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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 50th 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
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$650.75M	6.90%	1.80%	7.25%	5.00%	2.76	2.40	17.30%	1.60%	4.80%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$10.44B	9.50%	4.60%	8.82%	11.70%	1.01	2.05	39.50%	5.80%	9.10%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$350.39M	14.40%	7.00%	5.72%	5.60%	0.83	2.35	26.90%	7.10%	4.24%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.44B	10.70%	5.00%	6.79%	9.20%	0.99	3.24	39.70%	10.40%	12.71%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.22B	7.60%	4.70%	8.04%	13.40%	0.60	2.74	33.50%	8.00%	12.23%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.18B	12.40%	7.50%	11.91%	27.00%	0.68	1.83	40.20%	11.30%	16.04%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.76B	22.00%	11.50%	19.52%	32.60%	0.91	2.67	50.10%	14.70%	20.85%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$82.72B	12.70%	6.10%	11.55%	23.00%	1.07	0.90	53.20%	13.80%	19.48%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.89B	14.80%	7.20%	13.07%	18.10%	0.96	2.81	31.40%	8.90%	14.49%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$74.49B	21.90%	7.90%	16.26%	16.30%	1.69	1.73	25.30%	7.80%	11.69%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.25B	4.70%	2.30%	5.83%	10.30%	0.99	2.28	37.80%	5.40%	12.04%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.60B	21.20%	11.80%	16.81%	23.40%	0.74	4.64	37.90%	15.00%	19.42%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$146.24M	-3.40%	-2.50%	-2.45%	-3.10%	0.35	3.98	21.40%	-3.60%	-2.72%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.75B	18.60%	13.40%	21.31%	49.90%	0.35	2.66	48.90%	14.30%	19.40%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.31B	5.70%	1.80%	6.69%	13.10%	1.99	1.39	16.50%	2.20%	3.77%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.16B	11.10%	6.40%	10.42%	20.60%	0.84	2.59	44.40%	9.50%	15.06%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$152.70B	19.60%	7.90%	11.88%	19.80%	1.77	1.24	35.90%	12.80%	17.52%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$117.08B	25.10%	11.90%	20.03%	33.70%	1.00	1.26	37.70%	17.00%	23.08%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.25B	11.60%	7.70%	12.82%	19.00%	0.53	2.41	35.50%	7.10%	9.82%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.17B	17.60%	9.30%	14.66%	23.60%	0.82	1.82	55.30%	18.60%	25.68%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.19B	28.10%	14.40%	24.68%	27.00%	0.82	2.35	34.20%	11.50%	15.68%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.52B	16.20%	9.30%	13.66%	25.40%	0.85	2.80	41.70%	13.00%	18.46%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.01B	2.80%	1.70%	3.68%	8.60%	0.68	2.28	42.80%	3.60%	7.39%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.05B	N/A	-4.30%	2.43%	3.00%	16.42	1.45	19.50%	-4.00%	1.47%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$46.51B	33.30%	10.70%	21.07%	25.00%	2.17	1.08	54.50%	13.40%	17.42%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$910.16M	37.20%	15.40%	26.26%	22.20%	1.23	2.57	23.90%	10.00%	13.04%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.87B	11.30%	4.20%	8.52%	13.90%	1.82	1.42	42.10%	7.80%	13.72%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$669.66M	-2.90%	-2.70%	-5.83%	-6.20%	0.13	8.81	44.10%	-9.40%	-18.54%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.38B	12.90%	7.50%	11.74%	24.60%	0.73	3.05	44.70%	14.50%	20.79%
INIO	INNIO NV	$13.09B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.31	1.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITT	ITT INC	$17.84B	10.40%	5.00%	8.00%	19.10%	1.30	1.26	35.20%	8.90%	14.83%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$27.99B	9.50%	5.30%	9.40%	21.00%	0.78	1.62	42.80%	12.10%	18.40%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.78B	11.20%	5.70%	9.09%	16.90%	1.16	2.70	42.40%	10.30%	16.37%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.12B	14.30%	6.70%	12.51%	16.80%	1.10	2.40	41.70%	11.70%	19.02%
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.57B	14.50%	9.70%	14.38%	51.50%	0.47	1.21	36.40%	20.00%	25.48%
EROC	EROCK INC	$542.44M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.66	1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.87B	-8.70%	-3.90%	-2.89%	-3.60%	0.78	3.21	38.70%	-3.80%	-3.04%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$191.21M	12.50%	11.60%	10.08%	11.10%	0.07	12.76	44.10%	20.60%	17.64%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$76.62B	101.80%	19.60%	41.95%	32.00%	4.70	1.11	44.20%	19.40%	26.85%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.47B	15.00%	8.40%	13.70%	27.70%	0.78	1.98	39.60%	13.50%	18.20%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.17B	3.20%	1.40%	3.79%	3.80%	1.38	2.05	38.80%	1.50%	3.02%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.07B	16.60%	6.30%	12.65%	15.90%	1.77	2.15	33.90%	8.00%	13.30%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$4.96B	-18.30%	-8.00%	-5.17%	-6.20%	1.43	1.99	39.30%	-15.50%	-7.73%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.80B	27.00%	14.70%	24.03%	44.20%	0.98	1.59	38.60%	13.10%	17.51%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.10B	9.20%	5.90%	8.93%	25.40%	0.64	1.61	39.20%	11.20%	14.30%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.83B	1.30%	0.70%	1.98%	3.90%	0.90	3.20	48.00%	2.40%	6.24%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.97B	17.10%	9.50%	14.34%	28.50%	0.79	1.45	41.30%	16.20%	20.55%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$26.72B	-27.30%	14.10%	75.81%	25.80%	-2.89	0.83	30.20%	10.20%	14.90%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.88B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.79	1.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.40B	20.30%	16.50%	24.57%	48.50%	0.24	2.99	52.60%	23.50%	28.95%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$262.96M	14.20%	11.50%	15.84%	35.00%	0.23	5.63	57.80%	12.30%	14.22%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.80B	4.30%	2.40%	4.51%	11.00%	0.79	1.24	35.60%	4.90%	7.70%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$982.27M	8.00%	3.70%	6.74%	17.20%	0.89	1.23	23.30%	4.50%	5.24%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$32.67M	36.50%	32.80%	27.75%	65.00%	0.07	11.52	24.70%	62.00%	61.97%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$25.16B	2.20%	0.40%	0.89%	-1.80%	3.37	1.33	21.60%	0.50%	0.46%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.32B	27.20%	20.50%	3.31%	9.00%	0.33	2.43	28.60%	42.60%	6.41%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$185.81M	-7.40%	3.60%	19.26%	16.00%	-1.88	1.00	34.00%	3.50%	7.28%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.89B	2.60%	1.10%	5.03%	6.70%	1.38	1.57	28.00%	1.60%	5.64%
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$421.77M	-177.70%	-166.90%	-107.53%	-5,637.40%	0.09	11.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$183.23M	N/A	-90.80%	-104.08%	-41.00%	-5.03	0.86	28.60%	-112.80%	-36.66%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$14.85k	-2.10%	-1.10%	-0.49%	-0.50%	0.63	1.15	31.50%	-3.70%	-1.57%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$366.92M	-16.90%	-16.60%	-15.51%	-72.90%	0.01	93.62	10.80%	-1,063.60%	-1,064.39%
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$430.27M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.04	8.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$651.25M	-13.20%	-11.40%	-12.72%	-64.20%	0.15	11.19	16.40%	-72.80%	-71.07%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$92.74M	8.20%	4.70%	10.60%	8.50%	0.71	2.72	11.60%	3.90%	6.34%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$853.26M	-6.70%	-6.60%	-5.45%	-17.60%	0.02	79.18	29.10%	-15,815.10%	-15,815.12%
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$4.50B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.09	17.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
INLF	INLIF LTD	$17.48k	-41.30%	-25.20%	-32.79%	-47.80%	0.54	2.11	23.30%	-29.60%	-28.76%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$404.75M	-911.50%	-274.90%	-453.20%	-733.40%	0.31	17.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.66B	-31.80%	-30.30%	-20.58%	-72.80%	0.02	37.88	23.50%	-3,888.70%	-3,888.70%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$39.94M	N/A	-304.50%	-548.87%	-248.30%	-12.61	0.60	-25.30%	-596.70%	-255.19%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$461.86M	3.50%	2.10%	6.30%	8.00%	0.75	2.33	24.80%	2.20%	5.37%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.52M	-78.20%	-29.30%	-22.83%	-75.60%	0.19	4.22	17.30%	-52.30%	-50.04%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$95.21M	-248.80%	-81.50%	-180.85%	-163.70%	2.02	1.32	33.10%	-80.90%	-78.96%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.71M	-103.60%	-49.60%	-52.59%	-38.00%	1.33	1.00	-1.40%	-258.70%	-121.79%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.92M	-127.30%	-54.20%	-49.98%	-103.10%	1.40	2.51	31.90%	-64.40%	-63.05%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$142.32M	27.70%	15.10%	29.26%	45.20%	0.83	1.86	43.70%	18.20%	24.73%
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	699.39%	N/A	-3.27	0.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$22.18M	15.80%	9.70%	20.10%	20.80%	0.73	1.97	33.40%	12.30%	16.39%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.30M	17.80%	9.50%	16.60%	16.30%	0.67	2.72	28.50%	15.90%	18.75%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$116.54M	N/A	-40.00%	-205.77%	-39.90%	0.20	13.26	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 106.1% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 183 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.37% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $44.91.

Park Ohio Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Park Ohio Holdings, 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.

2. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) 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 +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 57, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock lose -4.7% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 72 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 63.7% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $176.98.

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.

3. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 79.05% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 156 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 24.48% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $24.10.

Twin Disc stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Twin Disc, 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.

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 5.22%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. 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 114.3% 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 3.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. 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 173.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.51%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. Smith A O's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith A O's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith A O's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -2.56% in the last day, and down -3.96% over the last week. Innio Nv was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -14.25% yesterday.

Shares of electronic equipment-related companies are trading lower, possibly in reaction to rising oil prices.

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. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -58.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 18 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 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -49.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 28 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 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has dropped -0.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 77 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

48.33% 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 29.85% over the next year.

4.23% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.31% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.56% are rated C (Hold), 12.68% are rated D (Sell), and 4.23% 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 41.3x.

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