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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 28th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Zen Rating
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Revenue
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HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.23B$839.00M$147.30M$48.40M$1.464.11%9.91%24.79%27.11%2026-05-11
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$5.59B$3.44B$654.20M$251.40M$0.981.03%4.27%30.67%29.41%
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$222.53M$348.10M$20.45M$21.80M$1.538.31%9.34%121.74%N/A
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$12.24B$5.93B$1.24B$279.50M$4.22-1.65%15.34%42.57%-1.79%2026-05-11
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$344.86M$1.60B$107.10M$23.80M$1.73-3.45%6.78%-29.67%N/A2026-05-05
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.63B$2.44B$515.00M$340.80M$10.178.27%10.08%16.90%24.72%
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.58B$4.73B$675.04M$346.25M$2.663.76%4.87%23.72%21.61%2026-05-04
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$75.95B$33.67B$5.28B$2.84B$20.62-1.27%11.19%-27.78%11.31%2026-05-04
CR
CRANE CO
$9.69B$2.31B$529.20M$366.60M$6.388.16%4.68%23.88%N/A2026-05-13
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.48B$2.62B$100.08M$44.19M$1.122.97%0.36%14.10%-11.87%
DOV
DOVER CORP
$27.70B$8.09B$1.86B$1.09B$7.994.48%3.90%-59.19%11.01%2026-04-23
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.64B$682.39M$120.27M$53.02M$2.023.44%14.35%32.03%15.80%
ATS
ATS CORP
$2.76B$2.03B$168.16M$13.68M$0.146.23%N/A-78.16%N/A
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.84B$2.27B$483.30M$244.00M$5.1014.17%14.96%17.51%18.10%2026-04-30
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$114.61B$20.46B$5.49B$3.54B$27.802.78%8.66%13.24%20.18%2026-04-30
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$41.01B$8.57B$1.64B$990.00M$8.785.84%6.64%8.80%-4.85%2026-05-06
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$14.68B$2.85B$896.10M$523.20M$9.306.50%5.74%17.57%14.33%2026-05-25
ITT
ITT INC
$16.62B$3.94B$839.40M$488.00M$6.158.48%9.71%-3.30%48.91%2026-04-30
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$14.01B$4.18B$947.90M$653.80M$3.992.28%6.71%5.56%13.16%2026-04-28
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$2.13B$587.68M$23.70M-$51.02M-$0.481.14%0.74%N/AN/A2026-05-07
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$4.32B$1.44B$318.00M$199.60M$1.295.94%7.86%48.28%20.87%
AME
AMETEK INC
$49.98B$7.40B$2.30B$1.48B$6.426.63%10.27%7.90%11.06%2026-04-30
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$1.30B$2.25B-$832.95M-$1.18B-$20.756.66%14.94%N/AN/A2026-05-13
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.83B$625.19M$139.45M$85.56M$1.614.23%6.64%-5.29%87.22%
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$323.41M$384.60M$32.70M$7.70M$0.29-1.86%3.44%-57.97%-16.86%2026-05-05
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$30.51B$7.65B$1.56B$581.40M$1.465.75%14.00%-29.81%N/A2026-05-06
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.38B$1.05B$208.66M$101.97M$8.66-0.11%10.63%-8.94%12.48%2026-05-05
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$8.90B$3.83B$813.70M$546.20M$3.870.32%5.76%6.03%12.69%2026-05-05
XYL
XYLEM INC
$29.48B$9.04B$1.79B$957.00M$3.935.52%13.13%7.08%22.75%2026-05-05
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$185.00M$48.26M$12.50M$10.38M$3.3112.76%15.99%27.31%42.16%
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$9.87B$3.75B$626.30M$378.50M$3.243.28%7.92%-6.90%10.80%
NPO
ENPRO INC
$5.36B$1.14B$194.40M$40.50M$1.929.02%7.40%-44.83%-25.98%2026-05-12
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$6.51B$3.80B$317.00M-$50.50M-$0.98121.34%17.06%N/AN/A2026-04-28
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$140.07B$27.45B$6.18B$4.09B$10.4810.33%8.98%9.85%24.45%2026-04-30
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$32.14B$2.39B$28.64M-$10.86M-$0.1124.82%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-12
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.12B$2.13B$289.05M$147.09M$3.255.44%11.31%-17.09%8.51%2026-05-05
IEX
IDEX CORP
$14.16B$3.46B$904.20M$483.20M$6.415.77%8.01%-3.75%5.18%2026-04-28
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$74.02B$18.19B$4.81B$2.31B$4.113.62%1.60%-2.84%3.44%2026-05-06
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$74.42B$16.04B$4.66B$3.07B$10.520.92%4.99%-10.47%9.57%2026-04-29
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$30.27B$14.43B$2.23B$1.38B$3.521.19%2.50%-14.15%10.99%2026-04-22
GGG
GRACO INC
$13.99B$2.24B$751.53M$521.84M$3.145.83%6.27%9.03%9.77%2026-04-21
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.53B$279.40M$26.44M$130.49M$2.9940.98%27.14%3,222.22%N/A2026-06-03
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$2.19B$686.63M-$32.86M-$61.74M-$1.2225.87%37.17%N/AN/A2026-05-13
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.56B$722.41M$121.52M$113.99M$4.9551.78%11.58%64.45%N/A
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$325.74M$98.30M$19.53M$14.83M$1.47-3.33%-1.46%-17.42%-5.69%
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$6.23B$3.20B$36.41M-$277.73M-$5.381.62%4.96%N/AN/A2026-05-13
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.31B$1.66B$347.90M$145.10M$2.5311.43%-10.82%-21.43%-3.98%2026-05-06
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.39B$4.21B$462.79M$159.55M$2.73-2.02%11.11%-50.00%-13.42%
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.12B$868.58M$144.87M$53.88M$4.5021.02%7.59%-2.60%26.85%2026-04-30
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$899.66M$237.56M$24.61M$14.93M$1.3619.01%20.14%61.90%39.22%
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.25B$1.20B$125.60M$43.80M$2.38-6.47%3.75%-46.64%5.28%2026-04-30
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$745.95M$99.37M-$84.83M-$90.91M-$0.3042.50%-0.88%N/AN/A2026-05-13
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.76B$925.40M$211.90M$28.80M$0.137.50%9.32%N/AN/A2026-04-28
GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC
$9.91B$4.26B$619.40M$13.50M$0.302.49%29.36%-93.39%-49.02%
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$97.92M$175.01M-$10.31M-$14.27M-$2.21-6.88%-0.68%N/AN/A
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.34B$1.00B$230.67M$126.90M$7.5616.95%21.18%-9.89%19.99%2026-05-21
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$683.72M$208.20M-$22.68M-$13.52M-$0.302.15%1.49%N/AN/A2026-05-13
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$47.55M$158.05M$15.03M$5.24M$0.2310.42%-4.45%360.00%N/A2026-05-01
VHUB
VENHUB GLOBAL INC
$56.36M$864.45k-$61.73M-$62.40M-$1.67N/AN/AN/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$29.69M$25.79M-$886.00k-$1.59M-$0.23-4.06%8.79%N/AN/A
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$229.92MN/AN/AN/AN/A-39.58%N/AN/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$350.09M$0.00-$1.62B-$1.67B-$7.34-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-18
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$1.11B$0.00-$42.59M-$43.47M-$1.08N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-05-15
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$639.58M$2.65M-$96.80M-$101.36M-$1.6346.22%N/AN/AN/A
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$460.61M$4.94M-$18.36M-$20.60M-$0.1412.41%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-07
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$3.43B$31.48M-$354.27M-$355.79M-$2.17-15.02%120.79%N/AN/A2026-05-13
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$23.23M$7.14M-$6.35M-$21.60M-$0.44132.01%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-13
MKDW
MKDWELL TECH INC
$33.46M$2.55MN/A-$1.31M-$4.507.08%N/AN/AN/A
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$14.13M$3.01M$93.20k-$700.18k-$0.10195.45%N/AN/AN/A
THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.71B$522.01M$107.78M$58.80M$1.786.15%12.38%28.06%N/A2026-05-21
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$6.30M$6.02M-$159.24k-$427.65k-$0.026.45%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$222.23M$19.11M-$10.92M-$11.51M-$0.529.26%N/AN/AN/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$14.27M$90.69M$11.22M$4.93M$0.318.04%6.29%-69.90%-14.28%2026-05-14
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$7.16M$11.56M$152.31k-$1.08M-$0.21-19.99%N/AN/AN/A
BURU
NUBURU INC
$27.83M$0.00-$67.75M-$71.75M-$2.25-100.00%-100.00%N/AN/A
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$123.84M$46.28M$7.78M$4.11M$0.0728.94%N/A-61.11%N/A2026-04-27
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.46M$2.28M-$1.67M-$4.38M-$1.22-32.08%N/AN/AN/A
XCH
XCHG LTD
$65.99M$45.66MN/A-$19.12M$0.08-1.72%N/AN/AN/A
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$193.10k$11.11M-$209.60k-$1.01M-$6.002.89%2.14%N/AN/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)


Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) 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 Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -7 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HLIO as a "A".

HLIO passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 109.96% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 88 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $79.33, an upside of 17.93% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $67.27.

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.

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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 Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GTES passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 14.55% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -8 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $28.38, an upside of 28.74% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $22.04.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% 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 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 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 53, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

TWIN passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 95.32% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 73 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 32.59%, which is 31 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.08%.

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. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)


Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.08%. 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.

3. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)


Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.21%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.08%. 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 92.5% 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 -1.02% in the last day, and up 0.43% over the last week.

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

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 71, which is 49 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -23.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -45 percentage points.

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 14.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -8 percentage points.

3. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)


Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) 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.

Park Ohio Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Park Ohio Holdings's stock has gained 8.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -14 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

45.61% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 18.46% over the next year.

7.46% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.34% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.78% are rated C (Hold), 8.96% 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 21.05x.
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