FSI vs GLW vs AVY Stock Comparison

Flexible Solutions International, Corning and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.79B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.79B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 6, Corning 3, Flexible Solutions International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSIGLWAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.78M $113.79B $13.79B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.6x 72.0x 19.6x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.6x 17.1x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% — +5.8% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% — 7.6% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x — 2.3x FSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +41.4% +0.7% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr +28.8%/yr -3.3%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 74.6% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 22/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

FSIGLWAVY

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

AxisFSIGLWAVY
Valuation 23 #73 of 94 11 #84 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth 2 #89 of 91 – 84 #15 of 91
Profitability 28 #62 of 86 – 93 #7 of 86
Financial Health 84 #16 of 95 37 #60 of 95 34 #63 of 95
Shareholder Returns 17 #58 of 70 19 #57 of 70 75 #18 of 70
Overall 31 22 69
  • FSI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSIGLWAVYSPY
1 month +6.8%-19.4%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months +23.1%+0.3%+7.4% +3.9%
6 months -4.3%-17.4%+9.2% +8.2%
Year to date -7.2%+44.3%-0.1% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%+41.4%+0.7% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+375.2%+6.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+68.2%+2.1% +23.3%
5 years +70.5%+254.5%-15.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.3%+28.8%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +252.5%+451.3%+158.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.4%+18.6%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSIGLWAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%74.6%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%75.4%21.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.693.020.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.740.560.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.1%-51.6%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-50.6%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $9.42$255.69$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $4.91$78.03$153.01 $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.

MultipleFSIGLWAVY
P/E now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 22.0x 72.0xmedian 22.0x 19.7xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 8.1xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 68.1xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 11.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.9xmedian 15.1x 57.1xmedian 15.1x 13.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 7.6xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 1.66 —median 1.66 2.03median 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 monthsFSIGLWAVY
Revenue $35.58M – $9.25B
Gross profit $6.80M – $2.68B
Operating income -$933.97K – $1.19B
Net income -$1.66M – $704.90M
Free cash flow -$3.48M – $1.06B
R&D $565.72K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 – $9.23
Cash & equivalents $7.20M $2.54B $227.30M
Total debt $29.29M – $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 12.74M 875.00M 76.40M
Enterprise value $51.18M $113.79B $12.57B

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
MetricFSIGLWAVY
P/E -25.5x 72.0x 19.7x
P/FCF -22.9x 57.1x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.4x – 11.2x
P/S 2.2x 8.1x 1.5x
P/B 1.9x 7.6x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 7.9x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 68.1x – 11.3x
EV/EBIT -83.4x – 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 1.9x
EV/FCF -22.4x – 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.7x – 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 – 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSIGLWAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% – 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -50.8% – 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.0% – 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -115.5% – 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% – 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.2% – -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% – 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -206.7% – 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.7% – 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.2% – 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% – 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,054% – 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -45.3% – 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSIGLWAVY
Gross margin 19.1% – 29.0%
EBITDA margin 3.2% – 16.5%
Operating margin -2.6% – 12.8%
Pretax margin -6.5% – 10.4%
Net margin -8.8% – 7.6%
FCF margin -9.8% – 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% – 13.3%
Return on equity -4.0% – 30.5%
Return on assets -2.7% – 7.8%
Return on invested capital – – 14.3%
Return on capital employed -1.8% – 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSIGLWAVY
Debt / assets 10.1% – 39.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF -1.7x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 58.1% 74.8%
Equity / assets 69.3% 41.9% 25.2%
Interest coverage -1.9x – 8.4x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.98 – 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSIGLWAVY
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 0.9% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusFSIGLWAVY
Forward P/E – 36.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $3.45FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -266.7%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $43.78MFY2026 $18.34BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +69.3% +31.0% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSIGLWAVY
Held by institutions 9.1% 73.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding 31 2,682 783
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +3.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 11 1,476 384
Institutions selling 8 949 272
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.56 1.41

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.

FSIGLWAVY
FSI 1.00 0.05 0.11
GLW 0.05 1.00 -0.03
AVY 0.11 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSI, GLW and AVY?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) $79.78M, Corning (GLW) $113.79B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSI, GLW and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -25.6x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x). 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: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -4.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -8.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -33.8%, Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) +11.3%/yr, Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flexible Solutions International (FSI) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%. Flexible Solutions International (FSI) and Corning (GLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Flexible Solutions International (FSI) 45.4%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSI, GLW and AVY?

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 6. 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.