Best Industrial Machinery Stocks
Caterpillar, Deere, Cummins, Parker Hannifin, Illinois Tool Works. Cyclical demand + capital-intensive - but the best operators (TransDigm, Watts Water, Roper) compound at software-like rates.
Industry leader
CSW Industrials, Inc. CSW
Buffett-Fit: 66/100
What drives this industry
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.
Top 50 ranked by Buffett-Fit
Sorted by composite quality score - ROIC, margin stability, balance-sheet strength, growth quality. Click any ticker for the full Buffett verdict.
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CSWCSW Industrials, Inc.4.6B mcap
66Q - 2
ITTITT Inc.17.4B mcap
63Q - 3
ETNEaton Corporation plc152.0B mcap
63Q - 4
GGGGraco Inc.12.6B mcap
62Q - 5
EMREmerson Electric Co.76.4B mcap
61Q - 6
WTSWatts Water Technologies, Inc.10.1B mcap
61Q - 7
AMEAMETEK, Inc.51.5B mcap
61Q - 8
NDSNNordson Corporation16.2B mcap
60Q - 9
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.72.6B mcap
57Q - 10
DCIDonaldson Company, Inc.9.7B mcap
57Q - 11
OTISOtis Worldwide Corporation27.9B mcap
57Q - 12
AOSA. O. Smith Corporation8.0B mcap
57Q - 13
ROPRoper Technologies, Inc.33.0B mcap
56Q - 14
KAIKadant Inc.3.8B mcap
56Q - 15
THRThermon Group Holdings, Inc.2.2B mcap
55Q - 16
FELEFranklin Electric Co., Inc.4.3B mcap
55Q - 17
ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.50.3B mcap
55Q - 18
XYLXylem Inc.26.2B mcap
54Q - 19
IEXIDEX Corporation15.5B mcap
53Q - 20
MWAMueller Water Products, Inc.4.0B mcap
53Q - 21
FTVFortive Corporation18.0B mcap
53Q - 22
PCARPACCAR Inc57.5B mcap
52Q - 23
CRCrane Company10.4B mcap
52Q - 24
PHParker-Hannifin Corporation109.3B mcap
52Q - 25
FLSFlowserve Corporation8.9B mcap
51Q - 26
PSNParsons Corporation5.7B mcap
51Q - 27
PNRPentair plc12.1B mcap
50Q - 28
DOVDover Corporation28.3B mcap
50Q - 29
GRCThe Gorman-Rupp Company1.9B mcap
50Q - 30
SPXCSPX Technologies, Inc.10.4B mcap
49Q - 31
IRIngersoll Rand Inc.27.7B mcap
47Q - 32
CXTCrane NXT, Co.2.4B mcap
47Q - 33
GTESGates Industrial Corporation plc6.2B mcap
46Q - 34
RRXRegal Rexnord Corporation13.4B mcap
46Q - 35
CMICummins Inc.88.3B mcap
46Q - 36
PEverpure, Inc.29.0B mcap
46Q - 37
SXIStandex International Corporation3.1B mcap
45Q - 38
EPACEnerpac Tool Group Corp.1.8B mcap
45Q - 39
NPOEnPro Industries, Inc.6.5B mcap
44Q - 40
JCIJohnson Controls International plc84.4B mcap
42Q - 41
GNRCGenerac Holdings Inc.15.9B mcap
42Q - 42
TNCTennant Company1.4B mcap
42Q - 43
GTLSChart Industries, Inc.10.0B mcap
40Q - 44
HLIOHelios Technologies, Inc.2.6B mcap
39Q - 45
MIRMirion Technologies, Inc.4.5B mcap
39Q - 46
PSIXPower Solutions International, Inc.896M mcap
37Q - 47
JBTMJBT Marel Corporation6.9B mcap
36Q - 48
CYDChina Yuchai International Limited2.2B mcap
35Q - 49
BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.2.2B mcap
32Q - 50
ATSATS Corporation3.4B mcap
32Q
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