Open contest
28 companies value 344 bn revenue 87 bn margin 13.2% free cash flow 13 bn avg. score 3.9
PH holds 35.5% of the group's value, 1.5x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PH | Parker Hannifin United States · score 6.4 | 36% | 122 bn | 22 bn | 17.0% | 3.9 bn | 3.2% | 0.8% | Hydraulic and pneumatic motion and control components · Global leader in motion and control technologies; growing aerospace business | |
| 2 | MMM | 3M United States · score 6.4 | 24% | 84 bn | 25 bn | 11.9% | 4.0 bn | 4.8% | 1.9% | Tapes, abrasives, safety and health products · Industrial conglomerate in adhesives, abrasives and technical materials | |
| 3 | ITW | Illinois Tool Works United States · score 6.5 | 22% | 77 bn | 16 bn | 19.4% | 2.9 bn | 3.8% | 2.4% | Diversified industrial manufacturing in seven segments · 80/20 model with a ~26% operating margin, among the highest in industrials | |
| 4 | DOV | Dover Corporation United States · score 6.3 | 8% | 26 bn | 8.4 bn | 13.5% | 1.2 bn | 4.5% | 1.1% | Diversified industrial manufacturing: pumps, refrigeration and printing · Diversified industrial conglomerate with a ~70-year record of rising dividends | |
| 5 | MSA | MSA Safety Inc United States · score 6.7 | 2% | 6.9 bn | 1.9 bn | 16.1% | 0.3 bn | 5.1% | 1.2% | Safety equipment for firefighters, energy and industry · Pennsylvania — revenue of $1.9bn | |
| 6 | NPO | Enpro Inc. United States · score 5.2 | 2% | 6.1 bn | 1.2 bn | 3.6% | 0.1 bn | 2.4% | 0.4% | Industrial sealing and contamination control technology · North Carolina — revenue of $1.2bn | |
| 7 | JBTM | JBT MAREL Corp United States · score 5.1 | 2% | 5.4 bn | 3.8 bn | 5.1% | 0.2 bn | 4.2% | 0.4% | Technology and services for the food and beverage industry · Illinois — revenue of $3.8bn | |
| 8 | GPGI | GPGI, Inc. United States · score 0.7 | 1% | 3.6 bn | 0.0 bn | -13171x | -0.1 bn | -1.9% | 0.0% | Pumps and industrial equipment under its own operating system · New Jersey | |
| 9 | KAI | KADANT INC United States · score 5.9 | 1% | 3.1 bn | 1.1 bn | 9.5% | 0.2 bn | 5.1% | 0.5% | Equipment for paper, packaging, wood, mining and recycling · Massachusetts — revenue of $1.2bn | |
| 10 | HLIO | HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. United States · score 6.0 | 1% | 2.2 bn | 0.9 bn | 8.0% | 0.1 bn | 4.8% | 0.6% | Hydraulic and electronic motion control for many markets · Florida — revenue of $891m | |
| 11 | PRLB | Proto Labs Inc United States · score 6.0 | 1% | 2.1 bn | 0.6 bn | 5.4% | 0.1 bn | 2.7% | — | Rapid on-demand parts manufacturing · Minnesota — revenue of $561m | |
| 12 | MFP | Midera Food Processing, Inc. United States · score 5.0 | 1% | 1.8 bn | 0.9 bn | 7.1% | 0.1 bn | — | 4.0% | — | Industrial food processing equipment · Illinois — revenue of $938m |
| 13 | AIN | ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ United States · score 2.5 | 1% | 1.7 bn | 1.2 bn | -4.2% | 0.1 bn | 3.4% | 1.8% | Advanced textiles and composites for paper, industry and aerospace · New Hampshire — revenue of $1.2bn | |
| 14 | PKOH | PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP United States · score 5.3 | 0% | 0.7 bn | 1.6 bn | 1.6% | 0.0 bn | 3.1% | 1.2% | Outsourced supply chain, capital equipment and industrial components · Ohio — revenue of $1.7bn | |
| 15 | MEC | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 bn | 0.6 bn | -3.0% | 0.0 bn | -1.3% | — | Vertically integrated manufacturing: design, machining and assembly · Wisconsin — revenue of $586m | |
| 16 | AP | AMPCO PITTSBURGH CORP United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.2 bn | 0.4 bn | -13.8% | 0.0 bn | -2.3% | — | High-performance specialty steels and custom equipment · Pennsylvania — revenue of $428m | |
| 17 | HLP | Hongli Group Inc. China · score 4.3 | 0% | 0.2 bn | 0.0 bn | 9.9% | 0.0 bn | 0.3% | — | Precision metal parts for machinery, from China · China — revenue of $20m | |
| 18 | HURC | HURCO COMPANIES INC United States · score 3.6 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.2 bn | -3.6% | 0.0 bn | 6.2% | — | Machine tool industrial technology · Indiana — revenue of $183m | |
| 19 | ZJK | ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. China · score 6.6 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.1 bn | 14.7% | 0.0 bn | 6.6% | — | Precision screws, nuts and fasteners, from China · China — revenue of $65m | |
| 20 | SOTK | SONO TEK CORP United States · score 6.6 | 0% | 0.1 bn | 0.0 bn | 9.3% | 0.0 bn | 8.4% | — | Ultrasonic thin-film coating systems · New York — revenue of $22m | |
| 21 | SYPR | SYPRIS SOLUTIONS INC United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.1 bn | -9.2% | 0.0 bn | -7.2% | — | Components for trucks and oil and gas pipelines, and electronics for defense and aerospace · Kentucky — revenue of $115m | |
| 22 | CVR | CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO United States · score 0.4 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -8.9% | 0.0 bn | -14.2% | 0.9% | Rivets, screws and fastening machines, since 1927 · Illinois — revenue of $27m | |
| 23 | JCSE | JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd Singapore · score 7.6 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | 16.8% | 0.0 bn | 103.0% | — | Industrial cleaning systems, from Singapore · Singapore — revenue of $27m | |
| 24 | TRSG | Tungray Technologies Inc Singapore · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -1.1% | 0.0 bn | -19.9% | 2.7% | Precision industrial equipment, from Singapore · Singapore — revenue of $16m | |
| 25 | CLIR | ClearSign Technologies Corp United States · score 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -96.1% | -0.0 bn | -35.9% | — | Decarbonization and efficiency technologies for industrial combustion · Oklahoma — revenue of $5m | |
| 26 | HIHO | HIGHWAY HOLDINGS LTD Hong Kong · score 0.1 | 0% | 0.0 bn | 0.0 bn | -31.7% | 0.0 bn | -44.5% | 14.4% | Component manufacturing for global makers, from Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $5m | |
| 27 | MTEN | Mingteng International Corp Inc. China · score 1.5 | — | — | 0.0 bn | -15.3% | 0.0 bn | — | — | Precision molds for auto parts, from China · China — revenue of $12m | |
| 28 | HCAI | Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd China · score 5.3 | — | — | 0.0 bn | — | 0.0 bn | — | — | Automated parking in China · China — revenue of $9m |
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What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.