3 Industrial Automation Stocks To Consider Buying For 2026

The U.S. industrial automation industry is showing signs of vibrancy in late 2025, fueled primarily by significant technology investments that are beginning to bear fruit.The sector is a core component of what Merrill Lynch recently highlighted as a “new profit cycle,” driven by domestic manufacturing, infrastructure build-outs, electrification, automation, and not just traditional growth perennials.Economic issues have also fueled that growth, as labor shortages, grid modernization, and U.S. onshoring are ...