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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 48th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$653.93M$1.65B$112.70M$26.50M$1.922.68%5.48%-5.88%15.85%
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$10.94B$4.44B$618.85M$258.20M$4.420.61%6.83%-27.42%-11.90%
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD
$6.48B$3.50B$666.60M$363.50M$1.433.34%1.19%83.33%12.89%
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$77.70B$34.71B$5.18B$2.72B$19.662.93%8.44%-8.26%5.55%
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$331.00M$363.55M$25.84M$26.60M$1.8710.68%11.42%523.33%N/A
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.99B$702.05M$129.56M$62.36M$2.384.18%14.71%20.81%16.69%2026-10-23
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.41B$891.30M$170.40M$71.30M$2.1613.98%4.88%107.69%-0.55%
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$10.55B$6.06B$1.28B$324.10M$4.883.50%13.33%29.44%-5.77%
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.43B$2.21B$306.39M$156.06M$3.497.38%8.92%-10.97%4.21%
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.91B$634.08M$150.30M$93.32M$1.784.27%5.09%8.54%25.58%2026-10-21
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$85.03B$18.64B$5.11B$2.58B$4.594.82%0.87%-1.71%3.10%
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.85B$2.48B$528.10M$278.90M$5.6420.63%15.64%24.50%13.01%
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$3.77B$1.48B$337.20M$222.20M$1.435.88%6.48%48.96%23.39%
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$12.21B$2.68B$592.30M$383.80M$11.4517.13%9.93%22.99%22.39%
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$10.54B$3.81B$694.40M$438.80M$3.774.44%7.13%24.42%12.31%
KAI
KADANT INC
$3.53B$1.15B$230.84M$109.72M$9.3012.50%10.76%3.22%8.80%
NPO
ENPRO INC
$6.27B$1.22B$197.50M$44.10M$2.0813.25%7.61%-48.26%28.23%
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$123.46B$21.50B$5.90B$3.65B$28.898.31%8.42%4.98%16.37%
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.44B$3.62B$136.19M$78.80M$2.1033.65%2.17%80.80%-0.20%
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$17.92B$2.98B$912.69M$555.18M$9.937.02%5.12%24.13%9.74%
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$156.09B$30.03B$6.44B$3.83B$9.8515.53%9.45%-1.30%15.85%
CR
CRANE CO
$11.85B$2.59B$558.50M$336.10M$5.8316.35%N/A-4.89%N/A
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$1.12B$821.95M$24.75M-$33.21M-$0.1442.65%4.69%N/AN/A
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$47.13B$8.97B$1.89B$1.20B$10.7211.31%5.83%25.38%-4.21%
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$837.51M$676.19M$100.75M$67.85M$2.9513.17%9.42%-38.80%N/A
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$139.11M$181.76M-$8.47M-$12.57M-$1.96-1.02%-2.08%N/AN/A2026-09-04
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$2.81B$1.80B$373.70M$140.30M$2.4449.37%-10.73%7.96%-16.52%
ITT
ITT INC
$17.91B$4.74B$922.60M$421.50M$5.1328.07%11.99%-19.84%46.51%
AME
AMETEK INC
$53.92B$7.86B$2.42B$1.58B$6.8612.66%9.80%10.47%12.54%
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$721.97M$215.85M-$27.41M-$20.33M-$0.483.95%-4.90%N/AN/A
IEX
IDEX CORP
$16.86B$3.59B$958.00M$519.50M$6.967.32%7.19%12.26%4.75%
DOV
DOVER CORP
$26.16B$8.42B$1.92B$1.13B$8.367.56%2.54%-49.88%6.47%2026-10-22
XYL
XYLEM INC
$25.71B$9.13B$1.87B$1.02B$4.204.54%11.91%9.09%14.44%
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$193.57M$41.65M$9.27M$8.56M$2.70-10.03%13.10%-10.30%55.18%2026-10-07
INIO
INNIO NV
$15.15BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$5.03B$1.17B$265.45M$120.88M$7.3327.71%19.03%-12.63%18.25%
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$5.31B$807.53M-$182.00k-$30.81M-$0.6033.75%35.86%N/AN/A
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$3.51B$891.60M$208.25M$104.63M$8.6912.85%6.32%85.68%23.70%
EROC
EROCK INC
$568.45MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$29.90B$7.94B$2.00B$959.10M$2.447.85%10.88%89.15%24.37%
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$78.43B$16.47B$4.82B$3.19B$11.064.30%3.30%-3.32%5.53%2026-10-23
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$10.05B$4.63B$711.62M$371.27M$2.90-0.26%4.80%30.63%17.05%
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.19B$1.22B$96.70M$18.30M$1.04-2.91%2.47%-68.20%-17.37%
GGG
GRACO INC
$12.54B$2.27B$763.49M$533.55M$3.244.58%3.92%12.89%4.18%2026-10-21
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$23.99B$2.65B$47.99M$12.62M$0.0920.64%N/AN/AN/A
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.75B$1.02B$214.10M$24.50M$0.1115.68%10.88%175.00%N/A
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$8.04B$3.80B$758.70M$500.30M$3.600.39%3.37%0.28%5.69%
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$27.08B$14.91B$2.39B$1.52B$3.915.24%1.46%2.62%8.01%2026-10-28
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$102.08M$21.43M-$16.48M-$17.34M-$0.7518.09%N/AN/AN/A
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$268.91M$96.59M$15.79M$11.86M$1.19-4.08%-4.49%-29.17%-13.23%
MFP
MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC
$2.12BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$6.06B$3.93B$559.60M$192.10M$3.6844.86%17.52%N/A2.39%
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$9.65B$4.01B$945.20M$651.40M$4.01-2.15%3.36%8.67%6.99%2026-10-20
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$1.02B$261.15M$22.71M$11.82M$1.0621.22%20.94%-16.54%57.32%
CEPL
CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC
$191.24M$103.06M$14.59M$3.56M-$3.135.38%N/AN/AN/A
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$47.27M$16.16M$10.61M$10.02M$1.45-36.26%2.09%N/AN/A
ATS
ATS CORP
$1.87B$2.09B$236.97M$33.70M$0.349.75%N/AN/AN/A
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$101.73M$140.34M$13.38M$5.47M$0.2316.54%-4.23%N/A-5.18%
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$1.39B$320.87M$30.45M$136.58M$3.0425.89%28.57%660.00%N/A
SHMD
SCHMID GROUP NV
$178.32M$96.05MN/A-$108.35MN/A99.99%N/AN/AN/A
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$21.02k$12.67M$216.56k-$470.47k-$514.007.57%N/AN/AN/A
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$696.48M$106.16M-$71.28M-$77.27M-$0.2646.41%1.86%N/AN/A
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$420.94M$5.39M-$56.38M-$57.32M-$0.3830.61%N/AN/AN/A
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$982.14M$214.04k-$32.53M-$33.85M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A
XE
X-ENERGY INC
$5.30BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FISN
DEEP FISSION INC
$395.26M$0.00N/A-$106.22M-$2.42N/AN/AN/AN/A
INLF
INLIF LTD
$23.62k$18.41M-$4.97M-$5.45M-$1.06k16.52%N/AN/AN/A
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$3.98B$10.69M-$414.50M-$415.70M-$2.92-80.95%95.74%N/AN/A
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$72.26M$6.17M-$14.99M-$36.84M-$1.00-11.00%13.30%N/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$400.25M$0.00-$1.43B-$1.45B-$6.44-100.00%N/AN/AN/A
HDRN
HADRON ENERGY INC
$141.57M$0.00-$43.87M-$44.93M$14.54N/AN/AN/AN/A
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$18.23M$102.71M$19.20M$12.66MN/A25.87%1.96%N/AN/A
GFUZ
GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD
$429.21M$0.00-$27.29M-$31.37M-$5.40N/AN/AN/AN/A
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$5.01B$3.03B-$142.25M-$471.30M-$9.369.89%0.68%N/AN/A
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$459.72M$363.20M$31.20M$8.00M$0.30-10.63%1.09%-67.03%-25.07%
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$10.18M$7.40M-$4.46M-$4.77M-$0.9761.93%N/AN/AN/A
ZJK
ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
$141.69M$56.10M$15.25M$10.19M$0.1648.39%N/A166.67%N/A
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$12.90M$2.64M-$3.20M-$6.83M-$1.1789.35%31.07%N/AN/A
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$8.01M$15.98M$3.67M$2.55M$0.4911.85%-0.44%N/A8.76%
GCDT
GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$5.28M$3.19M-$1.12M-$1.67M-$0.0849.98%N/AN/AN/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 80 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 45, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 127.7% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 206 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 30.73% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $45.13.

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 80 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 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 3.27% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 82 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 56.28% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $185.38.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 78.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 14.29% 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 80 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 41, which is 2 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 2.08% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 80 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 27.71% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $25.58.

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 5.11%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.24%. 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. 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 1.24%. 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 2.44%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.24%. 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 down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.01% in the last day, and down -2.7% 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. 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 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.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 23 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 -43.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 35 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 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 2.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 80 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

49.15% 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 23.69% over the next year.

4.29% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.14% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.43% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 2.86% 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 40.64x.
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