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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 43rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$649.44M	$1.65B	$112.70M	$26.50M	$1.92	2.68%	5.48%	-5.88%	15.85%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.01B	$4.44B	$618.85M	$258.20M	$4.42	0.61%	6.83%	-27.42%	-11.90%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.59B	$3.50B	$666.60M	$363.50M	$1.43	3.34%	1.19%	83.33%	12.89%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$78.69B	$34.71B	$5.18B	$2.72B	$19.66	2.93%	8.44%	-8.26%	5.55%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$326.24M	$363.55M	$25.84M	$26.60M	$1.87	10.68%	11.42%	523.33%	N/A
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.06B	$702.05M	$129.56M	$62.36M	$2.38	4.18%	14.71%	20.81%	16.69%	2026-10-23
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.44B	$891.30M	$170.40M	$71.30M	$2.16	13.98%	4.88%	107.69%	-0.55%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.06B	$2.48B	$528.10M	$278.90M	$5.64	20.63%	15.64%	24.50%	13.01%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.90B	$634.08M	$150.30M	$93.32M	$1.78	4.27%	5.09%	8.54%	25.58%	2026-10-14
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.56B	$2.21B	$306.39M	$156.06M	$3.49	7.38%	8.92%	-10.97%	4.21%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.93B	$1.48B	$337.20M	$222.20M	$1.43	5.88%	6.48%	48.96%	23.39%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.71B	$3.81B	$694.40M	$438.80M	$3.77	4.44%	7.13%	24.42%	12.31%	2026-08-26
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.84B	$6.06B	$1.28B	$324.10M	$4.88	3.50%	13.33%	29.44%	-5.77%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$87.89B	$18.64B	$5.11B	$2.58B	$4.59	4.82%	0.87%	-1.71%	3.10%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.45B	$2.68B	$592.30M	$383.80M	$11.45	17.13%	9.93%	22.99%	22.39%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.45B	$1.22B	$197.50M	$44.10M	$2.08	13.25%	7.61%	-48.26%	28.23%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$18.60B	$2.98B	$912.69M	$555.18M	$9.93	7.02%	5.12%	24.13%	9.74%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.15B	$821.95M	$24.75M	-$33.21M	-$0.14	42.65%	4.69%	N/A	N/A
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.45B	$3.62B	$136.19M	$78.80M	$2.10	33.65%	2.17%	80.80%	-0.20%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$127.84B	$21.50B	$5.90B	$3.65B	$28.89	8.31%	8.42%	4.98%	16.37%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.87B	$1.80B	$373.70M	$140.30M	$2.44	49.37%	-10.73%	7.96%	-16.52%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$158.73B	$30.03B	$6.44B	$3.83B	$9.85	15.53%	9.45%	-1.30%	15.85%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$146.62M	$181.76M	-$8.47M	-$12.57M	-$1.96	-1.02%	-2.08%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-04
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$806.60M	$676.19M	$100.75M	$67.85M	$2.95	13.17%	9.42%	-38.80%	N/A
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.69B	$1.15B	$230.84M	$109.72M	$9.30	12.50%	10.76%	3.22%	8.80%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.93B	$2.59B	$558.50M	$336.10M	$5.83	16.35%	N/A	-4.89%	N/A
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.72B	$8.97B	$1.89B	$1.20B	$10.72	11.31%	5.83%	25.38%	-4.21%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.34B	$1.17B	$265.45M	$120.88M	$7.33	27.71%	19.03%	-12.63%	18.25%
ITT	ITT INC	$18.32B	$4.74B	$922.60M	$421.50M	$5.13	28.07%	11.99%	-19.84%	46.51%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$706.32M	$215.85M	-$27.41M	-$20.33M	-$0.48	3.95%	-4.90%	N/A	N/A
AME	AMETEK INC	$55.56B	$7.86B	$2.42B	$1.58B	$6.86	12.66%	9.80%	10.47%	12.54%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.04B	$7.94B	$2.00B	$959.10M	$2.44	7.85%	10.88%	89.15%	24.37%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.23B	$3.59B	$958.00M	$519.50M	$6.96	7.32%	7.19%	12.26%	4.75%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$187.02M	$41.65M	$9.27M	$8.56M	$2.70	-10.03%	13.10%	-10.30%	55.18%	2026-10-07
INIO	INNIO NV	$16.60B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XYL	XYLEM INC	$26.66B	$9.13B	$1.87B	$1.02B	$4.20	4.54%	11.91%	9.09%	14.44%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$80.87B	$16.47B	$4.82B	$3.19B	$11.06	4.30%	3.30%	-3.32%	5.53%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.42B	$8.42B	$1.92B	$1.13B	$8.36	7.56%	2.54%	-49.88%	6.47%	2026-10-22
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.67B	$891.60M	$208.25M	$104.63M	$8.69	12.85%	6.32%	85.68%	23.70%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.16B	$1.22B	$96.70M	$18.30M	$1.04	-2.91%	2.47%	-68.20%	-17.37%
EROC	EROCK INC	$632.04M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.98B	$2.27B	$763.49M	$533.55M	$3.24	4.58%	3.92%	12.89%	4.18%	2026-10-21
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$24.21B	$2.65B	$47.99M	$12.62M	$0.09	20.64%	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.66B	$1.02B	$214.10M	$24.50M	$0.11	15.68%	10.88%	175.00%	N/A
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.85B	$807.53M	-$182.00k	-$30.81M	-$0.60	33.75%	35.86%	N/A	N/A
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$109.67M	$21.43M	-$16.48M	-$17.34M	-$0.75	18.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.23B	$4.63B	$711.62M	$371.27M	$2.90	-0.26%	4.80%	30.63%	17.05%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.52B	$3.80B	$758.70M	$500.30M	$3.60	0.39%	3.37%	0.28%	5.69%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$2.20B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.48B	$14.91B	$2.39B	$1.52B	$3.91	5.24%	1.46%	2.62%	8.01%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$275.17M	$96.59M	$15.79M	$11.86M	$1.19	-4.08%	-4.49%	-29.17%	-13.23%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.97B	$3.93B	$559.60M	$192.10M	$3.68	44.86%	17.52%	N/A	2.39%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.11B	$4.01B	$945.20M	$651.40M	$4.01	-2.15%	3.36%	8.67%	6.99%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$280.33M	$66.95M	$5.93M	-$71.10M	-$1.87	10.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-25
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.14B	$261.15M	$22.71M	$11.82M	$1.06	21.22%	20.94%	-16.54%	57.32%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$210.19M	$103.06M	$14.59M	$3.56M	-$3.13	5.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$50.40M	$16.16M	$10.61M	$10.02M	$1.45	-36.26%	2.09%	N/A	N/A
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.87B	$2.09B	$236.97M	$33.70M	$0.34	9.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$104.09M	$140.34M	$13.38M	$5.47M	$0.23	16.54%	-4.23%	N/A	-5.18%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$364.67M	$5.39M	-$56.38M	-$57.32M	-$0.38	30.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.40B	$320.87M	$30.45M	$136.58M	$3.04	25.89%	28.57%	660.00%	N/A
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$420.00M	$0.00	N/A	-$106.22M	-$2.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$20.40k	$12.67M	$216.56k	-$470.47k	-$514.00	7.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$690.45M	$106.16M	-$71.28M	-$77.27M	-$0.26	46.41%	1.86%	N/A	N/A
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$5.21B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$981.07M	$214.04k	-$32.53M	-$33.85M	-$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
INLF	INLIF LTD	$26.11k	$18.41M	-$4.97M	-$5.45M	-$1.06k	16.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.89B	$10.69M	-$414.50M	-$415.70M	-$2.92	-80.95%	95.74%	N/A	N/A
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$65.73M	$6.17M	-$14.99M	-$36.84M	-$1.00	-11.00%	13.30%	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$447.47M	$0.00	-$1.43B	-$1.45B	-$6.44	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.04M	$2.64M	-$3.20M	-$6.83M	-$1.17	89.35%	31.07%	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$4.74M	$3.19M	-$1.12M	-$1.67M	-$0.08	49.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$19.51M	$102.71M	$19.20M	$12.66M	N/A	25.87%	1.96%	N/A	N/A
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$134.42M	$0.00	-$43.87M	-$44.93M	$14.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.98M	$7.40M	-$4.46M	-$4.77M	-$0.97	61.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$8.54M	$15.98M	$3.67M	$2.55M	$0.49	11.85%	-0.44%	N/A	8.76%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$162.75M	$56.10M	$15.25M	$10.19M	$0.16	48.39%	N/A	166.67%	N/A
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$458.12M	$363.20M	$31.20M	$8.00M	$0.30	-10.63%	1.09%	-67.03%	-25.07%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.21B	$3.03B	-$142.25M	-$471.30M	-$9.36	9.89%	0.68%	N/A	N/A
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$372.51M	$0.00	-$27.29M	-$31.37M	-$5.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 80 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: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

PKOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 130.56% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 206 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.64% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $44.82.

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 80 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 49, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 5.32% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 81 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 42.32% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $203.56.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

GTES passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 1.72% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 77 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 25.5% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $26.03.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 4.99%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 3.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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. Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS)

Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.38%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. Otis Worldwide's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Otis Worldwide's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Otis Worldwide's dividend payout ratio of 43.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.93% in the last day, and down -4.99% 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. 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 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.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -60.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 15 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 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -41.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 34 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 B. 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 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -20.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 55 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

47.46% 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 20.36% over the next year.

4.29% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.57% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.86% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 4.29% 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 41.51x.

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