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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.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated B and is the 40th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$14.59B	$4.33B	$509.72M	$188.97M	$3.25	-0.51%	8.96%	-44.06%	-14.97%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.91B	$695.03M	$125.78M	$58.73M	$2.24	4.62%	14.95%	32.54%	16.36%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.58B	$871.90M	$160.20M	$60.80M	$1.84	10.45%	7.82%	65.77%	1.84%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$229.47M	$363.55M	$25.84M	$26.60M	$1.87	10.68%	11.42%	523.33%	N/A
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$436.41M	$1.61B	$107.90M	$23.60M	$1.72	-1.78%	7.11%	-25.86%	N/A
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$425.62M	$371.50M	$30.10M	$5.80M	$0.22	-7.01%	2.93%	-72.15%	-26.42%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$88.14B	$33.89B	$5.11B	$2.67B	$19.36	0.06%	10.16%	-4.49%	8.73%
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.20B	$2.03B	$168.16M	$13.68M	$0.14	6.23%	N/A	-78.16%	N/A
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.03B	$2.56B	$561.70M	$366.40M	$10.93	14.22%	10.69%	25.06%	24.46%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.11B	$3.45B	$642.00M	$249.10M	$0.98	1.58%	3.06%	18.07%	21.51%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.62B	$1.09B	$215.72M	$103.42M	$8.77	4.88%	11.04%	-7.20%	11.28%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.07B	$6.00B	$1.24B	$286.70M	$4.32	1.55%	14.95%	22.73%	-3.60%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.76B	$625.19M	$139.45M	$85.56M	$1.61	4.23%	6.64%	-5.29%	87.22%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.93B	$1.46B	$329.50M	$207.40M	$1.34	6.57%	7.95%	45.65%	22.79%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.42B	$2.28B	-$773.03M	-$1.14B	-$19.89	5.96%	14.00%	N/A	N/A
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.98B	$8.28B	$1.88B	$1.10B	$8.07	7.14%	3.73%	-51.68%	9.44%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$6.57B	$3.13B	-$107.04M	-$420.16M	-$8.56	6.11%	3.86%	N/A	N/A
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$109.03B	$20.99B	$5.63B	$3.48B	$27.48	6.03%	9.15%	4.17%	18.22%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.40B	$1.21B	$111.30M	$30.90M	$1.70	-4.29%	3.66%	-53.30%	-10.44%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.27B	$2.18B	$295.96M	$150.46M	$3.33	7.98%	10.63%	-14.18%	5.65%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$161.31M	$48.26M	$12.50M	$10.38M	$3.31	12.76%	15.99%	27.31%	42.16%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.98B	$2.90B	$892.61M	$528.12M	$9.42	7.37%	5.58%	20.46%	12.19%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.09B	$3.62B	$136.19M	$78.80M	$2.10	33.65%	2.17%	80.80%	-0.20%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.40B	$1.17B	$198.50M	$43.40M	$2.06	10.21%	8.05%	-48.88%	N/A
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.57B	$740.80M	-$22.59M	-$51.93M	-$1.02	29.10%	36.10%	N/A	N/A
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.57B	$3.75B	$626.30M	$378.50M	$3.24	3.28%	7.92%	-6.90%	10.80%	2026-06-09
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.28B	$2.35B	$500.00M	$252.70M	$5.19	17.39%	15.19%	18.76%	17.68%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$48.99B	$8.80B	$1.77B	$1.09B	$9.67	10.49%	6.90%	21.33%	-6.72%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.22B	$3.53B	$940.40M	$507.70M	$6.76	7.54%	7.94%	6.96%	5.71%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$75.54B	$18.32B	$4.94B	$2.45B	$4.35	4.03%	1.43%	3.33%	4.09%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$27.50B	$7.78B	$1.56B	$587.00M	$1.49	6.86%	11.65%	-26.96%	N/A
CR	CRANE CO	$10.13B	$2.44B	$514.60M	$326.60M	$5.68	12.17%	N/A	-3.24%	N/A
AME	AMETEK INC	$51.15B	$7.60B	$2.36B	$1.53B	$6.63	9.52%	10.78%	8.33%	13.44%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.22B	$4.24B	$855.50M	$457.60M	$5.71	16.63%	11.02%	-9.79%	45.69%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$148.14B	$28.52B	$6.22B	$3.99B	$10.26	12.68%	9.94%	3.12%	23.44%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.78B	$4.65B	$687.12M	$354.02M	$2.74	0.83%	4.74%	27.44%	21.85%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.49B	$14.65B	$2.36B	$1.48B	$3.79	3.34%	2.11%	-1.30%	9.39%	2026-07-22
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.75B	$3.88B	$571.20M	$167.50M	$3.21	78.17%	18.11%	N/A	-0.79%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.35B	$279.40M	$26.44M	$130.49M	$2.99	40.98%	27.14%	3,222.22%	N/A	2026-06-03
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.84B	$9.09B	$1.81B	$981.00M	$4.02	5.73%	12.66%	8.06%	19.06%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$2.80B	$646.28M	-$36.38M	-$105.96M	-$0.84	9.77%	1.98%	N/A	N/A
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.06B	$885.40M	$207.87M	$98.98M	$8.23	18.33%	7.42%	61.06%	32.83%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$71.90B	$16.22B	$4.74B	$3.13B	$10.79	2.90%	4.70%	-5.43%	9.04%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.63B	$103.40M	-$75.25M	-$81.27M	-$0.27	46.32%	1.16%	N/A	N/A
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$289.61M	$98.06M	$17.64M	$13.34M	$1.33	-1.74%	-2.52%	-22.67%	-9.24%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$12.03B	$4.20B	$967.70M	$671.30M	$4.11	3.10%	5.78%	5.12%	10.54%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$30.71B	$2.52B	$35.55M	-$4.97M	-$0.05	21.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$636.08M	$210.28M	-$23.78M	-$16.68M	-$0.39	1.83%	-2.05%	N/A	N/A
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.88B	$3.81B	$794.70M	$527.60M	$3.76	0.23%	4.72%	4.74%	9.30%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.03B	$237.56M	$24.61M	$14.93M	$1.36	19.01%	20.14%	61.90%	39.22%	2026-06-08
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.31B	$1.71B	$343.00M	$129.80M	$2.26	14.01%	-10.41%	-23.13%	-10.43%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$912.57M	$715.55M	$108.53M	$102.21M	$4.45	38.63%	11.63%	26.06%	N/A
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.50B	$2.25B	$744.16M	$516.24M	$3.12	4.61%	5.37%	7.96%	7.63%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.41B	$981.00M	$209.20M	$25.10M	$0.12	12.73%	10.60%	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$430.62M	$66.95M	$5.93M	-$71.10M	-$1.87	10.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHRN	CHRONOSCALE CORP	$56.66M	$11.57M	-$13.66M	-$15.69M	-$5.38	-34.08%	4.40%	N/A	N/A
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$109.40M	$175.01M	-$10.31M	-$14.27M	-$2.21	-6.88%	-0.68%	N/A	N/A
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.33B	$1.00B	$230.67M	$126.90M	$7.56	16.95%	21.18%	-9.89%	19.99%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$119.93M	$432.29k	N/A	-$69.66M	-$1.51	-13.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$81.21M	$155.27M	$15.01M	$5.12M	$0.22	9.07%	-3.19%	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$1.27M	$12.67M	$216.56k	-$470.47k	-$2.57	7.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$42.61M	$19.31M	-$2.99M	-$3.61M	-$0.51	-31.72%	6.27%	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.97B	$4.15B	$523.90M	-$46.30M	-$1.01	-1.52%	28.94%	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.31B	$0.00	-$30.24M	-$31.34M	-$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$422.55M	$0.00	-$1.29B	-$1.33B	-$5.89	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$29.34M	$8.34M	-$12.70M	-$32.56M	-$1.02	144.26%	31.09%	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$599.24M	$4.94M	-$18.36M	-$20.60M	-$0.14	12.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.14B	$18.67M	-$384.63M	-$385.80M	-$2.92	-61.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$681.66M	$5.20M	-$127.45M	-$137.15M	-$2.03	297.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$11.60M	$94.55M	$12.21M	$5.93M	N/A	14.06%	2.99%	N/A	N/A
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.14B	$536.26M	$94.69M	$44.57M	$1.37	7.64%	14.19%	-13.84%	114.74%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$33.12M	$0.00	-$62.46M	-$63.39M	-$0.87	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$272.13M	$21.43M	-$16.48M	-$17.34M	-$0.75	18.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A
INLF	INLIF LTD	$4.63M	$18.41M	-$4.97M	-$5.45M	-$5.30	16.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$51.87M	$25.10M	-$31.49M	-$32.50M	N/A	-40.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$9.01M	$3.01M	$93.20k	-$700.18k	-$0.10	195.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.46M	$15.98M	$3.67M	$2.55M	$0.49	11.85%	-0.44%	N/A	8.76%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$32.54M	$3.03M	-$1.42M	-$2.57M	-$0.66	51.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.20M	$7.40M	-$4.46M	-$4.77M	-$0.97	61.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.77M	$2.28M	-$1.67M	-$4.38M	-$1.22	-32.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$174.23M	$56.10M	$15.25M	$10.19M	$0.16	48.39%	N/A	166.67%	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in May 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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 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 40, which is 4 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

GNRC passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 118.08% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 94 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $266.08, an upside of 7.38% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $247.79.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 15.38% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -3 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRC as a "A".

GRC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 99.01% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 75 percentage points.

Gorman Rupp Co has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 2.14% from Gorman Rupp Co's current stock price of $72.45.

Gorman Rupp Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gorman Rupp Co, 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.

3. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

HLIO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 157.89% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 134 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $86.20, an upside of 10.56% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $77.97.

Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 37 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 4.74%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 102.3% 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 3.27%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 236.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.53%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Illinois Tool Works's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout ratio of 58.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.14% in the last day, and down -3.29% 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. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -21.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -45 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 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -23.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -48 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 16.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -8 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

43.86% 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 16.35% over the next year.

7.25% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.64% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.62% are rated C (Hold), 7.25% are rated D (Sell), and 7.25% 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 -1.71x.

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