.04B	21.10%	11.10%	18.62%	31.60%	0.90	2.83	50.40%	14.60%	20.75%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.37B	-8.50%	-4.10%	-1.31%	-1.70%	1.28	2.57	39.10%	-8.70%	-2.15%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.34B	11.30%	7.50%	12.73%	19.70%	0.47	2.79	35.50%	6.90%	9.56%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.47B	37.00%	27.10%	3.29%	14.90%	0.34	2.67	30.60%	46.70%	7.03%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$930.33M	11.90%	5.40%	12.92%	27.30%	1.23	1.06	24.60%	6.30%	7.52%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$81.42B	95.20%	19.20%	38.63%	30.30%	4.01	1.21	44.10%	19.10%	26.54%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$310.00M	19.20%	15.50%	21.32%	47.40%	0.23	5.61	60.60%	16.10%	19.03%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.12B	12.10%	7.00%	10.98%	23.40%	0.72	2.86	44.50%	14.00%	20.18%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.74B	12.20%	5.10%	9.47%	16.50%	1.48	1.50	42.50%	8.80%	14.57%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.31B	-21.90%	-8.90%	-9.15%	-9.10%	1.55	3.76	39.10%	-9.00%	-8.19%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.11B	7.00%	3.50%	6.86%	7.60%	1.11	2.05	40.20%	3.60%	5.56%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.84B	6.20%	3.00%	6.15%	7.90%	1.12	2.03	38.30%	3.80%	6.37%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$631.22M	-18.70%	-16.10%	-18.54%	-91.40%	0.17	8.33	-3.70%	-132.80%	-130.55%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$312.00M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.01	0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.34B	1.70%	0.90%	2.26%	5.40%	0.90	2.83	47.40%	3.10%	7.99%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.48B	11.60%	7.60%	8.37%	25.80%	1.12	2.36	42.70%	12.60%	17.17%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$106.68M	-7.50%	-5.70%	-5.69%	-7.00%	0.33	4.33	18.50%	-8.50%	-6.77%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$707.23M	-1.90%	-1.70%	-4.75%	-5.10%	0.08	14.18	44.30%	-6.50%	-16.61%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.60	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.33B	-14.70%	-14.40%	-7.22%	-190.60%	0.01	134.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$721.00M	-38.50%	-36.90%	-28.17%	-131.80%	0.05	17.21	-481.30%	-4,123.00%	-4,146.37%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.12B	-41.90%	-40.40%	-31.84%	-285.80%	0.26	4.30	36.30%	-1,130.30%	-1,129.17%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$541.10M	-10.70%	-10.50%	-6.03%	-36.10%	0.03	35.74	55.80%	-417.40%	-415.70%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$23.45M	-338.90%	-131.80%	-90.57%	-69.50%	3.26	0.74	35.20%	-302.50%	-105.37%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$446.51M	-334.10%	-104.70%	-283.56%	-631.00%	0.33	16.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$1.84M	-16.60%	-3.80%	-5.85%	-3.40%	2.54	1.18	29.20%	-9.10%	-5.73%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$11.35M	-45.90%	-9.90%	-11.85%	-19.10%	1.99	1.30	7.30%	-51.20%	-39.85%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.84M	-8.50%	-4.20%	-3.33%	-2.80%	1.08	2.58	26.50%	-9.30%	-5.22%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$32.38M	N/A	-19.90%	12.73%	-33.20%	-2.16	0.22	17.40%	-23.30%	-12.60%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$13.10M	-7.40%	-4.10%	-3.51%	-11.20%	0.79	1.04	36.80%	-7.10%	-5.30%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.47M	-84.40%	-35.60%	-22.99%	-26.30%	1.09	1.20	58.70%	-191.70%	-73.59%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$26.43M	-0.70%	-0.60%	-0.53%	-0.80%	0.16	4.76	29.10%	-0.70%	-0.48%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$121.31M	13.00%	7.80%	16.91%	28.40%	0.72	2.03	39.60%	8.90%	14.19%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.92B	0.40%	0.10%	4.40%	6.20%	1.99	1.36	33.70%	0.30%	7.93%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$158.04M	-174.00%	-53.50%	-120.24%	-106.80%	2.23	1.28	34.20%	-60.20%	-58.99%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.53B	11.40%	7.50%	12.04%	21.10%	0.52	2.90	45.40%	11.30%	16.29%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$24.77M	N/A	-931.50%	179.95%	224.70%	-1.24	0.27	-4,590.50%	-598,779.80%	-555,859.47%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$77.29M	N/A	-41.90%	-67.48%	-135.10%	0.89	2.09	51.40%	-41.90%	-39.67%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TAYD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 172.61% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 145 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -19.35% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $86.80.

Taylor Devices stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Taylor Devices, 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.

2. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 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 29, which is -7 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HLIO as a "A".

HLIO passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 80.49% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 53 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $79.33, an upside of 17.34% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $67.61.

Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TWIN passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 115.88% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 88 percentage points.

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. Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE)

Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE) has an annual dividend yield of 40%, which is 38 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%.

Je Cleantech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -43.3% 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 4.43%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%. 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.18%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%. 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 179.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -2.38% in the last day, and down -4.91% over the last week. Nano Nuclear Energy was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -3% yesterday.

Shares of uranium-related and nuclear companies are trading lower as market volatility and Middle East tensions affect the outlook for nuclear industry demand.

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. Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC) 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.

Greenland Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTEC a Valuation Rating of "A".

Greenland Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -51.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -79 percentage points.

2. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -11.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -39 percentage points.

3. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) is the third 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 57, which is 31 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -25.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -53 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

47.37% 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 11.59% over the next year.

5.97% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.37% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.21% are rated C (Hold), 2.99% are rated D (Sell), and 7.46% 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 27.4x.

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