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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 12th 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. 5Y
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THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.26B$509.05M$108.48M$59.05M$1.773.08%10.28%35.11%N/A2026-01-29
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$212.99M$47.65M$12.18M$9.89M$3.167.11%13.37%13.67%33.69%
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.40B$2.62B$100.08M$44.19M$1.122.97%0.36%14.10%-11.87%2026-02-25
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.21B$4.69B$775.74M$452.78M$3.463.19%4.25%70.44%26.93%2026-02-24
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$5.80B$3.42B$672.10M$236.70M$0.92-0.75%4.63%9.52%29.77%
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.75B$1.43B$307.70M$191.70M$1.238.75%8.20%66.22%21.74%2026-02-10
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$13.58M$86.17M$20.04M$14.11MN/A-1.36%9.45%N/AN/A
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.58B$675.48M$121.76M$121.20M$5.2754.78%7.72%122.36%N/A
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$369.56M$397.30M$41.00M$14.30M$0.543.36%7.86%58.82%7.28%2026-03-03
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$7.59B$3.88B$41.38M-$202.37M-$4.330.27%8.58%N/AN/A2026-03-03
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$9.54B$3.83B$795.20M$530.50M$3.71-1.64%6.38%-2.62%13.73%2026-02-05
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$73.39B$33.58B$5.15B$2.67B$19.41-1.80%11.42%27.70%12.61%2026-02-02
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$45.44B$8.34B$1.52B$869.00M$7.690.94%5.68%-7.57%-2.73%2026-01-22
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.39B$2.35B$489.10M$324.70M$9.694.18%9.35%15.91%22.94%2026-02-16
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$10.24B$2.16B$453.10M$223.20M$4.7512.60%18.21%25.00%15.31%2026-02-19
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.86B$807.80M$138.00M$33.80M$1.01-1.46%10.19%-9.82%7.61%2026-03-02
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$9.88B$5.87B$1.21B$257.30M$3.88-4.99%15.44%22.40%-2.17%2026-02-04
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$10.50B$3.73B$633.30M$381.90M$3.242.37%7.92%-7.43%10.02%2026-03-04
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.35B$2.11B$277.25M$141.50M$3.105.06%11.11%-22.69%9.16%2026-02-17
AME
AMETEK INC
$48.64B$7.16B$2.26B$1.47B$6.353.67%9.05%10.05%10.76%2026-02-03
NPO
ENPRO INC
$4.68B$1.11B$255.10M$86.40M$4.116.44%0.40%59.92%-15.43%2026-02-24
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.37B$1.24B$135.20M$54.80M$2.97-2.24%3.94%-48.53%5.25%2026-02-19
ITT
ITT INC
$13.99B$3.81B$817.10M$483.30M$6.058.01%8.91%2.20%27.87%2026-02-05
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.30B$678.52M$117.39M$50.25M$1.913.19%13.50%30.82%13.15%2026-01-30
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$16.80B$4.13B$939.70M$654.10M$3.980.83%6.76%-1.00%13.53%2026-02-03
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.50B$266.28M$23.31M$15.14M$0.3851.17%27.71%N/AN/A2026-02-04
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$34.75B$14.31B$2.17B$1.35B$3.420.73%2.55%-15.35%11.44%2026-01-28
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$114.44B$20.03B$5.58B$3.64B$28.480.22%8.06%26.63%25.36%2026-01-29
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$2.83B$837.07M$133.97M$52.62M$4.4018.51%6.89%-28.46%25.21%2026-01-29
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$244.16M$347.84M$22.01M$352.00k$0.0214.24%8.28%-97.10%N/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$74.24M$153.88M$15.03M$5.19M$0.22-1.47%-5.80%57.14%N/A
DOV
DOVER CORP
$27.74B$7.92B$3.00B$2.25B$16.352.62%3.48%45.33%28.65%2026-01-29
GE
GE AEROSPACE
$342.10B$43.95B$11.50B$8.06B$7.5617.69%-10.39%31.71%21.63%2026-01-21
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$7.94B$3.26B$193.20M-$110.60M-$2.1992.43%12.18%N/AN/A2026-02-24
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$13.73B$2.79B$852.33M$484.47M$8.563.78%5.65%4.77%14.66%2026-02-25
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$5.13B$964.80M$236.46M$143.59M$8.5414.87%20.60%15.72%20.51%2026-01-29
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$80.25B$18.02B$4.74B$2.29B$4.063.00%1.43%18.02%4.49%2026-02-04
XYL
XYLEM INC
$33.84B$8.89B$1.80B$948.00M$3.895.58%12.78%11.46%25.69%2026-02-10
ATS
ATS CORP
$2.81B$1.92B$146.46M-$3.32M-$0.04-6.95%N/AN/AN/A
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$1.54B$2.23B-$996.10M-$1.37B-$24.3111.57%-6.53%N/AN/A2026-02-19
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$108.01M$186.79M-$7.00M-$13.52M-$2.10-6.13%0.07%N/AN/A2026-01-09
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$305.37M$1.59B$105.50M$23.30M$1.68-3.90%3.91%32.28%N/A
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$125.17B$26.63B$6.00B$3.93B$10.048.24%7.67%6.36%24.11%2026-01-29
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.49B$1.02B$204.55M$101.98M$8.67-0.96%9.54%-11.53%15.82%2026-02-18
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$40.59B$2.25B$21.04M-$16.94M-$0.1625.65%89.44%N/AN/A2026-02-10
CR
CRANE CO
$11.20B$2.11B$513.20M$365.90M$6.3711.38%N/A38.18%N/A2026-02-02
IEX
IDEX CORP
$13.53B$3.42B$885.40M$478.10M$6.337.09%7.87%-2.01%5.04%2026-02-04
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$6.26B$902.30M$207.30M$26.50M$0.127.81%8.76%N/AN/A2026-02-10
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$769.16M$227.90M$23.06M$13.67M$1.2516.04%19.62%76.06%52.81%2026-02-09
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$2.09B$615.91M$144.43M$90.16M$1.683.91%5.73%1.82%94.73%
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$726.59M$540.54M-$36.37M-$123.33M-$1.3227.65%-1.96%N/AN/A
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$3.48B$642.78M-$36.62M-$63.00M-$1.2522.40%N/AN/AN/A2026-03-04
GGG
GRACO INC
$13.85B$2.19B$713.94M$498.06M$2.982.85%6.61%2.76%10.86%2026-01-26
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$8.73B$4.35B$631.20M$301.24M$5.325.52%13.46%9.47%2.38%2026-02-18
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$72.38B$15.88B$4.61B$3.03B$10.34-0.41%4.79%-10.86%9.33%2026-02-04
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$32.48B$7.46B$1.53B$545.10M$1.364.20%19.88%-34.30%N/A2026-02-25
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$829.61M$90.25M-$113.74M-$119.86M-$0.39-1.86%-5.07%N/AN/A
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.81B$1.58B$345.30M$154.70M$2.709.30%-10.55%-12.34%45.09%2026-02-11
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$302.83M$100.05M$21.08M$16.09M$1.59-2.73%-0.75%-12.64%-2.56%
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$329.19MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$672.82M$210.04M-$20.18M-$12.95M-$0.295.17%4.36%N/AN/A2026-02-18
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$5.61B$63.90M-$376.34M-$379.94M-$2.86765.67%N/AN/AN/A
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$568.10M$4.13M-$13.37M-$15.11M-$0.17-54.70%N/AN/AN/A2026-02-25
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$944.45M$1.95M-$77.00M-$80.21M-$1.4215.83%N/AN/AN/A
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$1.56B$0.00-$39.42M-$40.07M-$1.06N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-02-12
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$50.70M$7.14M-$6.35M-$21.60M-$0.44132.01%N/AN/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$602.01M$0.00-$1.64B-$1.71B-$7.65-100.00%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$217.58M$19.11M-$10.92M-$11.51M-$0.529.26%N/AN/AN/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$10.56M$11.56M$152.31k-$1.08M-$0.21-19.99%N/AN/AN/A
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$12.54M$6.02M-$159.24k-$427.65k-$0.026.45%N/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.97M$2.28M-$1.67M-$4.38M-$1.22-32.08%N/AN/AN/A
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$11.02M$11.11M-$209.60k-$1.01M-$0.062.89%2.14%N/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$25.39M$28.25M$589.00k-$185.00k-$0.0219.84%7.92%N/AN/A
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$154.79M$46.28M$7.78M$4.11M$0.0728.94%N/A-61.11%N/A
GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC
$9.27B$4.29B$671.20M$39.50M$0.985.47%29.33%-74.55%-11.25%2026-02-27
MKDW
MKDWELL TECH INC
$23.70M$2.55MN/A-$1.31M-$0.157.08%N/AN/AN/A
XCH
XCHG LTD
$67.18M$45.66MN/A-$19.12M$0.08-1.72%N/AN/AN/A2026-02-23
BURU
NUBURU INC
$89.33M$9.30k-$51.05M-$55.69M$3.88-98.20%N/AN/AN/A
HI
HILLENBRAND INC
$2.24B$2.67B$221.60M$43.10M$0.61-15.99%1.22%N/AN/A2026-02-11

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)


Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) 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 Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 7 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

THR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 31.73% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 15 percentage points.

2. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)


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

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 7 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

TAYD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 94.28% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 78 percentage points.

3. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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 China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

CYD passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 280.33% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 264 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. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)


Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.53%, 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 85.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)


Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.76%, which is 3 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 96.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)


Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.84%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. Hillenbrand's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hillenbrand's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio of 147.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 2.03% in the last day, and up 1.96% over the last week.

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

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 -61.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -78 percentage points.

2. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)


Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -7.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -24 percentage points.

3. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)


Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

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 -18.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -35 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

45.28% 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 9.16% over the next year.

8.96% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.33% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.76% are rated C (Hold), 1.49% 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 19.7x.
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