The best machinery stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
Top 11 stocks of Nov 2025
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Take a deeper dive into machinery stocks
If you're interested in investing in the heavy equipment industry, take a closer look at what companies in this industry do and how the stocks have historically performed. Keep in mind that positive past performance doesn't guarantee that a stock will continue to rise in the future.
1. Caterpillar (CAT)
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.
Caterpillar stock opened the day at $563.55 after a previous close of $563.10. The latest price was $563.10 (25-minute delay). Caterpillar is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD64.7 billion and employs 112,900 staff.
Dover Corporation provides equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services worldwide. The company's Engineered Products segment provides various equipment, component, software, solution, and services that are used in vehicle aftermarket, aerospace and defense, industrial winch and hoist, and fluid dispensing end-market. This segment offers software solutions and services used in light and heavy-duty vehicle lifts, wheel service equipment, vehicle diagnostics, and vehicle collision repair solutions; winches, hoists, bearings, drives, and electric monitoring system; and radio frequency and microwave filters and switches, and signal intelligence solutions, as well as soldering and fluid dispensing solutions.
Dover Corporation stock opened the day at $178.24 after a previous close of $180.33. The latest price was $180.33 (25-minute delay). Dover Corporation is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7.9 billion and employs 24,000 staff.
Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). The company offers custom engineered pumps, pre-configured industrial pumps, pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, and related aftermarket services; and manufactures gas-lubricated mechanical seal for gas pipelines and in the oil and gas production and process markets.
Flowserve Corporation stock opened the day at $68.83 after a previous close of $69.24. The latest price was $69.24 (25-minute delay). Flowserve Corporation is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.7 billion and employs 16,000 staff.
Cummins Inc. offers various power solutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems, and Accelera.
Cummins stock opened the day at $462.80 after a previous close of $473.34. The latest price was $473.34 (25-minute delay). Cummins is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$33.7 billion and employs 69,600 staff.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. provides industrial products and equipment in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products segments.
Illinois Tool Works stock opened the day at $244.32 after a previous close of $245.49. The latest price was $245.49 (25-minute delay). Illinois Tool Works is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$15.9 billion and employs 44,000 staff.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. provides various mission-critical air, fluid, energy, and medical technologies services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Industrial Technologies and Services, and Precision and Science Technologies.
Ingersoll Rand stock opened the day at $76.87 after a previous close of $77.50. The latest price was $77.50 (25-minute delay). Ingersoll Rand is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7.5 billion and employs 21,000 staff.
Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, mix, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The Contractor segment provides sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; viscous coatings to roofs, markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors; and high-performance volumetric and gravimetric dispense, mixing, and shaking equipment.
Graco stock opened the day at $80.91 after a previous close of $81.65. The latest price was $81.65 (25-minute delay). Graco is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.2 billion and employs 4,300 staff.
Xylem Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions for utility, industrial, and residential and commercial building services settings worldwide. It operates through four segments: Water Infrastructure; Applied Water; Measurement and Control Solutions; and Water Solutions and Services.
Xylem stock opened the day at $150.15 after a previous close of $151.31. The latest price was $151.31 (25-minute delay). Xylem is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$8.9 billion and employs 23,000 staff.
ITT Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, energy absorption components, and damping technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, trucks, light and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and trains.
ITT stock opened the day at $183.82 after a previous close of $185.55. The latest price was $188.19 (25-minute delay). ITT is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.8 billion and employs 11,700 staff.
Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides large and mid-size tractors, combines, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, soil preparation, tillage, seeding, and crop care equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, soil preparation machinery for grain growers, and related attachments and service parts.
Deere-and-Company stock opened the day at $463.92 after a previous close of $467.79. The latest price was $467.79 (25-minute delay). Deere-and-Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$44.3 billion and employs 75,800 staff.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices. It operates through four segments: Ball Bonding Equipment, Wedge Bonding Equipment, Advanced Solutions, and Aftermarket Products and Services (APS).
Kulicke and Soffa Industries stock opened the day at $37.79 after a previous close of $38.42. The latest price was $38.43 (25-minute delay). Kulicke and Soffa Industries is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$657.8 million and employs 2,681 staff.
While it’s possible to turn a profit investing in machinery stocks, keep in mind that — like any investment — machinery stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions — both in the market and in the heavy equipment industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. And if you’re new to investing, or if it’s been awhile since you’ve taken a critical look at your investing accounts, compare brokers to make sure you’re getting the best features in your trading account.
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