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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 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$661.61M$1.65B$112.70M$26.50M$1.922.68%5.48%-5.88%15.85%2026-11-04
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$355.91M$381.27M$29.93M$27.08M$1.9211.90%11.77%N/AN/A2026-11-04
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.41B$4.44B$618.85M$258.20M$4.420.61%6.83%-27.42%-11.90%2026-10-28
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$6.56B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%2026-10-30
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.80B$634.08M$150.30M$93.32M$1.784.27%5.09%8.54%25.58%2026-10-28
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.91B$702.05M$129.56M$62.36M$2.384.18%14.71%20.81%16.69%2026-10-23
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$89.55B$18.64B$5.11B$2.58B$4.594.82%0.87%-1.71%3.10%2026-11-04
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$136.46M$183.24M-$2.73M-$6.57M-$1.03-1.90%-2.75%N/AN/A
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.23B$891.30M$170.40M$71.30M$2.1613.98%4.88%107.69%-0.55%2026-11-02
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$18.04B$2.98B$912.69M$555.18M$9.937.02%5.12%24.13%9.74%2026-12-09
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$121.79B$21.50B$5.90B$3.65B$28.898.31%8.42%4.98%16.37%2026-11-05
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$71.88B$34.71B$5.18B$2.72B$19.662.93%8.44%-8.26%5.55%2026-11-05
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.11B$1.15B$230.84M$109.72M$9.3012.50%10.76%3.22%8.80%2026-10-27
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$3.27B$1.80B$373.70M$140.30M$2.4449.37%-10.73%7.96%-16.52%2026-11-04
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.40B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%2026-10-28
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$971.35M$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.92B$2.68B$592.30M$383.80M$11.4517.13%9.93%22.99%22.39%2026-11-04
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.68B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%2026-10-29
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$10.49B$6.06B$1.28B$324.10M$4.883.50%13.33%29.44%-5.77%2026-11-03
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$679.28M$821.95M$24.75M-$33.21M-$0.1442.65%4.69%N/AN/A2026-11-03
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.34B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%2026-10-29
CR
CRANE CO
$11.92B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A2026-10-27
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$152.06B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%2026-11-03
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.40B$1.48B$337.20M$222.20M$1.435.88%6.48%48.96%23.39%2026-11-05
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.13B$676.19M$100.75M$67.85M$2.9513.17%9.42%-38.80%N/A2026-11-05
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$47.14B$8.97B$1.89B$1.20B$10.7211.31%5.83%25.38%-4.21%2026-11-05
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$749.40M$215.85M-$27.41M-$20.33M-$0.483.95%-4.90%N/AN/A2026-11-04
AME
AMETEK INC
$56.68B$7.86B$2.42B$1.58B$6.8612.66%9.80%10.47%12.54%2026-11-03
NPO
ENPRO INC
$6.13B$1.22B$197.50M$44.10M$2.0813.25%7.61%-48.26%28.23%2026-11-03
IEX
IDEX CORP
$17.24B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%2026-10-28
INIO
INNIO NV
$12.01BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-10-27
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$30.17B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%2026-10-29
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$5.24B$807.53M-$182.00k-$30.81M-$0.6033.75%35.86%N/AN/A2026-11-03
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$10.12B$3.89B$727.80M$453.80M$3.925.28%6.37%26.86%11.55%2026-12-03
ITT
ITT INC
$17.74B$4.74B$922.60M$421.50M$5.1328.07%11.99%-19.84%46.51%2026-11-04
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.10B$1.22B$96.70M$18.30M$1.04-2.91%2.47%-68.20%-17.37%2026-11-02
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.72B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A2026-10-27
DOV
DOVER CORP
$26.31B$8.42B$1.92B$1.13B$8.367.56%2.54%-49.88%6.47%2026-10-22
EROC
EROCK INC
$428.27MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GGG
GRACO INC
$13.08B$2.27B$763.49M$533.55M$3.244.58%3.92%12.89%4.18%2026-10-21
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$27.04B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%2026-10-28
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$76.94B$16.47B$4.82B$3.19B$11.064.30%3.30%-3.32%5.53%2026-10-27
XYL
XYLEM INC
$24.17B$9.13B$1.87B$1.02B$4.204.54%11.91%9.09%14.44%2026-10-27
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$1.81BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.23B$891.60M$208.25M$104.63M$8.6912.85%6.32%85.68%23.70%2026-10-29
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$4.87B$3.03B-$142.25M-$471.30M-$9.369.89%0.68%N/AN/A2026-11-05
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$7.98B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%2026-10-29
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$172.80M$39.03M$7.17M$6.83M$2.15-12.47%10.16%-24.83%48.27%
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$5.43B$3.93B$559.60M$192.10M$3.6844.86%17.52%N/A2.39%2026-11-02
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$8.42B$4.01B$945.20M$651.40M$4.01-2.15%3.36%8.67%6.99%2026-10-27
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$8.96B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%2026-10-28
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$256.80M$96.59M$15.79M$11.86M$1.19-4.08%-4.49%-29.17%-13.23%2026-11-04
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$23.59B$2.65B$47.99M$12.62M$0.0920.64%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-23
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.24B$320.87M$30.45M$136.58M$3.0425.89%28.57%660.00%N/A2026-11-04
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$812.55M$261.15M$22.71M$11.82M$1.0621.22%20.94%-16.54%57.32%2026-11-06
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$25.72M$16.16M$10.61M$10.02M$1.45-36.26%2.09%N/AN/A2026-11-09
ATS
ATS CORP
$1.76B$2.09B$236.97M$33.70M$0.349.75%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-04
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$283.63M$5.39M-$56.38M-$57.32M-$0.3830.61%N/AN/AN/A
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$166.47M$96.05MN/A-$108.35MN/A99.99%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$58.39M$22.28M-$24.61M-$25.27M-$1.0516.57%N/AN/AN/A
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$458.29M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A2026-11-12
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$99.82M$103.06M$14.59M$3.56M-$3.135.38%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$10.96k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$77.36M$140.34M$13.38M$5.47M$0.2316.54%-4.23%N/A-5.18%2026-11-12
BURU
NUBURU INC
$5.13M$932.57k-$55.97M-$58.46M$0.249,927.65%88.29%-99.96%N/A2026-11-13
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$351.31MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
XE
X-ENERGY INC
$3.03BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$698.61M$214.04k-$32.53M-$33.85M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$215.60M$0.00N/A-$106.22M-$2.42N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-02
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$2.45B$10.69M-$414.50M-$415.70M-$2.92-80.95%95.74%N/AN/A2026-11-05
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$227.11M$0.00-$1.43B-$1.45B-$6.44-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$33.92M$6.17M-$14.99M-$36.84M-$1.00-11.00%13.30%N/AN/A
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$46.62M$0.00-$43.87M-$44.93M$14.54N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-13
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$4.40M$6.94M-$87.25M-$87.56M-$12.3215.32%N/AN/AN/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$8.14M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$110.09M$65.15M$15.02M$9.58M$0.1440.75%N/A100.00%N/A
INLF
INLIF LTD
$347.81k$21.08M-$1.82M-$2.47M-$629.999.03%N/AN/AN/A
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$461.33M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%2026-10-27
TRBG
TURBOGEN LTD
$90.11MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$12.85M$102.71M$19.20M$12.66MN/A25.87%1.96%N/AN/A2026-11-06
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.38M$2.64M-$3.20M-$6.83M-$1.1789.35%31.07%N/AN/A2026-11-18
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$598.69k$3.19M-$1.12M-$1.67M-$0.9450.00%N/AN/AN/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 82 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: C.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 122.41% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 185 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 29.22% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $45.66.

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. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)


Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 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 44, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 68.16% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 131 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 22.55% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $24.48.

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.

3. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)


Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 17 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 -0.6% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 62 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $292.81, an upside of 51.47% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $193.31.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 18.75% 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 39 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 5.35%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.36%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. China Yuchai International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. China Yuchai International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

China Yuchai International's dividend payout ratio of 25.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)


Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.45%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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 up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.01% in the last day, and down -2.19% 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. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)


Pentair (NYSE:PNR) 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.

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 -51.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 11 percentage points.

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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.

China Yuchai International has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

China Yuchai International's stock has dropped -24.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 38 percentage points.

3. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)


Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International 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.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -42.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 20 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

42.62% 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 26.95% over the next year.

4.17% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.28% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.28% are rated C (Hold), 9.72% are rated D (Sell), and 5.56% 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 40.68x.
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