What are the best industrial stocks in 2026?

Based on AI conviction analysis, the top best industrial stocks include HON, AOS, ALLE, LNN, MMM. Each stock is scored on quality, fair value, and risk-reward asymmetry.

How are best industrial stocks ranked?

Stocks are ranked by AI conviction score (1-10) using fundamental analysis: DCF valuation, earnings quality, Monte Carlo scenarios, and risk-reward asymmetry. Each stock also receives a quality grade (A-F) and a rating from Strong Buy to Avoid.

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Best Industrial Stocks

Top industrial stocks ranked by AI conviction: fair value, quality grade, and upside across machinery, aerospace, and infrastructure.

92 stocks

#	Ticker	Company	Rating	Convex Score	Fair Value	Upside	Quality
1	HON	Honeywell International Inc.	Score A	10/10	$281	+24.1%	C	View
2	AOS	A. O. Smith Corporation	Score A	10/10	$70	+19.2%	A	View
3	ALLE	Allegion plc	Score A	10/10	$188	+36.9%	A	View
4	LNN	Lindsay Corporation	Score B	10/10	$114	+0.6%	B	View
5	MMM	3M Company	Score A	10/10	$184	+15.2%	B	View
6	EMR	Emerson Electric Co.	Score B	10/10	$202	+47.9%	B	View
7	CMI	Cummins Inc.	Score A	10/10	$737	+15.2%	B	View
8	TXT	Textron Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$163	+80.0%	A	View
9	CARR	Carrier Global Corporation	Score A	10/10	$89	+33.3%	C	View
10	EBF	Ennis, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$27	+25.3%	B	View
11	CHRW	C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$171	-16.7%	A	View
12	JBHT	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$378	+30.0%	C	View
13	OTIS	Otis Worldwide Corporation	Score A	10/10	$96	+30.0%	A	View
14	DOV	Dover Corporation	Score A	10/10	$215	+2.4%	B	View
15	CPRT	Copart, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$29	+5.5%	A	View
16	EFX	Equifax Inc.	Score B	10/10	$242	+34.4%	C	View
17	GD	General Dynamics Corporation	Score A+	10/10	$545	+47.1%	A	View
18	FDX	FedEx Corporation	Score A	10/10	$397	+29.5%	C	View
19	RSG	Republic Services, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$285	+29.2%	B	View
20	IR	Ingersoll Rand Inc.	Score B	10/10	$101	+26.5%	C	View
21	GWW	W.W. Grainger, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$1,308	-4.6%	A	View
22	HWM	Howmet Aerospace Inc.	Score B	10/10	$183	-32.9%	A	View
23	J	Jacobs Solutions Inc.	Score A	10/10	$215	+65.8%	C	View
24	APOG	Apogee Enterprises, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$50	+28.0%	B	View
25	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Score A	10/10	$654	+28.4%	A	View
26	ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	Score A+	10/10	$334	+23.1%	A	View
27	ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Score B	10/10	$147	-36.4%	A	View
28	NSC	Norfolk Southern Corporation	Score A	10/10	$342	+2.1%	C	View
29	NOC	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Score B	10/10	$677	+29.3%	B	View
30	KFY	Korn Ferry	Score A	10/10	$95	+21.6%	C	View
31	POOL	Pool Corporation	Score A	10/10	$261	+29.6%	A	View
32	PCAR	PACCAR Inc	Score A	10/10	$162	+30.0%	C	View
33	RTX	RTX Corporation	Score A	10/10	$289	+48.5%	C	View
34	PNR	Pentair plc	Score C	10/10	$81	+30.0%	A	View
35	TDG	TransDigm Group Incorporated	Score B	10/10	$1,459	+20.1%	B	View
36	SNA	Snap-on Incorporated	Score A+	10/10	$482	+18.5%	A	View
37	URI	United Rentals, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$1,558	+53.9%	B	View
38	TT	Trane Technologies plc	Score A	10/10	$486	+3.8%	A	View
39	UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	Score A	10/10	$332	+9.9%	B	View
40	WM	Waste Management, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$382	+59.6%	B	View
41	UPS	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Score A	10/10	$147	+30.0%	B	View
42	VLTO	Veralto Corporation	Score A	10/10	$118	+26.6%	A	View
43	CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	Score A	10/10	$608	-14.2%	A	View
44	HEI	HEICO Corporation	Score A	10/10	$290	-14.7%	A	View
45	FLYW	Flywire Corp	Score A	10/10	$29	+61.5%	B	View
46	DAL	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Score A	9/10	$126	+50.0%	C	View
47	EXPD	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$182	-0.6%	A	View
48	AME	AMETEK, Inc.	Score A	9/10	$227	-3.7%	A	View
49	CTAS	Cintas Corporation	Score A	9/10	$188	-6.8%	A	View
50	ETN	Eaton Corporation plc	Score A	9/10	$417	+3.9%	B	View
51	GNRC	Generac Holdings Inc.	Score A	9/10	$215	+1.0%	C	View
52	FAST	Fastenal Company	Score C	9/10	$35	-22.9%	A	View
53	HUBB	Hubbell Incorporated	Score A	9/10	$477	-2.5%	A	View
54	IEX	IDEX Corporation	Score A	9/10	$225	+1.8%	B	View
55	ROK	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$305	-33.6%	A	View
56	PH	Parker-Hannifin Corporation	Score C	9/10	$736	-22.6%	A	View
57	BWXT	BWX Technologies, Inc.	Score B	9/10	$188	+10.6%	B	View
58	WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	Score A	9/10	$264	+2.4%	C	View
59	DE	Deere & Company	Score A	8/10	$525	-10.3%	C	View
60	HONAV	Honeywell Aerospace Inc. Common Stock When Issued	Score A	8/10	$296	+33.9%	B	View
61	NDSN	Nordson Corporation	Score B	8/10	$307	+7.7%	B	View
62	LHX	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	Score B	8/10	$452	+61.1%	D	View
63	PAGS	PagSeguro Digital Ltd.	Score B	8/10	$14	+49.9%	D	View
64	JCI	Johnson Controls International plc	Score B	7/10	$90	-35.3%	B	View
65	CSX	CSX Corporation	Score A	7/10	$42	-18.2%	C	View
66	GE	GE Aerospace	Score B	7/10	$232	-32.1%	B	View
67	MAS	Masco Corporation	Score B	7/10	$79	+2.2%	A	View
68	PWR	Quanta Services, Inc.	Score C	7/10	$477	-24.5%	C	View
69	UAL	United Airlines Holdings, Inc.	Score B	7/10	$165	+40.2%	D	View
70	CAT	Caterpillar Inc.	Score A	7/10	$805	-6.9%	B	View
71	AVAV	AeroVironment, Inc.	Score B (Speculative)	6/10	$325	+127.7%	B	View
72	GEV	GE Vernova Inc.	Score B	6/10	$496	-54.0%	C	View
73	RR	Richtech Robotics Inc. Class B Common Stock	Score B (Speculative)	6/10	$3	+95.6%	C	View
74	SPCX	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	Score A (Speculative)	6/10	$198	+65.3%	B	View
75	AXON	Axon Enterprise, Inc.	Score B	6/10	$280	-46.8%	B	View
76	LIME	Neutron Holdings, Inc.	Score A (Speculative)	6/10	$35	+40.3%	C	View
77	NX	Quanex Building Products Corporation	Score A (Speculative)	5/10	$36	+102.5%	D	View
78	RFIL	RF Industries, Ltd.	Score B	5/10	$10	-24.6%	D	View
79	LUV	Southwest Airlines Co.	Score D	5/10	$67	+38.9%	F	View
80	SWK	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	Score B	5/10	$73	-16.8%	D	View
81	XYL	Xylem Inc.	Score B	5/10	$102	-15.8%	C	View
82	SYM	Symbotic Inc.	Score B	5/10	$74	+80.8%	D	View
83	ALK	Alaska Air Group, Inc.	Score D	4/10	$123	+166.6%	F	View
84	AAL	American Airlines Group Inc.	Score D	4/10	$20	+30.0%	F	View
85	SMR	NuScale Power Corporation	Score B (Speculative)	4/10	$10	+20.5%	D	View
86	OKLO	Oklo Inc.	Score B (Speculative)	4/10	$51	+23.0%	D	View
87	HONA	Honeywell Aerospace Inc	Score B	4/10	$467	+130.8%	C	View
88	KTOS	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.	Score D	4/10	$33	-27.6%	F	View
89	BA	The Boeing Company	Score D	3/10	$217	+3.4%	D	View
90	NNE	Nano Nuclear Energy Inc.	Score B (Speculative)	3/10	$18	+7.9%	D	View
91	SKYX	SKYX Platforms Corp.	Score D (Speculative)	1/10	$1	-14.8%	F	View
92	RKLB	Rocket Lab USA, Inc.	Score D (Speculative)	1/10	$47	-28.9%	B	View

Methodology

Stocks are selected using our 8-step AI conviction framework, which evaluates quality, fair value (PEG, FCF DCF, EV/EBITDA), scenario modeling, and risk/reward asymmetry. The list is updated regularly as new analyses are processed.