12 Best Dividend-Paying Diversified Machinery Stocks

Industrials are not high margin stocks but they can deliver good returns.

Investors must be careful because an industrial goods stock has no end-consumer as client. They are more volatile, depending on the raw economy, and they can lose 50 percent of profits during recessions, sometimes more.

Not all industrials are highly cyclical. It mainly depends on the degree of diversification. United Technology (UTX) is an example for a high quality dividend growth stock which is located close to the industrial sector. UTX is also a low beta stock but more likely classifiable as a conglomerate.

Today I screend for diversified machinery industry stocks by the highest dividend payers. 69 companies have a relationship to the industry but only 42 pay dividends. The average dividend yield of stocks from the diversified machinery industry amounts to 2.40 percent and the average P/E is 19.0.

Below is a list of 12 large caps with the highest yield. Nearly all of them have a current buy or better rating. Diversification is the key for a successful investment.

General Electric (GE) has a market capitalization of $245.61 billion. The company employs 305,000 people, generates revenue of $147.359 billion and has a net income of $14.902 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $28.367 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.25 percent (the operating margin is 11.81 percent and the net profit margin 10.11 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 60.42 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 336.56 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.24 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.39. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.01, the P/S ratio is 1.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.00. The dividend yield amounts to 3.22 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.64.






Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has a market capitalization of $28.44 billion. The company employs 65,000 people, generates revenue of $17.924 billion and has a net income of $2.495 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.460 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.30 percent (the operating margin is 15.88 percent and the net profit margin 13.92 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.14 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.80 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.25 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.30. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.80, the P/S ratio is 1.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 2.43 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.16.






Dover (DOV) has a market capitalization of $13.23 billion. The company employs 34,000 people, generates revenue of $8.104 billion and has a net income of $833.12 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.622 billion. The EBITDA margin is 20.03 percent (the operating margin is 15.61 percent and the net profit margin 10.28 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 26.81 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 56.92 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.92 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.47. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.33 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.52, the P/S ratio is 1.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 1.89 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.38.






Danaher (DHR) has a market capitalization of $42.80 billion. The company employs 59,000 people, generates revenue of $18.260 billion and has a net income of $2.299 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.935 billion. The EBITDA margin is 21.55 percent (the operating margin is 17.33 percent and the net profit margin 12.59 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 16.22 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.10 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.80 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.23. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.27, the P/S ratio is 2.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.25. The dividend yield amounts to 0.16 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.94.






Take a closer look at the full list of the best dividend paying diversified machinery stocks. The average P/E ratio amounts to 23.91 and forward P/E ratio is 14.33. The dividend yield has a value of 1.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.61 and price to sales ratio 1.75. The operating margin amounts to 11.72 percent and the beta ratio is 1.35. Stocks from the list have an average debt to equity ratio of 0.71.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):


Related stock ticker symbols:
GE, PHG, SI, ITW, HON, DOV, PNR, CMI, IR, KUB, ROP, DHR,

Disclosure: I am long GE and ITW. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.