GLW vs KOP vs NWGL Stock Comparison

Corning, Koppers Holdings and CL Workshop Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$131.61 -13.1% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$113.37B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.85%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.13 -8.8% 1M +43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$796.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.83%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLWKOPNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.37B $796.74M $1.49M GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x -9.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 11.0x — KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.0% — –
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 0.85% 0.83% — GLW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +43.4% -94.5% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +3.7%/yr — GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 35.6% 223.5% KOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 49/100 — KOP

Percentile Scorecard

GLWKOPNWGL

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

AxisGLWKOPNWGL
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 74 #25 of 94 –
Growth – 27 #67 of 91 –
Profitability – 45 #47 of 84 –
Financial Health 39 #58 of 94 18 #77 of 94 7 #270 of 289
Shareholder Returns 19 #56 of 69 81 #14 of 69 –
Overall 23 49 –
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NWGL ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWKOPNWGLSPY
1 month -13.1%-8.8%-93.3% +0.9%
3 months +6.1%-14.3%-60.9% +5.9%
6 months -13.4%+5.9%-90.0% +8.5%
Year to date +50.3%+55.6%-93.7% +13.3%
1 year +52.3%+43.4%-94.5% +12.4%
3 years +395.0%+15.8%-99.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +70.5%+5.0%-79.8% +23.5%
5 years +270.0%+20.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.9%+3.7%— +11.0%
10 years +480.3%+30.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.2%+2.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLWKOPNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%35.6%223.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%36.3%289.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.962.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.22-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-58.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.5%-19.5%-94.5% -0.9%
52-week high $255.69$52.33$1.65 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$26.67$0.08 $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.

MultipleGLWKOPNWGL
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x -9.3xmedian 22.0x —median 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 45.6xmedian 12.4x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.5x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 0.20median 1.84 —median 0.78

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 monthsGLWKOPNWGL
Revenue – $1.89B –
Gross profit – $423.40M –
Operating income – -$42.30M –
Net income – -$86.90M –
Free cash flow – $138.70M –
EPS (diluted) – $-4.54 –
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $40.70M $200.00K
Total debt – $897.60M -$11.23M
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 19.13M 16.55M
Enterprise value $113.98B $637.34M -$2.98M

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
MetricGLWKOPNWGL
P/E 72.0x -9.3x –
P/FCF 57.1x 5.7x –
P/Operating cash flow – 4.2x –
P/S 8.1x 0.4x –
P/B 7.9x 2.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 2.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 45.6x –
EV/EBIT – -39.1x –
EV/Revenue – 0.9x –
EV/FCF – 11.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -134.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -675.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -44.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -708.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.9% –
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
MetricGLWKOPNWGL
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 –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNWGL
Debt / assets – 52.1% 46.3%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 23.6x –
Debt / FCF – 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 77.5% 78.5%
Equity / assets 41.9% 22.5% 21.5%
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWKOPNWGL
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 7.3% –
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.

ConsensusGLWKOPNWGL
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $3.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +2.4% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

GLWKOPNWGL
GLW 1.00 0.15 0.12
KOP 0.15 1.00 0.13
NWGL 0.12 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, KOP and NWGL?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $113.37B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $796.74M, CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.49M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +52.3%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -94.5%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.9%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corning (GLW) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.85%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.83%. CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koppers Holdings (KOP) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 223.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.