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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 53rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$687.41M$1.65B$112.70M$26.50M$1.922.68%5.48%-5.88%15.85%2026-11-04
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$384.70M$381.27M$29.93M$27.08M$1.9211.90%11.77%N/AN/A2026-11-04
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$6.75B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%2026-11-04
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.80B$634.08M$150.30M$93.32M$1.784.27%5.09%8.54%25.58%2026-10-21
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$12.11B$4.44B$618.85M$258.20M$4.420.61%6.83%-27.42%-11.90%2026-11-04
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.52B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%2026-10-29
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$2.01B$702.05M$129.56M$62.36M$2.384.18%14.71%20.81%16.69%2026-10-23
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.27B$891.30M$170.40M$71.30M$2.1613.98%4.88%107.69%-0.55%2026-11-02
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.31B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%2026-10-27
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$10.42B$6.06B$1.28B$324.10M$4.883.50%13.33%29.44%-5.77%2026-11-04
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$88.91B$18.64B$5.11B$2.58B$4.594.82%0.87%-1.71%3.10%2026-11-04
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$71.29B$34.71B$5.18B$2.72B$19.662.93%8.44%-8.26%5.55%2026-11-05
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$142.41M$183.24M-$2.73M-$6.57M-$1.03-1.90%-2.75%N/AN/A
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.95B$2.68B$592.30M$383.80M$11.4517.13%9.93%22.99%22.39%2026-11-04
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.19B$1.15B$230.84M$109.72M$9.3012.50%10.76%3.22%8.80%2026-10-27
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$18.45B$2.98B$912.69M$555.18M$9.937.02%5.12%24.13%9.74%
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.38B$1.48B$337.20M$222.20M$1.435.88%6.48%48.96%23.39%2026-11-05
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.73B$1.80B$373.70M$140.30M$2.4449.37%-10.73%7.96%-16.52%2026-11-04
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$167.56B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%2026-11-03
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.81B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%2026-10-29
NPO
ENPRO INC
$6.51B$1.22B$197.50M$44.10M$2.0813.25%7.61%-48.26%28.23%2026-11-03
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$856.55M$821.95M$24.75M-$33.21M-$0.1442.65%4.69%N/AN/A2026-11-03
CR
CRANE CO
$11.96B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A2026-10-26
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$122.21B$21.50B$5.90B$3.65B$28.898.31%8.42%4.98%16.37%2026-11-05
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.05B$676.19M$100.75M$67.85M$2.9513.17%9.42%-38.80%N/A2026-11-05
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$685.95M$215.85M-$27.41M-$20.33M-$0.483.95%-4.90%N/AN/A2026-11-04
IEX
IDEX CORP
$17.04B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%2026-11-04
INIO
INNIO NV
$13.62BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-10-27
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.22B$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%
XYL
XYLEM INC
$23.56B$9.13B$1.87B$1.02B$4.204.54%11.91%9.09%14.44%2026-10-27
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$5.91B$807.53M-$182.00k-$30.81M-$0.6033.75%35.86%N/AN/A2026-11-03
EROC
EROCK INC
$572.31MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$210.08M$41.65M$9.27M$8.56M$2.70-10.03%13.10%-10.30%55.18%2026-10-07
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$47.89B$8.97B$1.89B$1.20B$10.7211.31%5.83%25.38%-4.21%2026-11-05
AME
AMETEK INC
$57.70B$7.86B$2.42B$1.58B$6.8612.66%9.80%10.47%12.54%2026-10-29
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.57B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A2026-10-27
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$10.14B$3.89B$727.80M$453.80M$3.925.28%6.37%26.86%11.55%
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$77.99B$16.47B$4.82B$3.19B$11.064.30%3.30%-3.32%5.53%2026-10-23
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.37B$891.60M$208.25M$104.63M$8.6912.85%6.32%85.68%23.70%2026-10-29
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.42B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%2026-10-27
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$29.64B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%2026-10-29
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.16B$1.22B$96.70M$18.30M$1.04-2.91%2.47%-68.20%-17.37%2026-11-02
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$7.93B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%2026-10-27
DOV
DOVER CORP
$25.79B$8.42B$1.92B$1.13B$8.367.56%2.54%-49.88%6.47%2026-10-22
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$1.86BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$8.47B$4.01B$945.20M$651.40M$4.01-2.15%3.36%8.67%6.99%2026-10-20
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$4.82B$3.03B-$142.25M-$471.30M-$9.369.89%0.68%N/AN/A2026-11-05
GGG
GRACO INC
$12.67B$2.27B$763.49M$533.55M$3.244.58%3.92%12.89%4.18%2026-10-28
ITT
ITT INC
$18.52B$4.74B$922.60M$421.50M$5.1328.07%11.99%-19.84%46.51%2026-11-04
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$25.25B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%2026-11-04
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$259.12M$96.59M$15.79M$11.86M$1.19-4.08%-4.49%-29.17%-13.23%2026-11-04
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$5.77B$3.93B$559.60M$192.10M$3.6844.86%17.52%N/A2.39%2026-11-02
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$1.02B$261.15M$22.71M$11.82M$1.0621.22%20.94%-16.54%57.32%2026-11-06
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$10.93M$7.40M-$4.46M-$4.77M-$0.9761.93%N/AN/AN/A
INLF
INLIF LTD
$5.72M$21.08M-$1.82M-$2.47M-$629.999.03%N/AN/AN/A
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$25.40B$2.65B$47.99M$12.62M$0.0920.64%N/AN/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$29.68M$16.16M$10.61M$10.02M$1.45-36.26%2.09%N/AN/A2026-11-09
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.42B$320.87M$30.45M$136.58M$3.0425.89%28.57%660.00%N/A2026-11-04
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$252.88M$96.05MN/A-$108.35MN/A99.99%N/AN/AN/A
ATS
ATS CORP
$1.83B$2.09B$236.97M$33.70M$0.349.75%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-04
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$147.59M$103.06M$14.59M$3.56M-$3.135.38%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$353.41M$5.39M-$56.38M-$57.32M-$0.3830.61%N/AN/AN/A
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$13.88k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$99.83M$140.34M$13.38M$5.47M$0.2316.54%-4.23%N/A-5.18%2026-11-12
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$411.19MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$319.27M$0.00N/A-$106.22M-$2.42N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-02
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$621.10M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A2026-11-12
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$867.76M$214.04k-$32.53M-$33.85M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A
BURU
NUBURU INC
$8.85M$932.57k-$55.97M-$58.46M$0.249,927.65%88.29%-99.96%N/A2026-11-13
XE
X-ENERGY INC
$4.15BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$350.78M$0.00-$1.43B-$1.45B-$6.44-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$43.55M$6.17M-$14.99M-$36.84M-$1.00-11.00%13.30%N/AN/A
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$3.40B$10.69M-$414.50M-$415.70M-$2.92-80.95%95.74%N/AN/A2026-11-05
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$6.19M$3.19M-$1.12M-$1.67M-$0.0849.98%N/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.98M$2.64M-$3.20M-$6.83M-$1.1789.35%31.07%N/AN/A2026-11-18
TRBG
TURBOGEN LTD
$93.93MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$462.40M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%2026-10-27
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$7.56M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$153.75M$22.28M-$24.61M-$25.27M-$1.0516.57%N/AN/AN/A
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$92.95M$0.00-$43.87M-$44.93M$14.54N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-13
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$129.56M$65.15M$15.02M$9.58M$0.1440.75%N/A100.00%N/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$18.48M$102.71M$19.20M$12.66MN/A25.87%1.96%N/AN/A2026-11-06

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

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

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 128.63% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 188 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 24.37% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $47.44.

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: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 87.39% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 147 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 13.38% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $26.46.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


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

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 7.5% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 67 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.30, an upside of 21.11% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $26.67.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 3.97%, which is 3 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 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 3.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 2.68%, which is 1 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.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.5% in the last day, and up 1.17% over the last week. Eaton was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -1.95% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower. Elevated bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations are weighing on technology sectors that have exposure to AI buildout capex plans that may come under closer scrutiny from inflated borrowing costs.

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 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -51.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)


Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA)


Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) 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.

Mueller Water Products has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mueller Water Products's stock has dropped -14.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 45 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

46.67% 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 25.75% over the next year.

4.11% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.18% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.64% are rated C (Hold), 10.96% are rated D (Sell), and 4.11% 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 42.47x.
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