Industrials includes aerospace and defense, machinery, transport, rail, freight, construction, and logistics. The sector is home to names like Caterpillar, Boeing, Union Pacific, and Honeywell. It is the backbone of the real economy, tied to capital spending, global manufacturing activity, and infrastructure cycles. On this page we rank the best US industrial stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.
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P/E 24.9 vs period average 26.2 Cheaper than its history
Ranked among 296 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/296 |  | $84.52 | 4.8 | 90 | 36 | 86 | 100 |
| 2/296 |  | $103.65 | 6.6 | 85 | 70 | 90 | 100 |
| 3/296 |  | $76.15 | 7.1 | 75 | 85 | 99 | 99 |
| 4/296 |  | $49.21 | 7.3 | 84 | 75 | 89 | 99 |
| 5/296 |  | $25.13 | 8.6 | 93 | 37 | 81 | 99 |
| 6/296 |  | $129.15 | 8.5 | 89 | 72 | 67 | 98 |
| 7/296 |  | $100.83 | 5.9 | 89 | 37 | 86 | 98 |
| 8/296 |  | $22.00 | 7.5 | 76 | 62 | 88 | 98 |
| 9/296 |  | $92.35 | 6.0 | 94 | 47 | 67 | 97 |
| 10/296 |  | $9.38 | 7.2 | 92 | 31 | 68 | 97 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | 99.8% | $13B | 0.37% |
| VISVanguard Industrials ETF | 91.0% | $9B | 0.09% |
| XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF | 90.8% | $31B | 0.08% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (62.6) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
The industrial sector ranks seventh among the sectors, scoring 61.99 points, demonstrating clear strength in quality and sentiment criteria against notable weakness in valuation attractiveness, which reached 37.3 points. With a median price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio reaching 24.9, the sector balances safety stability and moderate market momentum, influenced by a relative decline in capital returns. Leading stocks such as AERT and ESEA stand out in this landscape, achieving the highest scores in the platform's ranking.
