GLW vs IFF vs PURE Stock Comparison

Corning, International Flavors & Fragrances and Pure Bioscience Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$108.85B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.89%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.09 +28.6% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.42M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 7, Corning 2, Pure Bioscience 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWIFFPURELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.85B $23.80B $11.70M GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x 34.2x -4.5x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 28.4x — IFF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.6% +26.7% PURE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% -91.0% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.89% 1.72% — IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% +42.8% +12.5% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr -8.9%/yr -25.0%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 35.0% 157.6% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 51/100 32/100 IFF

Percentile Scorecard

GLWIFFPURE

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

AxisGLWIFFPURE
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 43 #54 of 94 7 #88 of 94
Growth – 82 #17 of 91 93 #7 of 91
Profitability – 59 #36 of 86 25 #65 of 86
Financial Health 37 #60 of 95 46 #52 of 95 4 #91 of 95
Shareholder Returns 19 #57 of 70 28 #51 of 70 –
Overall 22 51 32
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWIFFPURESPY
1 month -19.4%+8.8%+28.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+17.7%+28.6% +3.9%
6 months -17.4%+31.8%+28.6% +8.2%
Year to date +44.3%+38.4%+125.0% +12.9%
1 year +41.4%+42.8%+12.5% +12.3%
3 years +375.2%+37.4%-10.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +68.2%+11.2%-3.5% +23.3%
5 years +254.5%-37.2%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.8%-8.9%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years +451.3%-30.1%-91.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.6%-3.5%-21.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLWIFFPURESPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%35.0%157.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%28.6%269.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.020.68-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.220.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-61.1%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-0.9%-10.0% -1.2%
52-week high $255.69$94.13$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$61.49$0.04 $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.

MultipleGLWIFFPURE
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x 34.2xmedian 22.0x -4.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 17.0xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.1x 44.1xmedian 15.1x -6.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x -2.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 1.06median 1.66 -0.24median 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 monthsGLWIFFPURE
Revenue – $9.98B $2.42M
Gross profit – $3.74B $1.43M
Operating income – $754.00M -$1.92M
Net income – $295.00M -$2.21M
Free cash flow – $540.00M -$1.78M
R&D – $684.00M $312.00K
EPS (diluted) – $2.71 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $569.00M $983.00K
Total debt – $5.70B $30.55M
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 257.00M 110.83M
Enterprise value $109.46B $21.50B $9.75M

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
MetricGLWIFFPURE
P/E 72.0x 34.2x -4.5x
P/FCF 57.1x 44.1x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.5x -6.6x
P/S 8.1x 2.4x 4.8x
P/B 7.6x 1.7x -2.0x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 2.3x -2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x –
EV/EBIT – 38.4x -10.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 8.2x
EV/FCF – 53.6x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.9x -11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.06 -0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWIFFPURE
Revenue growth (1Y) – -4.6% 26.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -3.8% 28.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 295.8% 27.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% 22.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 170.2% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 900.0% 21.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.4% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.4% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWIFFPURE
Gross margin – 37.5% 58.8%
EBITDA margin – 17.1% –
Operating margin – 7.6% -79.1%
Pretax margin – 3.5% -95.2%
Net margin – 7.0% -91.0%
FCF margin – 5.4% -73.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.6% -73.5%
Return on equity – 2.1% –
Return on assets – 1.2% -196.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% –
Return on capital employed – 3.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWIFFPURE
Debt / assets – 22.7% 593.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 10.6x -5.2x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 44.3% 474.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 55.7% -374.8%
Interest coverage – 4.0x -4.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.81 -129.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWIFFPURE
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 138.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 75.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.7% –

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.

ConsensusGLWIFFPURE
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $3.28FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% -8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWIFFPURE
Held by institutions 73.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 2,682 753 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +6.0% –
Institutions buying 1,476 410 –
Institutions selling 949 226 –
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.81 –

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.

GLWIFFPURE
GLW 1.00 0.03 -0.04
IFF 0.03 1.00 -0.05
PURE -0.04 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, IFF and PURE?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $108.85B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.80B, Pure Bioscience (PURE) $11.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, IFF and PURE?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.2x, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -4.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pure Bioscience (PURE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) +26.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -91.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +41.4%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.8%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) +12.5%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.9%/yr, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.89%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 1.72%. Pure Bioscience (PURE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) 157.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, IFF and PURE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads on 7. 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.