5 Best Industrial Stocks to Buy in 2025

Investing in Industrial Stocks

By Matthew DiLallo – Updated Oct 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

Key Points

WM invests in cleaner technologies and expands recycling, boosting shareholder value with consistent dividends.
FedEx enhances logistics with new technologies and plans to spin off its Freight operations to unlock value.
Lockheed Martin focuses on defense innovation and acquisitions, responding to growing global security demands.

The industrials sector is the backbone of the economy. It performs three main functions:

Manufacturing and distributing capital goods: This includes building products and machinery, as well as providing construction and engineering services.
Providing commercial and professional services: This includes environmental and facility services, along with human resources and employment services.
Providing transportation services: This includes operating an airline or railway.

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Ticker Information Table
Name and ticker	Market cap	Dividend yield	Industry
WM (NYSE:WM)	$82.3 billion	1.58%	Commercial Services and Supplies
FedEx (NYSE:FDX)	$58.9 billion	2.27%	Air Freight and Logistics
Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV)	$154.9 billion	0.13%	Electrical Equipment
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)	$112.4 billion	2.72%	Aerospace and Defense
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT)	$245.7 billion	1.11%	Machinery

Data as of Oct 29, 2025.

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NYSE: WM

Today's Change

(-3.31%) $-6.77

Current Price

$197.46

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$82B

Day's Range

$197.05 - $204.00

52wk Range

$197.05 - $242.58

Volume

134K

Avg Vol

1.7M

Gross Margin

28.92%

Dividend Yield

0.02%

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2. FedEx

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NYSE: FDX

FedEx

Today's Change

(0.05%) $0.13

Current Price

$249.68

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$59B

Day's Range

$248.38 - $252.60

52wk Range

$194.29 - $308.53

Volume

65K

Avg Vol

1.9M

Gross Margin

21.80%

Dividend Yield

0.02%

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FedEx (FDX +0.05%) provides customers with transportation, e-commerce, and business services. The company operates a fleet of aircraft and vehicles, logistics facilities, and retail stores that help facilitate the shipment of millions of packages daily. It also offers a host of other logistics and e-commerce services that help businesses distribute their products to customers.

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E-commerce

E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods online and the related businesses that facilitate it

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3. Lockheed Martin

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NYSE: LMT

Lockheed Martin

Today's Change

(-0.12%) $-0.57

Current Price

$485.20

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$112B

Day's Range

$483.80 - $488.73

52wk Range

$410.11 - $576.43

Volume

39K

Avg Vol

1.4M

Gross Margin

8.16%

Dividend Yield

0.03%

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NYSE: CAT

Caterpillar

Today's Change

(11.88%) $62.30

Current Price

$586.77

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$246B

Day's Range

$558.28 - $596.00

52wk Range

$267.30 - $596.00

Volume

453K

Avg Vol

Gross Margin

34.47%

Dividend Yield

0.01%

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5. GE Vernova

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NYSE: GEV

Ge Vernova

Today's Change

(1.12%) $6.42

Current Price

$577.40

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$155B

Day's Range

$569.75 - $585.40

52wk Range

$252.25 - $677.29

Volume

153K

Avg Vol

2.8M

Gross Margin

19.66%

Dividend Yield

0.00%

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About the Author

Matt DiLallo has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst specializing in covering dividend-paying companies, particularly in the energy and REIT sectors, since 2012. He also covers pre-IPO companies, ETFs, and other investing topics. He holds an MBA from Liberty University.

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Matt DiLallo has positions in FedEx and WM. The Motley Fool recommends FedEx, Ge Vernova, Lockheed Martin, and WM. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.