AVY vs KOP vs GLW Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, Koppers Holdings and Corning Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$185.41 +9.2% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$14.64B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.78 -9.2% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$817.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.17 -23.2% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$101.90B
P/E
47.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVYKOPGLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.64B $817.72M $101.90B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x -9.4x 47.4x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 10.9x 36.6x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -5.0% +18.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -4.6% 12.1% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% -2.7% 11.0% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 23.6x 1.3x GLW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +48.3% +44.2% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +5.4%/yr +28.1%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 35.1% 74.7% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 47/100 59/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYKOPGLW

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

AxisAVYKOPGLW
Valuation 62 #37 of 95 73 #26 of 95 23 #73 of 95
Growth 82 #18 of 93 25 #70 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Profitability 92 #8 of 89 39 #55 of 89 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health 34 #64 of 96 19 #78 of 96 59 #40 of 96
Shareholder Returns 77 #18 of 74 80 #16 of 74 30 #52 of 74
Overall 69 47 59
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP 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

PeriodAVYKOPGLWSPY
1 month +9.2%-9.2%-23.2% -2.0%
3 months +7.1%-19.9%-21.1% -2.2%
6 months +14.5%+1.0%-22.2% +4.2%
Year to date +1.9%+54.3%+44.1% +10.6%
1 year +6.4%+48.3%+44.2% +10.4%
3 years +2.3%+10.2%+351.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +0.8%+3.3%+65.4% +20.2%
5 years -15.1%+29.8%+244.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%+5.4%+28.1% +10.1%
10 years +163.2%+24.9%+465.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.2%+2.2%+18.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVYKOPGLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%35.1%74.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%35.4%76.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.913.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.271.380.59 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-58.8%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-20.2%-50.7% -3.2%
52-week high $197.45$52.33$255.69 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$26.67$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.

MultipleAVYKOPGLW
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 20.6x -9.2xmedian 20.6x 50.6xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 6.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.2x 45.4xmedian 12.2x 25.9xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x 44.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 7.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.23median 1.73 0.20median 1.73 0.94median 1.73

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 monthsAVYKOPGLW
Revenue $9.36B $1.89B $17.72B
Gross profit $2.70B $423.40M $6.46B
Operating income $1.19B -$42.30M $2.92B
Net income $708.30M -$86.90M $2.35B
Free cash flow $1.04B $138.70M $2.46B
R&D – – $1.18B
EPS (diluted) $9.33 $-4.54 $2.47
Cash & equivalents $271.40M $40.70M $2.54B
Total debt $3.62B $897.60M $8.23B
Shares (diluted) 75.90M 19.13M 871.00M
Enterprise value $13.69B $658.32M $93.58B

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
MetricAVYKOPGLW
P/E 19.8x -9.2x 50.6x
P/FCF 13.5x 5.7x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 4.1x 25.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.4x 6.1x
P/B 5.9x 2.0x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 2.7x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 45.4x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 14.6x -38.9x 39.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.9x 6.5x
EV/FCF 16.7x 11.9x 46.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 8.6x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.23 0.20 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPGLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -5.0% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -3.5% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% -0.3% 21.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 2.9% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% -134.6% 46.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -30.9% 48.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.8% -675.5% 57.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -44.9% 53.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% -708.8% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -46.9% 53.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% 44.4% 85.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 34.2% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 92.9% 111.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 83.6% 84.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYKOPGLW
Gross margin 28.8% 22.4% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 16.4% 1.9% 24.9%
Operating margin 12.7% -2.2% 16.5%
Pretax margin 10.4% -5.2% 15.9%
Net margin 7.6% -4.6% 12.1%
FCF margin 11.1% 7.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 10.1% 23.7%
Return on equity 30.1% -18.6% 17.1%
Return on assets 7.7% -4.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 14.4% -2.7% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 18.9% -2.8% 10.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -2.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYKOPGLW
Debt / assets 39.4% 52.1% 24.1%
Debt / equity 1.5x 2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 23.6x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 6.5x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 77.5% 58.1%
Equity / assets 26.1% 22.5% 41.9%
Interest coverage 8.2x -0.7x 8.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.66 1.96 4.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYKOPGLW
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 6.5% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 7.4% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.8% – 43.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.5% – 41.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% – 1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 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.

ConsensusAVYKOPGLW
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.61FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +23.5% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.82BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $18.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.1% +2.4% +31.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYKOPGLW
Held by institutions 97.4% 100.0% 73.0%
Institutions holding 784 219 2,687
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +1.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying 384 108 1,478
Institutions selling 272 66 952
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.64 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.

AVYKOPGLW
AVY 1.00 0.23 -0.03
KOP 0.23 1.00 0.15
GLW -0.03 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, KOP and GLW?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $14.64B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $817.72M, Corning (GLW) $101.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, KOP and GLW?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 20.7x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -9.4x, Corning (GLW) 47.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koppers Holdings (KOP) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.5x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 10.9x, 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?

Corning (GLW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Corning (GLW) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, Corning (GLW) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.4%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, Corning (GLW) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.4%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +48.3%, Corning (GLW) +44.2%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.2%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +5.4%/yr, Corning (GLW) +28.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.01%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.7%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.1%, Corning (GLW) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, KOP 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, Corning (GLW) 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.