GLW vs KOP vs NEU Stock Comparison

Corning, Koppers Holdings and Newmarket Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$131.61 -13.1% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$112.75B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.13 -8.8% 1M +43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$807.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$873.58 -4.2% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Corning leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Corning 3, Newmarket 3, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWKOPNEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $112.75B $807.68M $7.82B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x -9.3x 17.1x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 11.0x 19.6x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.0% +0.9% NEU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 23.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +43.4% +15.1% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +3.7%/yr +20.8%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 35.6% 31.7% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 49/100 45/100 KOP

Percentile Scorecard

GLWKOPNEU

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

AxisGLWKOPNEU
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 74 #25 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Growth – 27 #67 of 91 49 #47 of 91
Profitability – 45 #47 of 84 –
Financial Health 39 #58 of 94 18 #77 of 94 65 #34 of 94
Shareholder Returns 19 #56 of 69 81 #14 of 69 31 #48 of 69
Overall 23 49 45
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWKOPNEUSPY
1 month -13.1%-8.8%-4.2% +0.9%
3 months +6.1%-14.3%+10.9% +5.9%
6 months -13.4%+5.9%+30.6% +8.5%
Year to date +50.3%+55.6%+27.1% +13.3%
1 year +52.3%+43.4%+15.1% +12.4%
3 years +395.0%+15.8%+84.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +70.5%+5.0%+22.7% +23.5%
5 years +270.0%+20.1%+156.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.9%+3.7%+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +480.3%+30.4%+117.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.2%+2.7%+8.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLWKOPNEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%35.6%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%36.3%35.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.960.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.220.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-58.8%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.5%-19.5%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $255.69$52.33$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$26.67$584.66 $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.

MultipleGLWKOPNEU
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x -9.3xmedian 22.0x 17.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 45.6xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.5x 17.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 4.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 0.20median 1.84 2.85median 1.84

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 monthsGLWKOPNEU
Revenue – $1.89B $2.77B
Gross profit – $423.40M $876.45M
Operating income – -$42.30M $559.87M
Net income – -$86.90M $457.21M
Free cash flow – $138.70M –
R&D – – $124.05M
EPS (diluted) – $-4.54 $49.92
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $40.70M $77.32M
Total debt – $897.60M –
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 19.13M 9.16M
Enterprise value $112.75B $648.28M $7.82B

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
MetricGLWKOPNEU
P/E 72.0x -9.3x 17.5x
P/FCF 57.1x 5.7x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.2x –
P/S 8.1x 0.4x 2.9x
P/B 7.9x 2.1x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 2.7x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – 45.6x –
EV/EBIT – -39.1x –
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 11.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 2.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNEU
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.0% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.3% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -134.6% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -675.5% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -44.9% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -708.8% 4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.9% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 92.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNEU
Gross margin – 22.4% –
EBITDA margin – 1.9% –
Operating margin – -2.2% –
Pretax margin – -5.2% –
Net margin – -4.6% –
FCF margin – 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% –
Return on equity – -18.6% –
Return on assets – -4.8% –
Return on invested capital – -2.7% –
Return on capital employed – -2.8% –
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNEU
Debt / assets – 52.1% –
Debt / equity – 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 23.6x –
Debt / FCF – 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 77.5% 47.1%
Equity / assets 41.9% 22.5% 52.9%
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 1.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNEU
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 7.3% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGLWKOPNEU
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +2.4% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWKOPNEU
Held by institutions 73.0% 100.0% 65.3%
Institutions holding 2,683 219 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +1.7% +3.9%
Institutions buying 1,477 108 218
Institutions selling 949 66 138
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.64 1.58

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.

GLWKOPNEU
GLW 1.00 0.15 0.08
KOP 0.15 1.00 0.18
NEU 0.08 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, KOP and NEU?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $112.75B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $807.68M, Newmarket (NEU) $7.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, KOP and NEU?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -9.3x, Newmarket (NEU) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koppers Holdings (KOP) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 38.1x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 11.0x, Newmarket (NEU) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newmarket (NEU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +52.3%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%, Newmarket (NEU) +15.1%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.9%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, KOP and NEU?

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 3. 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.