GLW vs DD vs AVY Stock Comparison

Corning, DuPont de Nemours and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$128.89 -18.8% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$111.03B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.87%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$140.67 +8.1% 1M +309.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.00B
P/E
347.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
3.41%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$182.12 +6.6% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.82B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
2.13%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Corning leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Corning 4, Avery Dennison 4, DuPont de Nemours 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWDDAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $111.03B $19.00B $13.82B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.7x 347.6x 19.6x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.4x 20.8x 17.2x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +3.3% +6.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 0.8% — GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 8.8% — GLW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x — DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.87% 3.41% 2.13% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.8% +309.2% +3.4% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr +37.1%/yr -3.5%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 113.9% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

GLWDDAVY

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

AxisGLWDDAVY
Valuation 23 #73 of 94 58 #40 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 44 #52 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 85 #14 of 86 73 #24 of 86 91 #9 of 86
Financial Health 60 #38 of 93 72 #27 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 33 #48 of 71 27 #52 of 71 40 #43 of 71
Overall 59 55 69
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD 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

PeriodGLWDDAVYSPY
1 month -18.8%+8.1%+6.6% +0.7%
3 months -4.8%+1.4%+4.2% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%+208.1%+11.1% +7.1%
Year to date +47.2%+249.9%+0.1% +12.8%
1 year +42.8%+309.2%+3.4% +11.9%
3 years +383.5%+361.2%+5.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +69.2%+66.5%+1.8% +22.8%
5 years +262.4%+383.1%-16.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.4%+37.1%-3.5% +10.9%
10 years +468.3%+338.1%+165.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.0%+15.9%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLWDDAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%113.9%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%26.6%21.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.031.580.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.572.710.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-41.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.6%-4.5%-7.8% -1.2%
52-week high $255.69$147.23$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$34.09$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.

MultipleGLWDDAVY
P/E now vs peer median 51.7xmedian 21.0x 347.6xmedian 21.0x 19.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 12.9x 9.8xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 15.5x 27.1xmedian 15.5x 12.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 1.68 -4.55median 1.68 1.24median 1.68

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 monthsGLWDDAVY
Revenue $17.72B $6.99B $9.36B
Gross profit $6.46B $2.46B $2.70B
Operating income $2.92B $1.63B –
Net income $2.35B $62.00M $708.30M
Free cash flow $2.46B $702.00M –
R&D $1.18B $18.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.47 $0.40 $9.27
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $1.74B $271.40M
Total debt $8.23B $3.13B –
Shares (diluted) 871.00M 136.80M 76.40M
Enterprise value $103.32B $13.99B $13.82B

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
MetricGLWDDAVY
P/E 51.7x 347.6x 19.6x
P/FCF 45.1x 27.1x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 18.2x 11.3x
P/S 6.3x 2.7x 1.5x
P/B 7.8x 1.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 1.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 26.5x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT 40.0x 12.5x –
EV/Revenue 6.6x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 47.4x 29.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.8x 19.6x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -4.55 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWDDAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 3.3% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -17.7% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.4% 7.6% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -17.5% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.0% 8.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.2% 136.0% 1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -76.5% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 129.1% 4.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -76.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.0% 1,101% 42.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -12.8% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 111.8% 378.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% -7.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWDDAVY
Gross margin 36.5% 35.1% –
EBITDA margin 24.9% 29.7% –
Operating margin 16.5% 23.4% –
Pretax margin 15.9% 6.8% –
Net margin 12.1% 0.8% –
FCF margin 13.9% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 14.9% 13.0%
Return on equity 17.1% 0.6% –
Return on assets 7.0% 0.4% –
Return on invested capital 11.0% 8.8% –
Return on capital employed 10.8% 8.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 16.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWDDAVY
Debt / assets 24.1% 14.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 34.1% –
Equity / assets 41.9% 65.9% 26.1%
Interest coverage 8.0x 7.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 5.04 0.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWDDAVY
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.5% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.7% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.1% 672.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.1% 59.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% -36.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -13.6% –

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.

ConsensusGLWDDAVY
Forward P/E 37.4xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $6.77FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +22.6% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +7.2% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWDDAVY
Held by institutions 73.0% 73.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,684 1,119 784
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -5.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,477 1,091 384
Institutions selling 950 27 272
Buyers to sellers 1.55 40.41 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.

GLWDDAVY
GLW 1.00 0.21 -0.03
DD 0.21 1.00 0.08
AVY -0.03 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, DD and AVY?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $111.03B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.00B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, DD and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 51.7x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 347.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 37.4x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.8x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.2x). 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) +18.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 12.1%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Corning (GLW) leads (Corning (GLW) 11.0%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +42.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +309.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +3.4%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.4%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +37.1%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.87%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 3.41%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 2.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.5%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, DD 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, 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.