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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 40th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.84B$4.33B$509.72M$188.97M$3.25-0.51%8.96%-44.06%-14.97%
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$7.44B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$581.11M$1.61B$107.90M$23.60M$1.72-1.78%7.11%-25.86%N/A2026-08-05
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$2.19B$702.05M$129.56M$62.36M$2.384.18%14.71%20.81%16.69%
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.65B$871.90M$160.20M$60.80M$1.8410.45%7.82%65.77%1.84%2026-08-10
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$333.74M$363.55M$25.84M$26.60M$1.8710.68%11.42%523.33%N/A2026-08-20
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$10.72B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.73B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.74B$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%2026-08-07
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.46B$1.21B$111.30M$30.90M$1.70-4.29%3.66%-53.30%-10.44%2026-08-05
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.83B$1.09B$215.72M$103.42M$8.774.88%11.04%-7.20%11.28%2026-08-04
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$14.06B$6.00B$1.24B$286.70M$4.321.55%14.95%22.73%-3.60%2026-08-05
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$89.53B$33.89B$5.11B$2.67B$19.360.06%10.16%-4.49%8.73%2026-08-04
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.70B$2.56B$561.70M$366.40M$10.9314.22%10.69%25.06%24.46%2026-08-05
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$1.81B$2.28B-$773.03M-$1.14B-$19.895.96%14.00%N/AN/A2026-08-06
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$4.04B$1.46B$329.50M$207.40M$1.346.57%7.95%45.65%22.79%2026-08-05
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$170.21B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$6.14B$3.13B-$107.04M-$420.16M-$8.566.11%3.86%N/AN/A2026-08-11
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.85B$634.08M$150.30M$93.32M$1.784.27%5.09%8.54%25.58%
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$11.13B$3.81B$694.40M$438.80M$3.774.44%7.13%24.42%12.31%2026-08-26
CR
CRANE CO
$12.68B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$169.00M$48.26M$12.50M$10.38M$3.3112.76%15.99%27.31%42.16%2026-08-21
DOV
DOVER CORP
$27.71B$8.42B$1.92B$1.13B$8.367.56%2.54%-49.88%6.47%
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$141.83M$181.76M-$8.47M-$12.57M-$1.96-1.02%-2.08%N/AN/A2026-09-04
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$5.60B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%
ATS
ATS CORP
$2.72B$2.15B$262.72M$51.91M$0.5322.46%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-06
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$125.77B$20.99B$5.63B$3.48B$27.486.03%9.15%4.17%18.22%2026-08-06
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$16.86B$2.90B$892.61M$528.12M$9.427.37%5.58%20.46%12.19%2026-08-19
NPO
ENPRO INC
$7.06B$1.17B$198.50M$43.40M$2.0610.21%8.05%-48.88%N/A2026-08-04
IEX
IDEX CORP
$17.15B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$53.52B$8.80B$1.77B$1.09B$9.6710.49%6.90%21.33%-6.72%2026-08-04
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$34.06B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$4.58B$740.80M-$22.59M-$51.93M-$1.0229.10%36.10%N/AN/A2026-08-04
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$86.72B$18.32B$4.94B$2.45B$4.354.03%1.43%3.33%4.09%2026-08-04
GGG
GRACO INC
$13.00B$2.27B$763.49M$533.55M$3.244.58%3.92%12.89%4.18%
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$7.41B$3.88B$571.20M$167.50M$3.2178.17%18.11%N/A-0.79%
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$1.30B$646.28M-$36.38M-$105.96M-$0.849.77%1.98%N/AN/A2026-08-10
AME
AMETEK INC
$55.87B$7.60B$2.36B$1.53B$6.639.52%10.78%8.33%13.44%2026-08-04
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$83.00B$16.22B$4.74B$3.13B$10.792.90%4.70%-5.43%9.04%
INIO
INNIO NV
$18.68BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
XYL
XYLEM INC
$27.80B$9.13B$1.87B$1.02B$4.204.54%11.91%9.09%14.44%
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.78B$885.40M$207.87M$98.98M$8.2318.33%7.42%61.06%32.83%
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$701.10M$210.28M-$23.78M-$16.68M-$0.391.83%-2.05%N/AN/A2026-08-12
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$3.09B$1.71B$343.00M$129.80M$2.2614.01%-10.41%-23.13%-10.43%2026-08-05
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$9.73B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$8.25B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$126.79M$21.43M-$16.48M-$17.34M-$0.7518.09%N/AN/AN/A
EROC
EROCK INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-08-11
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$27.48B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$663.39M$715.55M$108.53M$102.21M$4.4538.63%11.63%26.06%N/A2026-08-06
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.90B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$304.55M$98.06M$17.64M$13.34M$1.33-1.74%-2.52%-22.67%-9.24%2026-08-05
ITT
ITT INC
$17.74B$4.24B$855.50M$457.60M$5.7116.63%11.02%-9.79%45.69%2026-08-06
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.48B$299.16M$25.20M$133.81M$3.1234.26%27.98%1,850.00%N/A2026-08-05
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$27.63B$2.52B$35.55M-$4.97M-$0.0521.52%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-05
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$10.71B$4.01B$945.20M$651.40M$4.01-2.15%3.36%8.67%6.99%
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$246.23M$66.95M$5.93M-$71.10M-$1.8710.04%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-25
VHUB
VENHUB GLOBAL INC
$59.54M$432.29kN/A-$69.66M-$1.51-13.54%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-10
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
N/A$106.00M$14.06M$2.83M-$3.2123.89%9.41%N/AN/A2026-08-07
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$95.49M$155.27M$15.01M$5.12M$0.229.07%-3.19%N/AN/A2026-08-11
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$805.02M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$54.76M$19.31M-$2.99M-$3.61M-$0.51-31.72%6.27%N/AN/A2026-08-11
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$1.16B$245.29M$22.35M$12.50M$1.1416.86%20.27%1.79%36.56%2026-08-06
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$26.95M$0.00-$71.72M-$71.77MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-08-14
INLF
INLIF LTD
$22.03k$18.41M-$4.97M-$5.45M-$1.06k16.52%N/AN/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$339.39M$0.00-$1.29B-$1.33B-$5.89-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-13
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$915.62M$0.00-$30.24M-$31.34M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-08-13
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$339.87M$4.94M-$18.36M-$20.60M-$0.1412.41%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-10
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$38.05M$6.97M-$13.70M-$35.34M-$1.0440.40%18.73%N/AN/A2026-08-21
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$437.16M$5.20M-$127.45M-$137.15M-$2.03297.78%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-06
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$3.29B$18.67M-$384.63M-$385.80M-$2.92-61.93%N/AN/AN/A2026-08-05
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$100.20M$56.10M$15.25M$10.19M$0.1648.39%N/A166.67%N/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$10.96M$94.55M$12.21M$5.93MN/A14.06%2.99%N/AN/A2026-08-12
XCH
XCHG LTD
$33.44M$25.10M-$31.49M-$32.50MN/A-40.53%N/AN/AN/A
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$5.45M$3.01M$93.20k-$700.18k-$0.10195.45%N/AN/AN/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$7.43M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%2026-08-14
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$12.21M$7.40M-$4.46M-$4.77M-$0.9761.93%N/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.56M$2.50M-$3.31M-$6.79M-$1.3584.95%29.69%N/AN/A2026-08-18
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$29.07k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$458.65M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$475.84M$0.00-$27.29M-$31.37M-$5.40N/AN/AN/AN/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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)


Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) 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 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 46, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GNRC passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 2.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 78 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $283.53, an upside of 40.91% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $201.21.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 13.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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 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 32, which is -2 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTES as a "A".

GTES passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 19.24% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 95 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.44, an upside of 10.43% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $29.38.

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.

3. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)


Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) 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 Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

PKOH passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 147.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 223 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 11.5% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $40.36.

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.

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 4.51%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.15%. 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 3.03%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.15%. 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. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)


Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.15%. 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 2.56% in the last day, and up 1.87% over the last week. Nano Nuclear Energy was the among the top gainers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, gaining 10.5% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading higher amid overall market strength. The sector may be rallying in response to growing power demands that may require grid and infrastructure upgrades to counter bottlenecks.

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 14, which is -1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PNR a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pentair's stock has dropped -34.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 41 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 71, which is 56 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -67.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 8 percentage points.

3. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)


Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) 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.

Taylor Devices has a valuation score of 14, which is -1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TAYD a Valuation Rating of "B".

Taylor Devices's stock has gained 16.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 92 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

44.07% 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 12.18% over the next year.

6.85% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.55% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.42% are rated C (Hold), 10.96% are rated D (Sell), and 8.22% 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 10.81x.
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