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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
$700.16M$1.65B$112.70M$26.50M$1.922.68%5.48%-5.88%15.85%2026-11-04
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$381.65M$381.27M$29.93M$27.08M$1.9211.90%11.77%N/AN/A2026-11-04
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$12.89B$4.44B$618.85M$258.20M$4.420.61%6.83%-27.42%-11.90%2026-11-04
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.94B$702.05M$129.56M$62.36M$2.384.18%14.71%20.81%16.69%2026-10-23
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
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.27B$891.30M$170.40M$71.30M$2.1613.98%4.88%107.69%-0.55%2026-11-02
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$90.62B$18.64B$5.11B$2.58B$4.594.82%0.87%-1.71%3.10%2026-11-04
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$6.64B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%2026-10-30
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$137.56M$183.24M-$2.73M-$6.57M-$1.03-1.90%-2.75%N/AN/A
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.74B$2.68B$592.30M$383.80M$11.4517.13%9.93%22.99%22.39%2026-11-04
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$72.67B$34.71B$5.18B$2.72B$19.662.93%8.44%-8.26%5.55%2026-11-05
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$18.41B$2.98B$912.69M$555.18M$9.937.02%5.12%24.13%9.74%
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.94B$1.80B$373.70M$140.30M$2.4449.37%-10.73%7.96%-16.52%2026-11-04
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.71B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%2026-10-29
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.08B$1.15B$230.84M$109.72M$9.3012.50%10.76%3.22%8.80%2026-10-27
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.35B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%2026-10-27
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$120.61B$21.50B$5.90B$3.65B$28.898.31%8.42%4.98%16.37%2026-11-05
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.41B$1.48B$337.20M$222.20M$1.435.88%6.48%48.96%23.39%2026-11-05
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$746.31M$821.95M$24.75M-$33.21M-$0.1442.65%4.69%N/AN/A2026-11-03
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.44B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%2026-10-29
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$165.73B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%2026-11-03
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$10.86B$6.06B$1.28B$324.10M$4.883.50%13.33%29.44%-5.77%2026-11-03
CR
CRANE CO
$11.82B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A2026-10-27
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.16B$676.19M$100.75M$67.85M$2.9513.17%9.42%-38.80%N/A2026-11-05
NPO
ENPRO INC
$6.49B$1.22B$197.50M$44.10M$2.0813.25%7.61%-48.26%28.23%2026-11-03
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$784.99M$215.85M-$27.41M-$20.33M-$0.483.95%-4.90%N/AN/A2026-11-04
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.06B$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$48.19B$8.97B$1.89B$1.20B$10.7211.31%5.83%25.38%-4.21%2026-11-05
AME
AMETEK INC
$57.29B$7.86B$2.42B$1.58B$6.8612.66%9.80%10.47%12.54%2026-10-29
IEX
IDEX CORP
$17.38B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%2026-10-28
INIO
INNIO NV
$13.96BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-10-27
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$6.19B$807.53M-$182.00k-$30.81M-$0.6033.75%35.86%N/AN/A2026-11-03
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$10.02B$3.89B$727.80M$453.80M$3.925.28%6.37%26.86%11.55%2026-12-03
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$7.69B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%2026-10-29
ITT
ITT INC
$18.05B$4.74B$922.60M$421.50M$5.1328.07%11.99%-19.84%46.51%2026-11-04
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$193.57M$39.03M$7.17M$6.83M$2.15-12.47%10.16%-24.83%48.27%
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.05B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A2026-10-27
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.41B$891.60M$208.25M$104.63M$8.6912.85%6.32%85.68%23.70%2026-10-29
EROC
EROCK INC
$564.60MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DOV
DOVER CORP
$25.71B$8.42B$1.92B$1.13B$8.367.56%2.54%-49.88%6.47%2026-10-22
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.13B$1.22B$96.70M$18.30M$1.04-2.91%2.47%-68.20%-17.37%2026-11-02
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$30.69B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%2026-10-29
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$75.50B$16.47B$4.82B$3.19B$11.064.30%3.30%-3.32%5.53%2026-10-23
GGG
GRACO INC
$12.76B$2.27B$763.49M$533.55M$3.244.58%3.92%12.89%4.18%2026-10-21
XYL
XYLEM INC
$23.95B$9.13B$1.87B$1.02B$4.204.54%11.91%9.09%14.44%2026-10-27
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$4.77B$3.03B-$142.25M-$471.30M-$9.369.89%0.68%N/AN/A2026-11-05
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$1.79BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$8.98B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%2026-10-27
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$25.41B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%2026-10-28
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$265.28M$96.59M$15.79M$11.86M$1.19-4.08%-4.49%-29.17%-13.23%2026-11-04
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$5.54B$3.93B$559.60M$192.10M$3.6844.86%17.52%N/A2.39%2026-11-02
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$8.35B$4.01B$945.20M$651.40M$4.01-2.15%3.36%8.67%6.99%2026-10-20
INLF
INLIF LTD
$3.04M$21.08M-$1.82M-$2.47M-$629.999.03%N/AN/AN/A
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$24.66B$2.65B$47.99M$12.62M$0.0920.64%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-23
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$953.99M$261.15M$22.71M$11.82M$1.0621.22%20.94%-16.54%57.32%2026-11-06
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$216.18M$96.05MN/A-$108.35MN/A99.99%N/AN/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$28.36M$16.16M$10.61M$10.02M$1.45-36.26%2.09%N/AN/A2026-11-09
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.43B$320.87M$30.45M$136.58M$3.0425.89%28.57%660.00%N/A2026-11-04
ATS
ATS CORP
$1.71B$2.09B$236.97M$33.70M$0.349.75%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-04
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$339.90M$5.39M-$56.38M-$57.32M-$0.3830.61%N/AN/AN/A
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$71.79M$22.28M-$24.61M-$25.27M-$1.0516.57%N/AN/AN/A
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$783.83M$6.94M-$87.25M-$87.56M-$12.3215.32%N/AN/AN/A
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$128.15M$103.06M$14.59M$3.56M-$3.135.38%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$551.76M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A2026-11-12
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$10.72k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$89.90M$140.34M$13.38M$5.47M$0.2316.54%-4.23%N/A-5.18%2026-11-12
BURU
NUBURU INC
$9.23M$932.57k-$55.97M-$58.46M$0.249,927.65%88.29%-99.96%N/A2026-11-13
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$423.91MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$767.35M$214.04k-$32.53M-$33.85M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$246.23M$0.00N/A-$106.22M-$2.42N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-02
XE
X-ENERGY INC
$3.76BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$2.88B$10.69M-$414.50M-$415.70M-$2.92-80.95%95.74%N/AN/A2026-11-05
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$36.08M$6.17M-$14.99M-$36.84M-$1.00-11.00%13.30%N/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$276.58M$0.00-$1.43B-$1.45B-$6.44-100.00%N/AN/AN/A2026-11-12
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$1.03M$3.19M-$1.12M-$1.67M-$0.9450.00%N/AN/AN/A
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$123.82M$65.15M$15.02M$9.58M$0.1440.75%N/A100.00%N/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$7.93M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%
TRBG
TURBOGEN LTD
$84.77MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$11.80M$2.64M-$3.20M-$6.83M-$1.1789.35%31.07%N/AN/A2026-11-18
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$14.72M$102.71M$19.20M$12.66MN/A25.87%1.96%N/AN/A2026-11-06
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$59.49M$0.00-$43.87M-$44.93M$14.54N/AN/AN/AN/A2026-11-13
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$461.60M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%2026-10-27

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

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 143.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 204 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 22.1% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $48.32.

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: B, 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 79.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 140 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 14.29% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $26.25.

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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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 49, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 25.41% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 86 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $292.81, an upside of 34.09% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $218.37.

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 5.18%, 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 3.09%, 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. 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 1.26%. 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.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and down -1.82% 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. 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 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -51.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 9 percentage points.

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)


China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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.

China Yuchai International has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

China Yuchai International's stock has dropped -23.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 37 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 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -47.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 13 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

48.33% 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 25.3% over the next year.

2.7% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.57% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.16% are rated C (Hold), 13.51% are rated D (Sell), and 4.05% 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 41.82x.
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