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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.

Industry: Specialty Industrial Mach...
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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 21st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Zen Rating
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Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Earnings
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Rev. Y/Y
Rev. 5Y
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Earnings Date
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$234.75M$47.65M$12.18M$9.89M$3.167.11%13.37%13.67%33.69%2026-03-26
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.12B$839.00M$147.30M$48.40M$1.464.11%9.91%24.79%27.11%2026-05-11
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$5.78B$3.44B$654.20M$251.40M$0.981.03%4.27%30.67%29.41%
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$213.73M$348.10M$20.45M$21.80M$1.538.31%9.34%121.74%N/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$12.54M$86.17M$20.04M$14.11MN/A-1.36%9.45%N/AN/A2026-03-25
ATS
ATS CORP
$2.67B$2.03B$168.16M$13.68M$0.146.23%N/A-78.16%N/A
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.45B$4.73B$675.04M$346.25M$2.663.76%4.87%23.72%21.61%2026-05-04
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.93B$2.44B$515.00M$340.80M$10.178.27%10.08%16.90%24.72%
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.52B$682.39M$120.27M$53.02M$2.023.44%14.35%32.03%15.80%
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$12.38B$5.93B$1.24B$279.50M$4.22-1.65%15.34%42.57%-1.79%2026-05-11
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$351.63M$1.60B$107.10M$23.80M$1.73-3.45%6.78%-29.67%N/A2026-05-05
CR
CRANE CO
$9.87B$2.31B$529.20M$366.60M$6.388.16%4.68%23.88%N/A2026-05-13
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.95B$2.27B$483.30M$244.00M$5.1014.17%14.96%17.51%18.10%2026-04-30
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$40.55B$8.57B$1.64B$990.00M$8.785.84%6.64%8.80%-4.85%2026-05-05
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$4.34B$1.44B$318.00M$199.60M$1.295.94%7.86%48.28%20.87%
ITT
ITT INC
$16.15B$3.94B$839.40M$488.00M$6.158.48%9.71%-3.30%48.91%2026-04-30
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$112.32B$20.46B$5.49B$3.54B$27.802.78%8.66%13.24%20.18%2026-04-30
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$32.16B$7.65B$1.56B$581.40M$1.465.75%14.00%-29.81%N/A2026-05-06
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$14.41B$4.18B$947.90M$653.80M$3.992.28%6.71%5.56%13.16%2026-04-28
AME
AMETEK INC
$49.11B$7.40B$2.30B$1.48B$6.426.63%10.27%7.90%11.06%2026-04-30
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.56B$2.62B$100.08M$44.19M$1.122.97%0.36%14.10%-11.87%
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$74.02B$33.67B$5.28B$2.84B$20.62-1.27%11.19%-27.78%11.31%2026-05-04
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$14.93B$2.85B$896.10M$523.20M$9.306.50%5.74%17.57%14.33%
DOV
DOVER CORP
$27.50B$8.09B$1.86B$1.09B$7.994.48%3.90%-59.19%11.01%2026-04-23
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$1.32B$2.25B-$832.95M-$1.18B-$20.756.66%14.94%N/AN/A2026-05-13
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$1.17B$540.54M-$36.37M-$123.33M-$1.3227.65%-1.96%N/AN/A2026-03-16
NPO
ENPRO INC
$5.11B$1.14B$194.40M$40.50M$1.929.02%7.40%-44.83%-25.98%2026-05-12
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.58B$1.05B$208.66M$101.97M$8.66-0.11%10.63%-8.94%12.48%2026-05-05
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$9.94B$3.75B$626.30M$378.50M$3.243.28%7.92%-6.90%10.80%
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$6.74B$3.80B$317.00M-$50.50M-$0.98121.34%17.06%N/AN/A2026-04-28
XYL
XYLEM INC
$29.15B$9.04B$1.79B$957.00M$3.935.52%13.13%7.08%22.75%2026-05-05
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$137.86B$27.45B$6.18B$4.09B$10.4810.33%8.98%9.85%24.45%2026-04-30
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$74.32B$18.19B$4.81B$2.31B$4.113.62%1.60%-2.84%3.44%2026-05-06
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$32.34B$14.43B$2.23B$1.38B$3.521.19%2.50%-14.15%10.99%2026-04-22
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$309.03M$384.60M$32.70M$7.70M$0.29-1.86%3.44%-57.97%-16.86%2026-05-05
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$29.77B$2.39B$28.64M-$10.86M-$0.1124.82%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-12
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$6.75B$3.20B$36.41M-$277.73M-$5.381.62%4.96%N/AN/A2026-05-13
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$9.24B$3.83B$813.70M$546.20M$3.870.32%5.76%6.03%12.69%2026-05-05
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.08B$868.58M$144.87M$53.88M$4.5021.02%7.59%-2.60%26.85%2026-04-30
GGG
GRACO INC
$14.49B$2.24B$751.53M$521.84M$3.145.83%6.27%9.03%9.77%2026-04-21
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.31B$722.41M$121.52M$113.99M$4.9551.78%11.58%64.45%N/A
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.89B$615.91M$144.43M$90.16M$1.683.91%5.73%1.82%94.73%2026-03-25
IEX
IDEX CORP
$13.99B$3.46B$904.20M$483.20M$6.415.77%8.01%-3.75%5.18%2026-04-28
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.48B$279.40M$26.44M$130.49M$2.9940.98%27.14%3,222.22%N/A
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.02B$2.13B$289.05M$147.09M$3.255.44%11.31%-17.09%8.51%2026-05-05
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$286.12M$98.30M$19.53M$14.83M$1.47-3.33%-1.46%-17.42%-5.69%
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$76.95B$16.04B$4.66B$3.07B$10.520.92%4.99%-10.47%9.57%2026-04-29
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$886.38M$237.56M$24.61M$14.93M$1.3619.01%20.14%61.90%39.22%
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$1.91B$686.63M-$32.86M-$61.74M-$1.2225.87%37.17%N/AN/A2026-05-13
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.43B$1.66B$347.90M$145.10M$2.5311.43%-10.82%-21.43%-3.98%2026-05-06
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.77B$4.21B$462.79M$159.55M$2.73-2.02%11.11%-50.00%-13.42%
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$718.88M$99.37M-$84.83M-$90.91M-$0.3042.50%-0.88%N/AN/A2026-05-13
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.14B$1.20B$125.60M$43.80M$2.38-6.47%3.75%-46.64%5.28%2026-04-30
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.23B$1.00B$230.67M$126.90M$7.5616.95%21.18%-9.89%19.99%
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.68B$925.40M$211.90M$28.80M$0.137.50%9.32%N/AN/A2026-04-28
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$271.17MN/AN/AN/AN/A-39.58%N/AN/AN/A
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$619.73M$208.20M-$22.68M-$13.52M-$0.302.15%1.49%N/AN/A2026-05-13
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$94.76M$175.01M-$10.31M-$14.27M-$2.21-6.88%-0.68%N/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$51.05M$158.05M$15.03M$5.24M$0.2310.42%-4.45%360.00%N/A2026-05-01
VHUB
VENHUB GLOBAL INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$1.19B$0.00-$42.59M-$43.47M-$1.08N/AN/AN/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$383.75M$0.00-$1.62B-$1.67B-$7.34-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-03-16
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$690.29M$2.65M-$96.80M-$101.36M-$1.6346.22%N/AN/AN/A
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$3.99B$31.48M-$354.27M-$355.79M-$2.17-15.02%120.79%N/AN/A2026-05-13
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$516.51M$4.94M-$18.36M-$20.60M-$0.1412.41%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-07
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$24.12M$7.14M-$6.35M-$21.60M-$0.44132.01%N/AN/AN/A2026-05-13
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$27.61M$28.25M$589.00k-$185.00k-$0.0219.84%7.92%N/AN/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$5.57M$11.56M$152.31k-$1.08M-$0.21-19.99%N/AN/AN/A
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$122.57M$46.28M$7.78M$4.11M$0.0728.94%N/A-61.11%N/A2026-04-27
GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC
$9.90B$4.26B$619.40M$13.50M$0.302.49%29.36%-93.39%-49.02%
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$25.50M$3.01M$93.20k-$700.18k-$0.10195.45%N/AN/AN/A
BURU
NUBURU INC
$19.81M$9.30k-$51.05M-$55.69M$19.20-98.20%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$144.37M$19.11M-$10.92M-$11.51M-$0.529.26%N/AN/AN/A
THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.53B$522.01M$107.78M$58.80M$1.786.15%12.38%28.06%N/A
XCH
XCHG LTD
$80.26M$45.66MN/A-$19.12M$0.08-1.72%N/AN/AN/A
MKDW
MKDWELL TECH INC
$10.39M$2.55MN/A-$1.31M-$4.507.08%N/AN/AN/A
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$1.89M$11.11M-$209.60k-$1.01M-$0.062.89%2.14%N/AN/A
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$11.21M$6.02M-$159.24k-$427.65k-$0.026.45%N/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.38M$2.28M-$1.67M-$4.38M-$1.22-32.08%N/AN/AN/A

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 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

TAYD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 143.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 117 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -5.98% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $74.45.

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 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 31, which is -4 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. 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 83.08% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 57 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $79.33, an upside of 23.63% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $64.17.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


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

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

GTES passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 21.01% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -5 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $28.88, an upside of 26.92% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $22.75.

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.

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 41.9%, which is 40 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.35%.

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 4.8%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.35%. 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.

3. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)


Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.48%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.35%. 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 -0.98% in the last day, and down -2.98% 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. 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 -10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. 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 -42.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -69 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 47 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -18.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -45 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gates Industrial 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.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 21.01% 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?

44.64% 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 18.94% over the next year.

7.58% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.3% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 6.06% are rated D (Sell), and 6.06% 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 23.24x.
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