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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 41st 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	$693.49M	$1.65B	$112.70M	$26.50M	$1.92	2.68%	5.48%	-5.88%	15.85%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.16B	$4.44B	$618.85M	$258.20M	$4.42	0.61%	6.83%	-27.42%	-11.90%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$7.19B	$3.50B	$666.60M	$363.50M	$1.43	3.34%	1.19%	83.33%	12.89%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.16B	$702.05M	$129.56M	$62.36M	$2.38	4.18%	14.71%	20.81%	16.69%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69B	$871.90M	$160.20M	$60.80M	$1.84	10.45%	7.82%	65.77%	1.84%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$341.97M	$363.55M	$25.84M	$26.60M	$1.87	10.68%	11.42%	523.33%	N/A	2026-08-20
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.64B	$2.48B	$528.10M	$278.90M	$5.64	20.63%	15.64%	24.50%	13.01%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.73B	$3.62B	$136.19M	$78.80M	$2.10	33.65%	2.17%	80.80%	-0.20%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.75B	$2.21B	$306.39M	$156.06M	$3.49	7.38%	8.92%	-10.97%	4.21%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.89B	$634.08M	$150.30M	$93.32M	$1.78	4.27%	5.09%	8.54%	25.58%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.07B	$1.48B	$337.20M	$222.20M	$1.43	5.88%	6.48%	48.96%	23.39%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$133.71B	$20.99B	$5.63B	$3.48B	$27.48	6.03%	9.15%	4.17%	18.22%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$88.53B	$18.64B	$5.11B	$2.58B	$4.59	4.82%	0.87%	-1.71%	3.10%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.21B	$646.28M	-$36.38M	-$105.96M	-$0.84	9.77%	1.98%	N/A	N/A
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$11.55B	$6.06B	$1.28B	$324.10M	$4.88	3.50%	13.33%	29.44%	-5.77%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.82B	$2.68B	$592.30M	$383.80M	$11.45	17.13%	9.93%	22.99%	22.39%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.94B	$1.09B	$215.72M	$103.42M	$8.77	4.88%	11.04%	-7.20%	11.28%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$11.21B	$3.81B	$694.40M	$438.80M	$3.77	4.44%	7.13%	24.42%	12.31%	2026-08-26
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$87.39B	$34.71B	$5.18B	$2.72B	$19.66	2.93%	8.44%	-8.26%	5.55%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$172.82B	$30.03B	$6.44B	$3.83B	$9.85	15.53%	9.45%	-1.30%	15.85%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.40B	$2.30B	-$741.56M	-$1.10B	-$19.27	4.89%	20.09%	N/A	N/A
NPO	ENPRO INC	$7.04B	$1.22B	$197.50M	$44.10M	$2.08	13.25%	7.61%	-48.26%	28.23%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$166.23M	$48.26M	$12.50M	$10.38M	$3.31	12.76%	15.99%	27.31%	42.16%	2026-08-21
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$140.67M	$181.76M	-$8.47M	-$12.57M	-$1.96	-1.02%	-2.08%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-04
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$991.81M	$676.19M	$100.75M	$67.85M	$2.95	13.17%	9.42%	-38.80%	N/A
AME	AMETEK INC	$57.98B	$7.86B	$2.42B	$1.58B	$6.86	12.66%	9.80%	10.47%	12.54%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.89B	$3.13B	-$107.04M	-$420.16M	-$8.56	6.11%	3.86%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-11
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.67B	$1.17B	$265.45M	$120.88M	$7.33	27.71%	19.03%	-12.63%	18.25%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.96B	$1.80B	$373.70M	$140.30M	$2.44	49.37%	-10.73%	7.96%	-16.52%
CR	CRANE CO	$12.68B	$2.59B	$558.50M	$336.10M	$5.83	16.35%	N/A	-4.89%	N/A
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.30B	$8.42B	$1.92B	$1.13B	$8.36	7.56%	2.54%	-49.88%	6.47%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$48.33B	$8.97B	$1.89B	$1.20B	$10.72	11.31%	5.83%	25.38%	-4.21%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.20B	$3.59B	$958.00M	$519.50M	$6.96	7.32%	7.19%	12.26%	4.75%
ITT	ITT INC	$18.95B	$4.74B	$922.60M	$421.50M	$5.13	28.07%	11.99%	-19.84%	46.51%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$33.61B	$7.94B	$2.00B	$959.10M	$2.44	7.85%	10.88%	89.15%	24.37%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.18B	$1.22B	$96.70M	$18.30M	$1.04	-2.91%	2.47%	-68.20%	-17.37%
INIO	INNIO NV	$20.35B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$83.88B	$16.47B	$4.82B	$3.19B	$11.06	4.30%	3.30%	-3.32%	5.53%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$742.68M	$210.28M	-$23.78M	-$16.68M	-$0.39	1.83%	-2.05%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.50B	$2.27B	$763.49M	$533.55M	$3.24	4.58%	3.92%	12.89%	4.18%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.20B	$2.90B	$892.61M	$528.12M	$9.42	7.37%	5.58%	20.46%	12.19%	2026-08-19
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.19B	$807.53M	-$182.00k	-$30.81M	-$0.60	33.75%	35.86%	N/A	N/A
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.10B	$4.63B	$711.62M	$371.27M	$2.90	-0.26%	4.80%	30.63%	17.05%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$28.30B	$9.13B	$1.87B	$1.02B	$4.20	4.54%	11.91%	9.09%	14.44%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.75B	$1.02B	$214.10M	$24.50M	$0.11	15.68%	10.88%	175.00%	N/A
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.98B	$885.40M	$207.87M	$98.98M	$8.23	18.33%	7.42%	61.06%	32.83%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$24.26B	$2.65B	$47.99M	$12.62M	$0.09	20.64%	N/A	N/A	N/A
EROC	EROCK INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-11
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.48B	$3.80B	$758.70M	$500.30M	$3.60	0.39%	3.37%	0.28%	5.69%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$127.75M	$21.43M	-$16.48M	-$17.34M	-$0.75	18.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$305.86M	$98.06M	$17.64M	$13.34M	$1.33	-1.74%	-2.52%	-22.67%	-9.24%	2026-08-12
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.74B	$14.91B	$2.39B	$1.52B	$3.91	5.24%	1.46%	2.62%	8.01%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.35B	$3.93B	$559.60M	$192.10M	$3.68	44.86%	17.52%	N/A	2.39%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$384.92M	$5.19M	-$49.97M	-$51.40M	-$0.38	18.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.28B	$261.15M	$22.71M	$11.82M	$1.06	21.22%	20.94%	-16.54%	57.32%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$283.22M	$66.95M	$5.93M	-$71.10M	-$1.87	10.04%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-25
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.65B	$4.01B	$945.20M	$651.40M	$4.01	-2.15%	3.36%	8.67%	6.99%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.91B	$2.09B	$236.97M	$33.70M	$0.34	9.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.50B	$320.87M	$30.45M	$136.58M	$3.04	25.89%	28.57%	660.00%	N/A
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$468.30M	$0.00	N/A	-$106.22M	-$2.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	N/A	$106.00M	$14.06M	$2.83M	-$3.21	23.89%	9.41%	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$104.38M	$155.27M	$15.01M	$5.12M	$0.22	9.07%	-3.19%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-11
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$768.84M	$106.16M	-$71.28M	-$77.27M	-$0.26	46.41%	1.86%	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$54.41M	$19.31M	-$2.99M	-$3.61M	-$0.51	-31.72%	6.27%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$33.55M	$0.00	-$71.72M	-$71.77M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-14
INLF	INLIF LTD	$33.07k	$18.41M	-$4.97M	-$5.45M	-$1.06k	16.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$352.88M	$0.00	-$1.29B	-$1.33B	-$5.89	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-13
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.94B	$10.69M	-$414.50M	-$415.70M	-$2.92	-80.95%	95.74%	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$967.19M	$0.00	-$30.24M	-$31.34M	-$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$45.98M	$6.97M	-$13.70M	-$35.34M	-$1.04	40.40%	18.73%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-21
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$426.60M	$7.79M	-$165.01M	-$180.42M	-$2.47	426.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.76M	$3.01M	$93.20k	-$700.18k	-$0.10	195.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.02M	$2.50M	-$3.31M	-$6.79M	-$1.35	84.95%	29.69%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-18
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$457.05M	$363.20M	$31.20M	$8.00M	$0.30	-10.63%	1.09%	-67.03%	-25.07%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$22.48k	$12.67M	$216.56k	-$470.47k	-$514.00	7.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$11.07M	$94.55M	$12.21M	$5.93M	N/A	14.06%	2.99%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$56.99M	$432.29k	N/A	-$69.66M	-$1.51	-13.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$20.02M	$25.10M	-$31.49M	-$32.50M	N/A	-40.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$11.74M	$7.40M	-$4.46M	-$4.77M	-$0.97	61.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.83M	$15.98M	$3.67M	$2.55M	$0.49	11.85%	-0.44%	N/A	8.76%	2026-08-14
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$112.14M	$56.10M	$15.25M	$10.19M	$0.16	48.39%	N/A	166.67%	N/A
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$462.06M	$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 83 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 36, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

PKOH passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 163.11% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 237 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 23.28% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $47.86.

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 83 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 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 4.87% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 79 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 40.58% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $206.09.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 73.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 83 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 38, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

GTES passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 19.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 94 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.44, an upside of 14.24% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $28.40.

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 4.49%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 3.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 2.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 -1.44% in the last day, and up 0.66% over the last week. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -5.23% yesterday.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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 43, which is 22 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 19 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 29, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -35.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 39 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 22 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -13.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 61 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

45.76% 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 13.65% over the next year.

4.17% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.61% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 6.94% are rated D (Sell), and 6.94% 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 43.23x.

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