INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Motors & Drive Manufacturers
World’s Most Productive Companies
Motors & Drive Manufacturers
Motors and Drive Manufacturers make electric motors, drives, and power-transmission products. Productivity tracks industrial demand, electrification, and operational efficiency.
The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 4% below its 2019 baseline. Regal Rexnord stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.10. Gains were concentrated in the leaders, with most of the group giving back ground.

Motors & Drive Manufacturers World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Motors & Drive Manufacturers ranks ninth of twenty-one Industrial Equipment peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.96, about 4% below its 2019 baseline.
- 1 of 4 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: Regal Rexnord (1.10).
- The group eased modestly below its 2019 baseline in 2025, with its leader holding well above the pack.
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