AVY vs CSCIF vs GLW Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, COSCIENS Biopharma and Corning Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
2.13%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
CSCIF COSCIENS Biopharma Inc.
$6.10 +1.3% 1M +140.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.42M
P/E
4.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$108.85B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.89%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 5, COSCIENS Biopharma 3, Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYCSCIFGLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $19.42M $108.85B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 4.8x 72.0x CSCIF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x — 36.6x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -11.6% — AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 51.4% — CSCIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.13% — 0.89% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.7% +140.2% +41.4% CSCIF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr -36.5%/yr +28.8%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.4% 210.2% 74.6% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 22/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYCSCIFGLW

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

AxisAVYCSCIFGLW
Valuation 60 #38 of 94 16 #79 of 94 11 #84 of 94
Growth 84 #15 of 91 29 #65 of 91 –
Profitability 93 #7 of 86 46 #47 of 86 –
Financial Health 34 #63 of 95 80 #20 of 95 37 #60 of 95
Shareholder Returns 75 #18 of 70 – 19 #57 of 70
Overall 69 43 22
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CSCIF 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

PeriodAVYCSCIFGLWSPY
1 month +6.7%+1.3%-19.4% -0.2%
3 months +7.4%+12.8%+0.3% +3.9%
6 months +9.2%+212.8%-17.4% +8.2%
Year to date -0.1%+196.1%+44.3% +12.9%
1 year +0.7%+140.2%+41.4% +12.3%
3 years +6.6%+0.3%+375.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+0.1%+68.2% +23.3%
5 years -15.6%-89.7%+254.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%-36.5%+28.8% +10.9%
10 years +158.3%-98.5%+451.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%-34.5%+18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVYCSCIFGLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.4%210.2%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.6%204.0%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.48-0.973.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.670.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-98.8%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-17.0%-50.6% -1.2%
52-week high $197.45$7.35$255.69 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$0.79$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.

MultipleAVYCSCIFGLW
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 22.0x 4.8xmedian 22.0x 72.0xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 8.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.4x -2.2xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 15.1x -2.2xmedian 15.1x 57.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 7.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.66 -0.89median 1.66 —median 1.66

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 monthsAVYCSCIFGLW
Revenue $9.25B $7.89M –
Gross profit $2.68B $3.00M –
Operating income $1.19B -$7.79M –
Net income $704.90M $4.05M –
Free cash flow $1.06B -$8.86M –
R&D – $1.99M –
EPS (diluted) $9.23 $1.28 –
Cash & equivalents $227.30M $5.01M $2.54B
Total debt $14.80B – –
Shares (diluted) 76.40M 3.17M 875.00M
Enterprise value $12.58B -$10.75M $109.46B

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
MetricAVYCSCIFGLW
P/E 19.7x 4.8x 72.0x
P/FCF 13.0x -2.2x 57.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x -2.2x –
P/S 1.5x 2.5x 8.1x
P/B 5.9x 1.3x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 1.3x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x -2.2x –
EV/EBIT 14.5x -1.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 16.2x -1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x -1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 -0.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFGLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -11.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% -28.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -32.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% 59.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -67.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% 123.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 30.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.6% 118.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 37.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -74.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 41.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -79.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFGLW
Gross margin 29.0% 38.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% -83.6% –
Operating margin 12.8% -98.8% –
Pretax margin 10.4% -87.2% –
Net margin 7.6% 51.4% –
FCF margin 11.5% -112.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% -111.2% –
Return on equity 30.5% 42.3% –
Return on assets 7.8% 20.1% –
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 19.5% -42.2% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFGLW
Debt / assets 39.9% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 18.7% 58.1%
Equity / assets 25.2% 81.3% 41.9%
Interest coverage 8.4x -54.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.57 2.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYCSCIFGLW
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAVYCSCIFGLW
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 – 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 – $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +36.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 – $18.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% – +31.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYCSCIFGLW
Held by institutions 97.4% – 73.0%
Institutions holding 783 – 2,682
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +3.5%
Institutions buying 384 – 1,476
Institutions selling 272 – 949
Buyers to sellers 1.41 – 1.56

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.

AVYCSCIFGLW
AVY 1.00 0.02 -0.03
CSCIF 0.02 1.00 -0.13
GLW -0.03 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, CSCIF and GLW?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.80B, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) $19.42M, Corning (GLW) $108.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, CSCIF and GLW?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.7x, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 4.8x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x, Corning (GLW) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 51.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) +140.2%, Corning (GLW) +41.4%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) -36.5%/yr, Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.13%, Corning (GLW) 0.89%. COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%, COSCIENS Biopharma (CSCIF) 210.2%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, CSCIF 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, Avery Dennison (AVY) 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.