GLW vs ATI vs EMN Stock Comparison

Corning, Ati and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$123.63 -20.0% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$109.74B
P/E
57.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$64.91 -2.9% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.51B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corning leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Corning 4, Ati 4, Eastman Chemical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWATIEMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.74B $22.42B $7.51B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.8x 47.1x 17.0x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.8x 32.9x 9.8x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +4.6% -4.5% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 10.1% 5.0% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.4% 14.9% 5.4% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 3.6x GLW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% +75.2% +2.9% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +58.0%/yr -9.6%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 41.7% 32.0% EMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 58/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

GLWATIEMN

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

AxisGLWATIEMN
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 14 #81 of 94 86 #14 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 92 88 #12 of 92 28 #67 of 92
Profitability 81 #18 of 89 91 #9 of 89 58 #38 of 89
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 49 #50 of 97 27 #71 of 97
Shareholder Returns 29 #50 of 70 48 #37 of 70 90 #8 of 70
Overall 57 58 58
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWATIEMNSPY
1 month -20.0%-14.7%-2.9% -1.0%
3 months -15.7%-20.7%-4.8% +2.9%
6 months -29.7%+1.7%-9.8% +6.4%
Year to date +41.2%+36.7%+1.7% +11.4%
1 year +44.0%+75.2%+2.9% +13.1%
3 years +360.3%+329.0%-8.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +66.4%+62.5%-2.8% +21.5%
5 years +223.4%+882.3%-39.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +26.5%+58.0%-9.6% +10.9%
10 years +419.0%+782.8%-2.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.9%+24.3%-0.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGLWATIEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%41.7%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%40.3%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.011.630.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.591.800.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-38.0%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.6%-32.3%-20.2% -2.5%
52-week high $255.69$231.79$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$89.25$56.37 $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.

MultipleGLWATIEMN
P/E now vs peer median 56.1xmedian 21.5x 44.9xmedian 21.5x 16.8xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 12.4x 25.5xmedian 12.4x 9.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 15.5x 40.6xmedian 15.5x 13.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.6x 10.7xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 1.70 5.07median 1.70 -1.24median 1.70

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 monthsGLWATIEMN
Revenue $16.96B $4.72B $8.87B
Gross profit $6.17B $1.10B $1.76B
Operating income $2.60B $716.80M $750.00M
Net income $2.07B $488.90M $443.00M
Free cash flow $2.40B $526.30M $539.00M
R&D $1.14B – $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.17 $3.44 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $783.00M $691.00M
Total debt $33.16B $2.19B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 138.30M 115.30M
Enterprise value $102.31B $20.44B $5.10B

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
MetricGLWATIEMN
P/E 56.1x 44.9x 16.8x
P/FCF 44.5x 40.6x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.2x 26.5x 7.5x
P/S 6.3x 4.5x 0.8x
P/B 8.1x 10.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 10.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x 25.5x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 43.3x 31.8x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 4.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 47.0x 43.3x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.7x 28.3x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 5.07 -1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWATIEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 4.6% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 4.5% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 15.7% -21.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 12.6% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 8.8% -37.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 16.4% -9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.4% 12.9% -46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 5.8% -14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.3% 17.9% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.7% 8.9% -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.5% 69.9% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.6% 123.6% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 111.0% – 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWATIEMN
Gross margin 36.4% 23.4% 19.9%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 18.9% 14.4%
Operating margin 15.3% 15.2% 8.5%
Pretax margin 14.2% 12.7% 6.1%
Net margin 11.2% 10.1% 5.0%
FCF margin 14.1% 11.2% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% 17.1% 11.2%
Return on equity 16.3% 25.2% 7.2%
Return on assets 6.5% 8.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 10.4% 14.9% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 17.6% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWATIEMN
Debt / assets 25.7% 38.2% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 4.2x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 65.2% 60.0%
Equity / assets 39.8% 34.8% 40.0%
Interest coverage 7.3x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.89 5.23 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWATIEMN
Dividend yield 0.9% – 5.2%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.3% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – –

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.

ConsensusGLWATIEMN
Forward P/E 35.8xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $4.77FY2026 $6.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +23.5% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.31BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $9.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.7% +13.1% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWATIEMN
Held by institutions 73.0% 93.5% 94.1%
Institutions holding 2,680 785 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,474 478 327
Institutions selling 949 217 193
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.20 1.69

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.

GLWATIEMN
GLW 1.00 0.51 0.10
ATI 0.51 1.00 0.17
EMN 0.10 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, ATI and EMN?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $109.74B, Ati (ATI) $22.42B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, ATI and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 57.8x, Ati (ATI) 47.1x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 35.8x, Ati (ATI) 32.9x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 9.8x). 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: Corning (GLW) +19.4%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 11.2%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Corning (GLW) 10.4%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +44.0%, Ati (ATI) +75.2%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +2.9%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +26.5%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) and Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastman Chemical (EMN) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.5%, Ati (ATI) 41.7%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.