Publish Date: October 2026
Updated Tariff & Recession Risk Analysis and Forecasts
The Electric Motor Manufacturing Market Report covers the $16.7 billion industry which produces rotational energy conversion devices spanning fractional to thousands of horsepower for diverse applications across industrial, commercial, vehicle, and consumer sectors. Competitive structure encompasses global motor manufacturers alongside specialized producers addressing particular motor technologies or application segments. Market demands increasingly emphasize energy efficiency supporting operating cost reduction, precise control capabilities enabling sophisticated motion, compact designs supporting equipment integration, and increasingly specialized functionality addressing particular application requirements. Manufacturers face challenges balancing electromagnetic engineering, mechanical design, electronic control integration, and significant tariff considerations affecting both material inputs and international market access. Industry leaders differentiate through advanced engineering optimizing energy efficiency and performance, specialized designs addressing application-specific requirements, comprehensive testing validating reliability, and increasingly integrated controls supporting sophisticated operation in a sector where efficiency specifications and reliability metrics directly impact specification decisions.
Electric Motor Manufacturing Industry Definition
Electric Motor Manufacturing produces devices that convert electrical energy into rotational mechanical energy for countless applications in industry, commercial equipment, and consumer products. Companies design and build motors with specific power ratings, speed characteristics, mounting configurations, and control compatibility. Manufacturing processes include lamination stacking, winding of copper coils, shaft machining, bearing installation, insulation system integration, assembly, and performance testing under load. These businesses create the fundamental motion components for modern equipment. The industry continuously improves energy efficiency, power density, reliability, and increasingly, electronic control integration while developing enhanced magnetic materials, winding techniques, and cooling systems that optimize motor performance while reducing energy consumption in the numerous applications requiring controlled mechanical motion.
NAICS Code: 335312
Total # of Companies: 364
Total # of Factories / Facilities: 433
Industry Employees: 33,317
Market Size: $16.7 billion
TARIFF IMPACT (Summer 2025 – Download Report for Updated Analysis)
This report has in-depth analysis on the recent US tariff changes on material costs, quantifying import dependencies, tariff exposure rates, and key source countries for the electric motor manufacturing sector.
Estimated Tariff Cost: $1.3 billion
Relative Tariff Impact: SEVERE
Electric Motor Manufacturing Report Format
The 2026 U.S. Electric Motor Manufacturing Market Report is 63 pages of deep insights into the trends, dynamics, and forecasts shaping the industry. This market report is utilized by professionals to gain a in-depth understanding of the sector for business strategy, planning, forecasting, benchmarking, industry analysis, valuations, identifying organizational inefficiencies, financial analysis, and more.
With more than one hundred industry analyses and data sets covering trends from 2017 to 2025 and forecasts for 2026 and 2030, this report is one of the comprehensive assessments of the industry. The report includes revenue & cost trends, 26 expense categories, dozens of financial metrics, forecasts on 100+ data sets, inventory trends & analysis, composition of balance sheets, segmentation by business size and structure, competitive intensity analysis, material costs analysis, profitability analysis, state metrics analysis, plant productivity benchmarks, employee role analysis, inflation trend benchmarks, employee pay analysis, in-depth productivity analysis, and much more.
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Report Table of Contents
Evaluate the table of contents to understand the extensive statistical data sets in this report and why thousands of executives, consultants, bankers, accountants, and other professionals trust Kentley Insights for their market research needs.
The data source for the report is extensive annual expense, revenue, wage, operational, and economic surveys administered by federal and private institutions and filled out by a majority of companies in the electric motor manufacturing industry. Our forecasts take into account historical trends, industry dynamics, and our macroeconomic projections.
1-2 – Report Overview & Table of Contents
3 – Market Overview
– Methodology, Industry Definition & Market Commentary
4 – Market Snapshot – Revenue & Growth
5 – Market Snapshot – Costs & Profitability
SECTION ONE
REVENUE & GROWTH BENCHMARKS
7 – Market Growth Details
– Revenues, Companies, & Facilities
– 2017-2025 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2026 and the Next 5 Years
8 – Growth Benchmarks
– Revenues per Company & Facility
– Facilities per Company
– 2017-2025 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2026 and the Next 5 Years
9 – Breakdown of Product Lines
– Percentage of Revenue from Product Lines
10 – BCG Matrix – Net Income vs. Revenue Growth
– Manufacturing Subsectors vs. Industry
11 – Total Revenue by Month & Year
– Revenue per Month for 2021-2025
12 – Inventory Value by Month & Year
– Inventory Value per Month for 2021-2025
13 – Months of Inventory
– Months of Inventory per Month for 2021-2025
14 – Market Size by Segments
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
15 – Market Size by State
16 – Revenue as a % of State GDP
17 – Revenue as a % of State Manufacturing
18 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
– Sales as a % of Income and State Rankings
19 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
20 – Segmentation by Concentration (Top 50 Companies)
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
21 – Market Share of Top 50 Companies
– Market Share & Total Revenue for 2020 versus 2025
22 – Subsector Market Share of Top 50 Companies
23 – Segmentation by Business Structure
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
24 – Sales per Company by State
25 – Sales per Company by Segments
26 – Sales per Facility by State
27 – Sales per Facility by Segment
28 – Manufacturing Subsector Growth
– Sales and 5-Year CAGR
29 – Manufacturing Subsector Statistics
– Sales per Company & Facility, and 5-Year CAGR
30 – Consolidation Analysis
– 5-year CAGR of Companies & Locations
31 – Employment Consolidation Analysis
– 5-year CAGR of Employee Statistics
32 – Manufacturing Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Number of Companies & Facilities
– 5-Year CAGR
33 – Manufacturing Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Facilities per Company
– Employees per Company
– 5-Year CAGR
SECTION TWO
COST, CAPITAL & PROFIT BENCHMARKS
35 – Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
– Percent of Companies that are Profitable
– Average Net Income as a Percent of Revenue
– Financial Ratios – 10 ratios, Total Asset Turnover, Fixed Asset Turnover, Fixed Assets to Total Assets Ratio, Total Assets to Total Liabilities Ratio, Return on Sales, Return on Total Assets, Return on Net Worth, Total Liabilities to Net Worth Ratio, Fixed Assets to Net Worth Ratio, Solvency Ratio
Page 36 – Balance Sheet Metrics
– Assets and Liabilities indexed to industry revenue at 100
– Current & Non-Current Assets: Cash, Notes & Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Bad Debts, Inventories, Treasuries & Securities, Other Current Assets, Loans to Shareholders / Mortgage, Other Investments, Depreciable Assets, Accumulated Depreciation, Land, Intangible Assets (Amortizable), Accumulated Amortization, Other Assets
– Short-term, Long-term Liabilities, & Net Worth: Accounts Payable, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds due in less than 1 Yr., Other Current Liabilities, Loans from Shareholders, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds > 1 Yr., Other Liabilities, Capital Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, Retained Earnings, Cost of Treasury Stock
37 – Operating Expenses
– Industry Operating Expenses
– Revenue vs. Operating Expense Growth
– Operating Expense as a Percent of Revenue
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
38 – Operating Expenses by Company & Facility
– Operating Expenses per Company & Facility
– Revenue vs. Expenses Growth per Facility
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
Page 39 – Operating Expense Detail
– Employee Expenses: Annual Payroll, Health insurance, Defined benefit pension plans, Defined contribution plans, Other fringe benefits, Temporary staff
– Cost of Materials: Cost of materials, parts, containers, packaging, etc., Cost of resale, Cost of electricity and fuels, Cost of contract work
– Buildings and Equipment: Capex for machinery and equipment, Rental or lease for machinery and equipment, Capex for buildings and structures, Rental or lease for buildings and structures, Repair and maintenance of buildings and machinery
– Other Operating Expenses: Professional and technical services, IT software and hardware, Data processing and communications, Advertising, Refuse removal, Taxes and license fees, All other operating expenses
-Inventory Breakdown: Inventory (as a % of total receipts), Finished goods inventory, Work-in-progress inventory, Materials and supplies inventory
40 – Production Material Costs & Tariff Analysis
– Top Production Material Costs Breakdown
– Industry & Material Tariff Analysis – % of costs, import %, tariff costs, source countries
41 – Producer Pricing Index
– Annual PPI – Indexed to 2006
– 2017-2025 Historical Figures
– Forecasts for 2026 and the Next 5 Years
– Monthly PPI Figures for the Past 4 Years
42 – Plant Utilization & Hours
– Plant Utilization Rate
– Plant Operational Hours per Week
– 2022-2025 Historical Figures by Quarter
43 – Reasons for Non-Full Production
– 7 Categories Quarterly Survey Results for Past 2 Years
44 – Productivity & Employment
– Revenue per Employee
– Total Industry Employees
– Employees per Company
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
45 – Employee Productivity by Segments
46 – Employee Productivity by State
47 – Manufacturing Subsector Sales & Payroll per Employee
– Absolute & 5-year CAGR
48 – Payroll Analysis
– Payroll per Employee, Company & Facility
– Trend Analysis & Forecasts
49 – Payroll per Company by Segments
50 – Payroll per Facility by Segments
51 – Payroll per Employee by Segments
52 – Payroll per Employee by State
53 – Workforce Composition
– % of Employees for 27 Job Categories
– Management & Finance
– Sales & Marketing
– Technology, Engineering, Science
– Service, Support & Training
– Operations
54 – Job Categorization Pay Ranges
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
55 – Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
– Percent of Total Employees
56 – Top 20 Jobs Pay
57 – Employees per Company by Segments
58 – Employees per Facility by Segments
59 – Facilities per Company by Segments
60 – Total Employment by State
61 – Population to Every Employee by State
62 – Employees per Facility by State
63 – Overview of Kentley Insights
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Product Lines, Materials, and Jobs Covered in Report
PRODUCT LINES
Integral horsepower motors and generators other than for land transportation equipment (rated at 746 watts or more) (excluding hermetics)
Fractional horsepower motors (rated at less than 746 watts) (excluding hermetics)
Prime mover generator sets, excluding steam and hydraulic turbine
Integral motor generator sets and other rotating equipment (including hermetics)
Fractional motor generator sets and other rotating equipment (including hermetics)
Parts and supplies for motors, generators, generator sets, and other rotating equipment, excluding motors for built-in jobs
Land transportation motors, generators, and control equipment (excluding parts)
Motor and generator manufacturing, nsk, total
Armature rewinding on a factory basis
MATERIAL COST CATEGORIES
Electric motors, generators, and parts
Cost of all other materials and components, parts, containers, and supplies consumed
Gas engines (excluding aircraft, automobile, and marine); diesel, semidiesel; and piston-type natural gas engines, and parts
Materials, ingredients, containers, and supplies, nsk
Semiconductors, including transistors, diodes, rectifiers, and integrated circuits for electronic circuitry, and related devices
Metal forgings
Misc. fabricated metal products (excluding hardware, containers, screw machine, bearing components, castings, forgings, and wire)
Misc. iron, steel, and ferroalloy ingot, shapes, and forms (excluding castings, forgings, bars, structural, wire, sheet, strip)
Copper and copper-base alloy wire products
Iron and steel castings
Aluminum and aluminum-base alloy ingot, pig, shot and wire
Antifriction bearing components and parts (balls, rollers, cages, collars, races, etc.)
Nonferrous metal castings (excluding aluminum and aluminum-based alloy)
Electrical industrial capacitors, resistors, rheostats, and coil windings
Ceramic magnets (ferrite)
INDUSTRY JOBS ANALYZED
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical Assemblers
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Mechanical Engineers
Machinists
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
General and Operations Managers
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Miscellaneous Production Workers
Drafters
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Architectural and Engineering Managers
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