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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 B and is the 37th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$15.40B	7.20%	3.40%	6.96%	8.80%	1.09	2.03	38.10%	4.40%	7.05%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69B	6.60%	3.90%	7.20%	11.70%	0.61	2.86	32.80%	7.00%	11.25%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.04B	14.30%	6.80%	12.56%	17.00%	1.03	2.93	31.10%	8.40%	14.11%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$460.89M	6.30%	1.70%	6.97%	4.80%	2.78	2.40	17.10%	1.50%	4.64%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$287.16M	15.30%	7.10%	4.09%	3.90%	1.10	2.10	28.20%	7.30%	3.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$453.17M	2.50%	1.50%	6.21%	7.50%	0.76	1.75	24.10%	1.60%	4.76%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.46B	10.70%	6.40%	10.88%	21.50%	0.71	2.47	45.00%	9.40%	14.79%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.43B	5.10%	2.50%	5.23%	5.60%	1.40	2.12	39.50%	2.60%	4.27%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.61B	4.20%	2.10%	5.55%	9.80%	1.02	2.17	37.40%	4.80%	11.59%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.72B	20.00%	10.50%	18.51%	30.10%	0.95	2.56	49.40%	13.70%	19.51%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.51B	7.50%	3.50%	6.60%	8.70%	1.01	3.67	39.60%	7.20%	12.32%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$89.86B	22.00%	7.80%	16.45%	16.10%	1.71	1.71	25.40%	7.90%	11.78%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.49B	18.40%	13.10%	20.50%	49.20%	0.40	2.72	49.20%	14.30%	19.59%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.96B	20.70%	11.40%	16.98%	23.30%	0.76	4.57	37.60%	14.20%	19.16%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.92B	14.70%	8.20%	13.58%	27.20%	0.80	1.87	39.50%	13.30%	18.04%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.35B	11.50%	7.60%	12.88%	19.00%	0.49	2.67	35.20%	6.90%	9.56%
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.64B	4.10%	1.60%	6.02%	7.90%	1.44	1.59	28.60%	2.40%	6.68%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.75B	17.10%	8.90%	13.59%	22.40%	0.86	2.60	55.10%	18.20%	25.62%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$170.71M	15.80%	14.30%	15.36%	16.90%	0.08	11.52	45.50%	21.50%	22.32%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.70B	28.10%	14.40%	24.68%	27.00%	0.82	2.35	34.20%	11.50%	15.68%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.46B	3.80%	2.00%	4.57%	11.00%	0.82	1.01	35.30%	4.30%	7.67%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.24B	-18.90%	-7.30%	-8.61%	-7.50%	1.62	1.78	39.30%	-7.00%	-6.23%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.01B	-14.40%	-6.60%	-4.49%	-5.20%	1.28	1.97	39.20%	-13.40%	-6.56%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.37B	-60.10%	-26.60%	-33.17%	-39.80%	1.59	2.04	60.50%	-49.90%	-46.93%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$28.27B	5.80%	3.20%	6.39%	14.60%	0.78	2.23	43.20%	7.50%	13.37%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.59B	2.80%	1.70%	3.83%	9.30%	0.69	2.21	42.60%	3.70%	7.96%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$111.25B	24.70%	11.50%	19.63%	31.90%	1.10	1.13	37.20%	16.60%	22.39%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.39B	15.90%	6.20%	13.59%	15.90%	1.56	2.22	34.20%	7.60%	12.72%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$49.71B	30.30%	9.70%	19.24%	23.30%	2.18	1.09	52.50%	12.40%	16.41%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.40B	12.30%	7.10%	10.96%	24.30%	0.70	2.11	40.50%	10.80%	15.85%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.13B	5.70%	1.80%	6.69%	13.10%	1.99	1.39	16.50%	2.20%	3.77%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.94B	12.60%	7.30%	11.39%	24.20%	0.71	3.39	44.40%	14.40%	20.68%
CR	CRANE CO	$10.91B	16.30%	10.10%	12.71%	28.80%	0.93	2.85	41.60%	13.40%	18.36%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$2.23B	N/A	-15.20%	-18.87%	-11.40%	-5.40	0.99	24.30%	-16.40%	-7.69%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$72.71B	97.40%	19.40%	39.65%	30.90%	4.04	1.19	44.10%	19.30%	26.72%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$153.74B	20.80%	9.00%	11.93%	21.70%	1.79	1.19	36.90%	14.00%	18.13%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.12B	13.00%	6.70%	7.52%	23.10%	1.35	1.53	35.50%	10.80%	16.41%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$26.99B	-27.10%	14.00%	77.61%	25.50%	-2.81	0.84	30.40%	10.10%	14.93%
AME	AMETEK INC	$51.93B	14.40%	9.60%	14.32%	49.10%	0.49	1.14	36.30%	20.10%	25.54%
CHRN	CHRONOSCALE CORP	$67.81M	-197.80%	-74.20%	-144.73%	-151.60%	6.66	1.55	52.90%	-135.70%	-132.36%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.35B	10.30%	5.90%	7.99%	18.20%	1.19	2.60	41.90%	10.40%	15.43%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$77.35B	12.10%	5.80%	11.02%	21.80%	1.07	0.87	52.70%	13.30%	18.91%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$200.06M	-248.80%	-81.50%	-180.85%	-163.70%	2.02	1.32	33.10%	-80.90%	-78.96%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.52B	13.80%	6.40%	12.31%	16.30%	1.02	3.05	41.30%	11.20%	19.03%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$673.68M	-2.40%	-2.20%	-5.19%	-5.40%	0.10	12.03	43.20%	-7.90%	-17.12%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$26.13B	8.80%	5.70%	8.75%	25.10%	0.52	1.46	38.60%	10.80%	13.66%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$11.82B	17.70%	9.90%	13.84%	30.10%	0.86	1.88	40.90%	16.00%	20.20%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.19B	11.90%	5.40%	12.92%	27.30%	1.23	1.06	24.60%	6.30%	7.52%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.88B	28.40%	16.00%	25.48%	49.30%	0.94	1.56	38.80%	13.80%	18.53%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.08B	10.60%	4.10%	7.93%	13.60%	1.92	1.33	42.00%	7.60%	13.32%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$304.34M	15.90%	12.90%	17.86%	39.80%	0.23	5.72	59.20%	13.60%	15.92%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$26.53B	-1.10%	-0.20%	-0.28%	0.70%	3.60	1.45	20.60%	-0.20%	-0.17%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.02B	30.30%	22.70%	2.79%	9.30%	0.33	2.40	30.50%	44.70%	5.60%
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.34B	19.70%	16.00%	21.87%	46.30%	0.22	3.56	52.30%	23.00%	28.14%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$866.93M	61.70%	23.30%	27.66%	26.20%	1.32	3.42	24.30%	14.30%	13.54%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$291.89M	N/A	N/A	-2.19%	N/A	-1.80	0.37	23.90%	-106.20%	1.65%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.48B	-13.50%	-11.60%	-13.04%	-63.80%	0.15	10.70	11.40%	-78.60%	-76.77%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.28B	1.40%	0.80%	1.97%	4.20%	0.90	3.19	47.10%	2.60%	6.53%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$136.84M	-6.40%	-4.80%	-5.31%	-6.60%	0.35	4.07	19.30%	-6.90%	-5.99%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$139.49M	N/A	-1,063.70%	-1,464.10%	-1,410.50%	2.44	1.22	24.90%	-16,114.20%	-13,414.06%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$89.17M	7.90%	4.20%	10.57%	7.90%	0.78	1.92	10.60%	3.30%	5.74%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$38.52M	-14.60%	-12.70%	-15.51%	-21.40%	0.13	5.35	24.50%	-18.70%	-18.70%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$48.77M	N/A	-34.30%	534.49%	-34.50%	-1.07	0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.23B	-7.60%	-7.50%	-5.24%	-26.40%	0.01	95.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.92B	-1.40%	-0.50%	3.04%	4.30%	2.02	1.53	32.50%	-1.10%	5.72%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$537.75M	-10.70%	-10.50%	-6.03%	-36.10%	0.03	35.74	55.80%	-417.40%	-415.70%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$373.10M	-453.50%	-148.90%	-251.12%	-629.50%	0.12	23.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$101.07M	-1,270.90%	-225.00%	1,561.42%	-152.80%	-2.88	0.29	14.40%	-390.30%	-165.50%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.84B	-40.00%	-38.10%	-34.53%	-125.00%	0.03	29.36	23.80%	-2,066.50%	-2,066.55%
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$599.64M	-47.30%	-44.90%	-44.06%	-88.60%	0.07	10.19	-441.10%	-2,640.00%	-2,722.83%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$5.01M	-41.30%	-25.20%	-32.79%	-47.80%	0.54	2.11	23.30%	-29.60%	-28.76%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.35M	7.90%	4.70%	12.19%	12.50%	0.69	1.99	32.30%	6.30%	10.27%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$10.33M	-127.30%	-54.20%	-49.98%	-103.10%	1.40	2.51	31.90%	-64.40%	-63.05%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.25M	-113.30%	-52.30%	-54.67%	-50.20%	0.99	1.04	27.60%	-315.00%	-162.30%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.35M	17.80%	9.50%	16.60%	16.30%	0.67	2.72	28.50%	15.90%	18.75%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$1.57M	-2.10%	-1.10%	-0.49%	-0.50%	0.63	1.15	31.50%	-3.70%	-1.57%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$157.64M	27.70%	15.10%	29.26%	45.20%	0.83	1.86	43.70%	18.20%	24.73%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$43.09M	-137.20%	-65.10%	-168.77%	-228.90%	1.39	1.58	46.20%	-129.50%	-128.63%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$35.64M	-327.40%	-18.90%	-24.92%	-57.80%	2.34	1.23	6.20%	-84.90%	-66.79%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$7.56M	N/A	-19.90%	12.73%	-33.20%	-2.16	0.22	17.40%	-23.30%	-12.60%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$28.64M	N/A	-179.10%	-490.21%	559.40%	33.62	0.56	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 81 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 Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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

GNRC passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 107.03% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 83 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $268.64, an upside of 2.72% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $261.54.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% 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. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 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 154.29% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 130 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $88.20, an upside of 8.53% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $81.27.

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.

3. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, 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 108.97% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 85 percentage points.

Gorman Rupp Co has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -4.01% from Gorman Rupp Co's current stock price of $77.09.

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.

What are the specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 37 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 4.51%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 3.07%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.5%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Illinois Tool Works's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout ratio of 58.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.88% in the last day, and down -0.26% over the last week. Ballard Power Systems was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -18.95% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness after unexpectedly strong U.S. job-growth data dampened expectations for a Fed rate cut.

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. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co 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.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -32.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -56 percentage points.

2. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) 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.

Pentair has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PNR a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pentair's stock has dropped -26.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -51 percentage points.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

Gates Industrial 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.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 19.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -5 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

41.07% 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 14.52% over the next year.

5.71% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.86% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.14% are rated C (Hold), 5.71% are rated D (Sell), and 8.57% 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 7.1x.

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