GLW vs IEX vs PH Stock Comparison

Corning, Idex and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$127.80 -18.4% 1M +46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$107.62B
P/E
56.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$231.02 +0.4% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.19B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$904.18 -7.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$114.71B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 5, Corning 4, Idex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWIEXPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $107.62B $17.19B $114.71B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.6x 33.1x 31.4x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.0x 25.3x 23.8x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +7.3% +8.3% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 14.5% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.4% 9.6% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x 1.4x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% IEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.2% +37.6% +17.1% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +0.8%/yr +24.9%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 22.2% 27.2% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 57/100 GLW

Percentile Scorecard

GLWIEXPH

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

AxisGLWIEXPH
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 36 #131 of 203 25 #152 of 203
Growth 99 #2 of 92 41 #110 of 187 69 #59 of 187
Profitability 81 #18 of 89 84 #30 of 185 94 #12 of 185
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 73 #61 of 219 44 #123 of 219
Shareholder Returns 28 #51 of 70 46 #83 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 57 56 57
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWIEXPHSPY
1 month -18.4%+0.4%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months -10.8%+3.3%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -23.9%+11.4%-7.2% +7.0%
Year to date +46.0%+29.8%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +46.2%+37.6%+17.1% +13.0%
3 years +380.6%+21.0%+146.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +68.8%+6.6%+35.2% +23.1%
5 years +261.1%+4.0%+203.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%+0.8%+24.9% +11.0%
10 years +455.2%+168.0%+642.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+10.4%+22.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLWIEXPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%22.2%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%19.9%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.680.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.621.690.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-35.9%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-3.9%-15.8% -1.8%
52-week high $255.69$240.52$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$161.68$767.01 $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.

MultipleGLWIEXPH
P/E now vs peer median 58.0xmedian 21.6x 32.9xmedian 26.0x 31.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 12.4x 19.1xmedian 14.0x 21.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 15.8x 26.5xmedian 21.4x 29.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 1.66 -10.07median 1.26 1.49median 1.26

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 monthsGLWIEXPH
Revenue $16.96B $3.59B $21.50B
Gross profit $6.17B $1.60B $8.10B
Operating income $2.60B $741.70M $4.63B
Net income $2.07B $519.50M $3.65B
Free cash flow $2.40B $641.50M $3.91B
R&D $1.14B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.17 $7.00 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $621.30M $501.00M
Total debt $8.47B $1.86B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 74.20M 128.10M
Enterprise value $100.18B $14.81B $112.83B

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
MetricGLWIEXPH
P/E 58.0x 32.9x 31.3x
P/FCF 46.0x 26.5x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x 23.8x 26.1x
P/S 6.5x 4.8x 5.3x
P/B 8.4x 4.2x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 6.0x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.8x 19.1x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 44.7x 24.6x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 5.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF 48.5x 28.5x 31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.6x 25.5x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 -10.07 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWIEXPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 7.3% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 2.5% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 8.1% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 2.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 11.8% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% -1.2% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.4% 10.7% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% -4.0% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.3% 12.6% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.7% -3.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.5% 11.1% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 3.1% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.6% 9.3% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 111.0% 4.0% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWIEXPH
Gross margin 36.4% 44.7% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 26.6% 25.9%
Operating margin 15.3% 20.7% 21.6%
Pretax margin 14.2% 19.0% 21.2%
Net margin 11.2% 14.5% 17.0%
FCF margin 14.1% 17.9% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% 20.0% 20.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 12.9% 24.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 7.5% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 10.4% 9.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 11.7% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWIEXPH
Debt / assets 25.7% 26.8% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 2.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 42.2% 50.1%
Equity / assets 39.8% 57.8% 49.9%
Interest coverage 7.3x – 11.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 3.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.00 5.51 6.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWIEXPH
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 1.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% 33.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% 1.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 5.0% –

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.

ConsensusGLWIEXPH
Forward P/E 37.0xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 23.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +12.0% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +3.0% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWIEXPH
Held by institutions 73.0% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 2,680 686 1,975
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +0.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,474 351 927
Institutions selling 949 201 693
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.75 1.34

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.

GLWIEXPH
GLW 1.00 0.29 0.38
IEX 0.29 1.00 0.53
PH 0.38 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, IEX and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $107.62B, Idex (IEX) $17.19B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, IEX and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 56.6x, Idex (IEX) 33.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 37.0x, Idex (IEX) 25.3x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.8x). 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%, Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 11.2%, Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Corning (GLW) 10.4%, Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +46.2%, Idex (IEX) +37.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +17.1%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.3%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.8%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Idex (IEX) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.7%, Idex (IEX) 22.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, IEX and PH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.