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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
$644.52M$1.65B$112.70M$26.50M$1.922.68%5.48%-5.88%15.85%2026-11-04
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$364.49M$381.27M$29.93M$27.08M$1.9211.90%11.77%N/AN/A2026-11-04
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.43B$4.44B$618.85M$258.20M$4.420.61%6.83%-27.42%-11.90%2026-10-28
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$6.54B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%2026-10-30
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.99B$722.48M$143.22M$73.73M$2.816.48%14.53%47.12%19.36%
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.81B$634.08M$150.30M$93.32M$1.784.27%5.09%8.54%25.58%2026-10-28
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.34B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%2026-10-28
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$92.75B$18.64B$5.11B$2.58B$4.594.82%0.87%-1.71%3.10%2026-11-04
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$136.78M$183.24M-$2.73M-$6.57M-$1.03-1.90%-2.75%N/AN/A
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.17B$1.15B$230.84M$109.72M$9.3012.50%10.76%3.22%8.80%
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$113.53B$21.50B$5.90B$3.65B$28.898.31%8.42%4.98%16.37%2026-11-05
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$18.06B$2.98B$912.69M$555.18M$9.937.02%5.12%24.13%9.74%2026-12-09
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$3.36B$1.80B$373.70M$140.30M$2.4449.37%-10.73%7.96%-16.52%2026-11-04
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$10.54B$6.06B$1.28B$324.10M$4.883.50%13.33%29.44%-5.77%2026-11-03
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.23B$891.30M$170.40M$71.30M$2.1613.98%4.88%107.69%-0.55%2026-11-05
CR
CRANE CO
$11.15B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$73.05B$34.71B$5.18B$2.72B$19.662.93%8.44%-8.26%5.55%2026-11-05
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$149.22B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%2026-11-03
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$878.30M$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.90B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%2026-10-29
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$676.30M$821.95M$24.75M-$33.21M-$0.1442.65%4.69%N/AN/A2026-11-09
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$12.06B$2.68B$592.30M$383.80M$11.4517.13%9.93%22.99%22.39%2026-11-04
NPO
ENPRO INC
$5.97B$1.22B$197.50M$44.10M$2.0813.25%7.61%-48.26%28.23%2026-11-03
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.27B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%2026-10-29
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.50B$1.48B$337.20M$222.20M$1.435.88%6.48%48.96%23.39%2026-11-04
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.12B$676.19M$100.75M$67.85M$2.9513.17%9.42%-38.80%N/A2026-11-05
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$9.90B$3.89B$727.80M$453.80M$3.925.28%6.37%26.86%11.55%2026-12-03
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$48.77B$8.97B$1.89B$1.20B$10.7211.31%5.83%25.38%-4.21%2026-11-05
AME
AMETEK INC
$56.45B$7.86B$2.42B$1.58B$6.8612.66%9.80%10.47%12.54%2026-11-03
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$29.31B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%2026-10-29
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$780.27M$215.85M-$27.41M-$20.33M-$0.483.95%-4.90%N/AN/A2026-11-04
INIO
INNIO NV
$12.74BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DOV
DOVER CORP
$27.42B$8.58B$1.96B$1.17B$8.648.24%2.18%-47.16%5.70%
IEX
IDEX CORP
$17.19B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%2026-10-28
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.13B$1.22B$96.70M$18.30M$1.04-2.91%2.47%-68.20%-17.37%2026-11-02
ITT
ITT INC
$17.38B$4.74B$922.60M$421.50M$5.1328.07%11.99%-19.84%46.51%2026-11-04
EROC
EROCK INC
$444.16MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$78.58B$16.47B$4.82B$3.19B$11.064.30%3.30%-3.32%5.53%
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$28.24B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%2026-10-28
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$2.95B$891.60M$208.25M$104.63M$8.6912.85%6.32%85.68%23.70%2026-10-29
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$9.94B$3.97B$910.30M$612.20M$3.79-3.93%2.11%-4.77%4.37%
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$5.20B$3.03B-$142.25M-$471.30M-$9.369.89%0.68%N/AN/A2026-11-05
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.84B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$5.57B$807.53M-$182.00k-$30.81M-$0.6033.75%35.86%N/AN/A2026-11-03
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$5.62B$3.93B$559.60M$192.10M$3.6844.86%17.52%N/A2.39%2026-11-03
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$8.43B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%2026-10-29
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$1.92BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
XYL
XYLEM INC
$21.30B$9.06B$1.95B$1.08B$4.521.86%11.55%16.20%11.95%
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$181.81M$39.03M$7.17M$6.83M$2.15-12.47%10.16%-24.83%48.27%
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.00B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%2026-10-28
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$244.28M$96.59M$15.79M$11.86M$1.19-4.08%-4.49%-29.17%-13.23%2026-11-04
GGG
GRACO INC
$10.66B$2.31B$749.58M$517.48M$3.165.39%3.79%6.04%4.22%
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$23.58B$2.65B$47.99M$12.62M$0.0920.64%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-23
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.34B$320.87M$30.45M$136.58M$3.0425.89%28.57%660.00%N/A2026-11-04
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$833.56M$261.15M$22.71M$11.82M$1.0621.22%20.94%-16.54%57.32%2026-11-05
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$28.15M$16.16M$10.61M$10.02M$1.45-36.26%2.09%N/AN/A2026-11-09
ATS
ATS CORP
$1.84B$2.09B$236.97M$33.70M$0.349.75%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-04
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$239.73M$5.39M-$56.38M-$57.32M-$0.3830.61%N/AN/AN/A
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$172.25M$96.05MN/A-$108.35MN/A99.99%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$26.79M$22.28M-$24.61M-$25.27M-$1.0516.57%N/AN/AN/A
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$467.34M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A2026-11-16
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$10.27k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$100.15M$103.06M$14.59M$3.56M-$3.135.38%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$309.98MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$72.63M$140.34M$13.38M$5.47M$0.2316.54%-4.23%N/A-5.18%2026-11-12
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$662.64M$214.04k-$32.53M-$33.85M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-12-17
XE
X-ENERGY INC
$3.32BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$158.46M$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
$216.31M$0.00-$1.43B-$1.45B-$6.44-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$34.42M$6.17M-$14.99M-$36.84M-$1.00-11.00%13.30%N/AN/A2026-11-12
INLF
INLIF LTD
$201.25k$21.08M-$1.82M-$2.47M-$629.999.03%N/AN/AN/A
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$2.72M$6.94M-$87.25M-$87.56M-$12.3215.32%N/AN/AN/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$12.96M$102.71M$19.20M$12.66MN/A25.87%1.96%N/AN/A2026-11-06
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$95.99M$65.15M$15.02M$9.58M$0.1440.75%N/A100.00%N/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$8.46M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%
BURU
NUBURU INC
$1.65M$932.57k-$55.97M-$58.46M$0.249,927.65%88.29%-99.96%N/A2026-11-13
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$461.86M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$289.69k$3.19M-$1.12M-$1.67M-$0.9450.00%N/AN/AN/A
TRBG
TURBOGEN LTD
$86.93MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$10.83M$2.64M-$3.20M-$6.83M-$1.1789.35%31.07%N/AN/A2026-11-18
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$54.34M$0.00-$43.87M-$44.93M$14.54N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-13

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

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 117.29% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 183 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 32.64% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $44.48.

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 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 53.71% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 119 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 19.66% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $25.07.

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 59, which is 21 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 1.73% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 67 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $291.31, an upside of 50.39% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $193.71.

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 5.62%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.26%. 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 3.72%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.26%. 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. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)


Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.26%. 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 58.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 1.14% in the last day, and down -0.51% over the last week. Pentair was the among the top gainers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, gaining 12.8% yesterday.

Pentair shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and raised its FY26 sales guidance above estimates.

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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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.

China Yuchai International has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

China Yuchai International's stock has dropped -40.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 25 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 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -42.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 22 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 A. 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 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -40.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 25 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 27.1% over the next year.

4.23% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.49% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.38% are rated C (Hold), 11.27% are rated D (Sell), and 5.63% 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 40.1x.
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