CECO vs TMO vs GLW Stock Comparison

Ceco Environmental, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Corning Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CECO Ceco Environmental Corp
$54.65 -24.4% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$903.17M
Div. yield
–
Pollution Control Equipment Industrials
3 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$131.61 -13.1% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$111.01B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 4, Ceco Environmental 3, Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCECOTMOGLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.36B $262.71B $111.01B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -77.1x 37.1x 72.0x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 27.2x 38.1x CECO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.6% +8.3% — CECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% +26.4% +52.3% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.4%/yr +2.2%/yr +29.9%/yr CECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 29.8% 74.6% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 51/100 23/100 TMO

Percentile Scorecard

CECOTMOGLW

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

AxisCECOTMOGLW
Valuation 70 #7 of 21 49 #116 of 227 11 #84 of 94
Growth 28 #14 of 19 40 #132 of 219 –
Profitability 56 #8 of 17 71 #61 of 205 –
Financial Health 48 #12 of 22 – 39 #58 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 44 #76 of 135 19 #56 of 69
Overall 50 51 23
  • CECO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCECOTMOGLWSPY
1 month -24.4%+3.9%-13.1% +0.9%
3 months -8.6%+22.3%+6.1% +5.9%
6 months -24.6%+51.2%-13.4% +8.5%
Year to date -8.7%+21.6%+50.3% +13.3%
1 year +12.7%+26.4%+52.3% +12.4%
3 years +249.0%+63.4%+395.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.7%+17.8%+70.5% +23.5%
5 years +694.3%+11.3%+270.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +51.4%+2.2%+29.9% +11.0%
10 years +440.0%+378.8%+480.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.4%+17.0%+19.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCECOTMOGLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%29.8%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%28.4%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.990.623.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.880.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-41.5%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%0.0%-48.5% -0.9%
52-week high $99.67$704.77$255.69 $779.14
52-week low $47.44$438.34$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.

MultipleCECOTMOGLW
P/E now vs peer median -77.3xmedian 25.5x 37.0xmedian 28.8x 72.0xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 3.0x 8.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 106.9xmedian 19.0x —median 17.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -109.6xmedian 23.0x 34.0xmedian 25.7x 57.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.0x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 7.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 1.69 4.88median 1.03 —median 1.84

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 monthsCECOTMOGLW
Revenue $903.17M $47.35B –
Gross profit $290.34M – –
Operating income -$5.38M $8.47B –
Net income -$28.18M $7.09B –
Free cash flow -$21.60M – –
R&D – $1.40B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.71 $19.06 –
Cash & equivalents $61.10M $5.46B $2.54B
Total debt $727.71M – –
Shares (diluted) 43.31M 371.00M 875.00M
Enterprise value $2.19B $262.71B $111.01B

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
MetricCECOTMOGLW
P/E -77.3x 37.0x 72.0x
P/FCF -109.6x 34.0x 57.1x
P/Operating cash flow -328.7x 27.9x –
P/S 2.6x 5.5x 8.1x
P/B 1.1x 4.8x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 7.1x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 106.9x – –
EV/EBIT -564.4x – –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 5.5x –
EV/FCF -140.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -421.2x 27.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 4.88 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCECOTMOGLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.6% 8.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -105.5% 12.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 7.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -152.2% 7.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -53.8% 6.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -149.3% 9.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.7% 7.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -196.9% 21.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 4.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCECOTMOGLW
Gross margin 32.1% – –
EBITDA margin 3.1% – –
Operating margin -0.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.9% – –
Net margin -3.4% – –
FCF margin -2.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 19.7% –
Return on equity -2.3% 13.2% –
Return on assets -1.2% 6.2% –
Return on invested capital -0.3% – –
Return on capital employed -0.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCECOTMOGLW
Debt / assets 19.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 23.5x – –
Debt / FCF -33.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 44.3% – 58.1%
Equity / assets 55.7% 47.9% 41.9%
Interest coverage -0.2x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 1.21 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCECOTMOGLW
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCECOTMOGLW
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 27.2xFY2026 38.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.41FY2026 $25.91FY2026 $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.4% +2.0% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026 $18.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +84.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.3% -2.8% +31.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCECOTMOGLW
Held by institutions 88.3% 90.2% 73.0%
Institutions holding 345 2,623 2,683
Change in shares held, QoQ +64.8% +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 246 1,143 1,477
Institutions selling 71 1,144 949
Buyers to sellers 3.46 1.00 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.

CECOTMOGLW
CECO 1.00 0.06 0.38
TMO 0.06 1.00 -0.03
GLW 0.38 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CECO, TMO and GLW?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceco Environmental (CECO) $2.36B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $262.71B, Corning (GLW) $111.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CECO, TMO and GLW?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ceco Environmental (CECO) -77.1x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 37.1x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ceco Environmental (CECO) is cheapest (Ceco Environmental (CECO) 22.7x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.2x, Corning (GLW) 38.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ceco Environmental (CECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ceco Environmental (CECO) +37.6%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Ceco Environmental (CECO) +12.7%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +26.4%, Corning (GLW) +52.3%. Over five years, Ceco Environmental (CECO) compounded fastest (Ceco Environmental (CECO) +51.4%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.2%/yr, Corning (GLW) +29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Ceco Environmental (CECO) 67.3%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CECO, TMO 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, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) leads on 4. 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.