GLW vs KOP vs WFG Stock Comparison

Corning, Koppers Holdings and West Fraser Timber 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
3 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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLWKOPWFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.37B $796.74M $5.41B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x -9.3x -3.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 11.0x — KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.0% -10.2% KOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.6% -26.2% KOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 23.6x -181.5x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% 0.83% 1.87% WFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +43.4% +5.0% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +3.7%/yr -3.1%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 35.6% 33.6% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 49/100 33/100 KOP

Percentile Scorecard

GLWKOPWFG

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

AxisGLWKOPWFG
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 74 #25 of 94 45 #159 of 287
Growth – 27 #67 of 91 6 #250 of 266
Profitability – 45 #47 of 84 21 #185 of 234
Financial Health 39 #58 of 94 18 #77 of 94 –
Shareholder Returns 19 #56 of 69 81 #14 of 69 61 #80 of 203
Overall 23 49 33
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWKOPWFGSPY
1 month -13.1%-8.8%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months +6.1%-14.3%+2.9% +5.9%
6 months -13.4%+5.9%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +50.3%+55.6%+12.0% +13.3%
1 year +52.3%+43.4%+5.0% +12.4%
3 years +395.0%+15.8%+4.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +70.5%+5.0%+1.4% +23.5%
5 years +270.0%+20.1%-14.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.9%+3.7%-3.1% +11.0%
10 years +480.3%+30.4%+98.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.2%+2.7%+7.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLWKOPWFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%35.6%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%36.3%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.030.960.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.701.220.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-58.8%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.5%-19.5%-10.7% -0.9%
52-week high $255.69$52.33$76.69 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$26.67$57.91 $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.

MultipleGLWKOPWFG
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x -9.3xmedian 22.0x -3.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 45.6xmedian 12.4x -2,885xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.5x -12.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 0.20median 1.84 0.60median 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 monthsGLWKOPWFG
Revenue – $1.89B $5.24B
Gross profit – $423.40M $1.14B
Operating income – -$42.30M -$1.49B
Net income – -$86.90M -$1.20B
Free cash flow – $138.70M -$435.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-4.54 $-17.33
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $40.70M $74.00M
Total debt – $897.60M $437.00M
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 19.13M 79.16M
Enterprise value $113.98B $637.34M $4.50B

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
MetricGLWKOPWFG
P/E 72.0x -9.3x -3.9x
P/FCF 57.1x 5.7x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.2x –
P/S 8.1x 0.4x 1.0x
P/B 7.9x 2.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 2.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 45.6x -2,885x
EV/EBIT – -39.1x -3.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 11.9x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWKOPWFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.0% -10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.3% -29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -134.6% -867.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -30.9% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -675.5% -1,620%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -44.9% -188.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -708.8% -331.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.9% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 92.9% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.6% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWKOPWFG
Gross margin – 22.4% 21.8%
EBITDA margin – 1.9% 0.0%
Operating margin – -2.2% -28.4%
Pretax margin – -5.2% -29.3%
Net margin – -4.6% -26.2%
FCF margin – 7.3% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% –
Return on equity – -18.6% -24.5%
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
MetricGLWKOPWFG
Debt / assets – 52.1% –
Debt / equity – 2.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 23.6x -181.5x
Debt / FCF – 6.5x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 77.5% –
Equity / assets 41.9% 22.5% –
Interest coverage – -0.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 1.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWKOPWFG
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.8% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 7.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusGLWKOPWFG
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $-4.07FY2026
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 $5.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +2.4% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWKOPWFG
Held by institutions 73.0% 100.0% 49.7%
Institutions holding 2,683 219 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +1.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 1,477 108 79
Institutions selling 949 66 55
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.64 1.44

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.

GLWKOPWFG
GLW 1.00 0.15 0.01
KOP 0.15 1.00 0.23
WFG 0.01 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, KOP and WFG?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $113.37B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $796.74M, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Koppers Holdings (KOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koppers Holdings (KOP) has the highest net margin (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +52.3%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +5.0%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.9%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.85%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.83%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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