ALTO vs ATI vs GLW Stock Comparison

Alto Ingredients, Ati and Corning Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALTO Alto Ingredients, Inc.
$3.65 +0.6% 1M +257.8% 1Y
Market cap
$283.15M
P/E
5.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$943.33M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$174.87 -7.4% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.75B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$128.89 -18.8% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$111.03B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.87%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alto Ingredients leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alto Ingredients 5, Corning 3, Ati 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALTOATIGLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $283.15M $23.75B $111.03B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 42.8x 51.7x ALTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 36.6x 37.4x ALTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +9.4% +18.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 11.1% 12.1% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% 11.0% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.4x 1.3x ALTO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.87% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +257.8% +69.8% +42.8% ALTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr +61.2%/yr +29.4%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.3% 41.5% 74.5% ATI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 57/100 59/100 ALTO

Percentile Scorecard

ALTOATIGLW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALTOATIGLW
Valuation 100 #1 of 94 16 #79 of 94 23 #73 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 88 #12 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 65 #31 of 86 86 #13 of 86 85 #14 of 86
Financial Health 76 #23 of 93 51 #46 of 93 60 #38 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 46 #39 of 71 33 #48 of 71
Overall 84 57 59
  • ALTO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALTOATIGLWSPY
1 month +0.6%-7.4%-18.8% +0.7%
3 months -21.0%-3.8%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months -33.9%+12.5%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +26.7%+52.4%+47.2% +12.8%
1 year +257.8%+69.8%+42.8% +11.9%
3 years -11.2%+364.2%+383.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.9%+66.9%+69.2% +22.8%
5 years -31.4%+986.1%+262.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.3%+61.2%+29.4% +10.9%
10 years -51.3%+1,184.9%+468.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -6.9%+29.1%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALTOATIGLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.3%41.5%74.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.8%40.3%75.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.311.623.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.991.680.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-38.0%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-24.6%-49.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.99$231.79$255.69 $779.14
52-week low $1.01$94.80$78.03 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALTOATIGLW
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 21.0x 42.8xmedian 21.0x 51.7xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 4.7xmedian 1.4x 6.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 12.9x 25.1xmedian 12.9x 26.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.5x 56.4xmedian 15.5x 45.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 11.1xmedian 1.7x 7.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.68 3.23median 1.68 0.97median 1.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALTOATIGLW
Revenue $943.33M $5.01B $17.72B
Gross profit $64.51M $1.23B $6.46B
Operating income $35.61M $826.30M $2.92B
Net income $51.99M $568.60M $2.35B
Free cash flow $49.94M $421.10M $2.46B
R&D – – $1.18B
EPS (diluted) $0.66 $4.01 $2.47
Cash & equivalents $23.96M $442.30M $2.54B
Total debt $60.47M $1.86B $8.23B
Shares (diluted) 77.07M 138.40M 871.00M
Enterprise value $182.95M $21.83B $103.32B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALTOATIGLW
P/E 5.4x 42.8x 51.7x
P/FCF 5.7x 56.4x 45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 32.5x 26.5x
P/S 0.3x 4.7x 6.3x
P/B 1.1x 11.1x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 11.1x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 25.1x 26.5x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 30.5x 40.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 5.0x 6.6x
EV/FCF 6.4x 59.8x 47.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 34.5x 27.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 3.23 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALTOATIGLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 9.4% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 6.8% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7,720% 24.9% 21.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 16.1% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 162.4% 21.7% 46.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 21.0% 48.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.8% 23.6% 57.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.6% 9.9% 53.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 172.1% 26.8% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 13.3% 53.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 731.1% 7.5% 85.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.4% – 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 481.7% -5.2% 111.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% – 84.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALTOATIGLW
Gross margin 6.8% 24.5% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 20.0% 24.9%
Operating margin 3.8% 16.5% 16.5%
Pretax margin 5.4% 13.9% 15.9%
Net margin 5.4% 11.1% 12.1%
FCF margin 5.3% 8.4% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 14.6% 23.7%
Return on equity 20.2% 27.5% 17.1%
Return on assets 13.1% 10.1% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 18.1% 10.8%
Asset turnover 2.4x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALTOATIGLW
Debt / assets 15.2% 33.4% 24.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 4.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 34.6% 61.7% 58.1%
Equity / assets 65.4% 38.3% 41.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 8.0x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.43 6.19 5.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALTOATIGLW
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -0.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 41.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALTOATIGLW
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 36.6xFY2026 37.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.37FY2026 $4.78FY2026 $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.3%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.2% +23.4% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.00BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $18.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +13.3% +31.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALTOATIGLW
Held by institutions 46.3% 93.5% 73.0%
Institutions holding 134 786 2,684
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% +0.9% +3.5%
Institutions buying 97 479 1,477
Institutions selling 25 217 950
Buyers to sellers 3.88 2.21 1.55

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALTOATIGLW
ALTO 1.00 -0.06 0.05
ATI -0.06 1.00 0.52
GLW 0.05 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALTO, ATI and GLW?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) $283.15M, Ati (ATI) $23.75B, Corning (GLW) $111.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALTO, ATI and GLW?

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 5.4x, Ati (ATI) 42.8x, Corning (GLW) 51.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alto Ingredients (ALTO) is cheapest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 9.9x, Ati (ATI) 36.6x, Corning (GLW) 37.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corning (GLW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) +1.1%, Ati (ATI) +9.4%, Corning (GLW) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 5.4%, Ati (ATI) 11.1%, Corning (GLW) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 16.5%, Corning (GLW) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alto Ingredients (ALTO) returned the most: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) +257.8%, Ati (ATI) +69.8%, Corning (GLW) +42.8%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) -7.3%/yr, Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr, Corning (GLW) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.87%. Alto Ingredients (ALTO) and Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ati (ATI) has been the steadiest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 86.3%, Ati (ATI) 41.5%, Corning (GLW) 74.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALTO, ATI and GLW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alto Ingredients (ALTO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.