Question 1

What are the best industrial machinery stocks?

Accepted Answer

Graco Inc. (GGG) currently leads the industrial machinery industry ranking on invest-like with a Buffett-Fit composite score of 72/100, followed by WTS (71/100). The full ranked list of 50 industrial machinery stocks is on this page. Educational only, not investment advice.

Question 2

Which industrial machinery stock has the highest ROIC?

Accepted Answer

ROIC sustainability is the closest single quantitative proxy for moat strength. The industrial machinery industry's median ROIC is currently 8%. The top-scoring stocks on this page combine high ROIC with the other Buffett-Fit pillars (gross-margin durability, balance-sheet quality, capital allocation discipline).

Question 3

Is industrial machinery a good industry to invest in?

Accepted Answer

Industrial machinery quality is measured by aftermarket-revenue share (parts + service compound after equipment sale) + installed-base lock-in. The 'razor-blade' operators (TransDigm, Roper, IDEX) build 30-50% gross margins out of mission-critical components that customers can't substitute. Look for ROIC above 20% sustained through a full industrial cycle. Whether industrial machinery fits your portfolio depends on your risk tolerance + time horizon + existing exposure. Use the Buffett-Fit framework on this page to identify the highest-quality names within the industry, not the industry itself.

Question 4

How many industrial machinery stocks does invest-like.com cover?

Accepted Answer

invest-like.com currently indexes 50 industrial machinery stocks above $500M market cap with daily-refreshed fundamentals and cached Buffett-Fit verdicts. Each stock gets a composite score from 0 to 100 across the five Buffett pillars.

Question 5

Where does Industrial Machinery sit in the GICS hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Industrial Machinery is an industry within the industrials sector. See /sector/industrials/ for the full sector view including peer industries.

Question 6

Is the industrial machinery ranking on this page investment advice?

Accepted Answer

No. The ranking is an educational pattern-match against documented value-investing frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith). Scores reflect how closely each stock fits the documented criteria, NOT recommendations to buy, hold, or sell. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser.

#	Company	mcap	Q
1	Graco Inc.GGG	11.2B	72
2	Watts Water Technologies, Inc.WTS	11.9B	71
3	Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW	79.5B	67
4	Nordson CorporationNDSN	17.8B	66
5	CSW Industrials, Inc.CSW	4.8B	66
6	Rockwell Automation, Inc.ROK	47.1B	63
7	Roper Technologies, Inc.ROP	43.1B	62
8	IDEX CorporationIEX	16.7B	59
9	AMETEK, Inc.AME	54.7B	59
10	ITT Inc.ITT	16.9B	57
11	Mueller Water Products, Inc.MWA	3.5B	57
12	Franklin Electric Co., Inc.FELE	4.4B	55
13	Flowserve CorporationFLS	8.7B	55
14	Xylem Inc.XYL	25.5B	54
15	Emerson Electric Co.EMR	89.8B	54
16	Crane CompanyCR	10.9B	54
17	Pentair plcPNR	9.0B	54
18	Kadant Inc.KAI	3.2B	53
19	Otis Worldwide CorporationOTIS	28.8B	52
20	EnPro Industries, Inc.NPO	5.7B	52
21	Enerpac Tool Group Corp.EPAC	1.8B	51
22	The Gorman-Rupp CompanyGRC	1.9B	51
23	Donaldson Company, Inc.DCI	10.0B	51
24	PACCAR IncPCAR	57.7B	50
25	Regal Rexnord CorporationRRX	9.9B	50
26	Parsons CorporationPSN	5.1B	50
27	Ingersoll Rand Inc.IR	28.8B	49
28	SPX Technologies, Inc.SPXC	8.0B	49
29	Fortive CorporationFTV	18.3B	48
30	A. O. Smith CorporationAOS	8.5B	48
31	Crane NXT, Co.CXT	3.4B	47
32	Dover CorporationDOV	26.3B	47
33	ATS CorporationATS	1.9B	47
34	Everpure, Inc.P	40.4B	46
35	Cummins Inc.CMI	71.7B	46
36	Gates Industrial Corporation plcGTES	6.4B	46
37	Standex International CorporationSXI	3.0B	45
38	China Yuchai International LimitedCYD	896M	44
39	Chart Industries, Inc.GTLS	10.0B	42
40	Mirion Technologies, Inc.MIR	3.7B	42
41	Tennant CompanyTNC	1.1B	42
42	Generac Holdings Inc.GNRC	11.1B	42
43	Power Solutions International, Inc.PSIX	1.1B	41
44	Johnson Controls International plcJCI	86.6B	39
45	Helios Technologies, Inc.HLIO	2.2B	39
46	JBT Marel CorporationJBTM	5.7B	36
47	Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.BW	629M	29
48	Hillenbrand, Inc.HI	-	28
49	Graham CorporationGHM	756M	27
50	Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.PKOH	627M	27

#	Company	mcap	Q
1	Graco Inc.GGG	11.2B	72
2	Watts Water Technologies, Inc.WTS	11.9B	71
3	Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW	79.5B	67
4	Nordson CorporationNDSN	17.8B	66
5	CSW Industrials, Inc.CSW	4.8B	66
6	Rockwell Automation, Inc.ROK	47.1B	63
7	Roper Technologies, Inc.ROP	43.1B	62
8	IDEX CorporationIEX	16.7B	59
9	AMETEK, Inc.AME	54.7B	59
10	ITT Inc.ITT	16.9B	57
11	Mueller Water Products, Inc.MWA	3.5B	57
12	Franklin Electric Co., Inc.FELE	4.4B	55
13	Flowserve CorporationFLS	8.7B	55
14	Xylem Inc.XYL	25.5B	54
15	Emerson Electric Co.EMR	89.8B	54
16	Crane CompanyCR	10.9B	54
17	Pentair plcPNR	9.0B	54
18	Kadant Inc.KAI	3.2B	53
19	Otis Worldwide CorporationOTIS	28.8B	52
20	EnPro Industries, Inc.NPO	5.7B	52
21	Enerpac Tool Group Corp.EPAC	1.8B	51
22	The Gorman-Rupp CompanyGRC	1.9B	51
23	Donaldson Company, Inc.DCI	10.0B	51
24	PACCAR IncPCAR	57.7B	50
25	Regal Rexnord CorporationRRX	9.9B	50
26	Parsons CorporationPSN	5.1B	50
27	Ingersoll Rand Inc.IR	28.8B	49
28	SPX Technologies, Inc.SPXC	8.0B	49
29	Fortive CorporationFTV	18.3B	48
30	A. O. Smith CorporationAOS	8.5B	48
31	Crane NXT, Co.CXT	3.4B	47
32	Dover CorporationDOV	26.3B	47
33	ATS CorporationATS	1.9B	47
34	Everpure, Inc.P	40.4B	46
35	Cummins Inc.CMI	71.7B	46
36	Gates Industrial Corporation plcGTES	6.4B	46
37	Standex International CorporationSXI	3.0B	45
38	China Yuchai International LimitedCYD	896M	44
39	Chart Industries, Inc.GTLS	10.0B	42
40	Mirion Technologies, Inc.MIR	3.7B	42
41	Tennant CompanyTNC	1.1B	42
42	Generac Holdings Inc.GNRC	11.1B	42
43	Power Solutions International, Inc.PSIX	1.1B	41
44	Johnson Controls International plcJCI	86.6B	39
45	Helios Technologies, Inc.HLIO	2.2B	39
46	JBT Marel CorporationJBTM	5.7B	36
47	Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.BW	629M	29
48	Hillenbrand, Inc.HI	-	28
49	Graham CorporationGHM	756M	27
50	Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.PKOH	627M	27

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