GLW vs LECO vs NEU Stock Comparison

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GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$123.28 -24.9% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$106.19B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.91%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$756.74 -18.2% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.96B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
1.59%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLWLECONEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $106.19B $15.46B $6.96B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.5x 27.0x 15.2x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.7x 24.6x 17.0x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +11.1% +0.9% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 12.4% 16.5% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 22.6% 16.0% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x LECO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.91% 1.11% 1.59% NEU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +21.8% -1.5% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.2%/yr +15.1%/yr +17.5%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 31.1% 33.1% LECO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 70/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

GLWLECONEU

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

AxisGLWLECONEU
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 35 #133 of 203 56 #42 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 46 #102 of 189 44 #52 of 92
Profitability 85 #14 of 89 93 #14 of 187 93 #7 of 89
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 46 #121 of 221 73 #27 of 97
Shareholder Returns 31 #50 of 72 55 #69 of 152 86 #11 of 72
Overall 59 55 70
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LECO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWLECONEUSPY
1 month -24.9%+4.1%-18.2% -2.3%
3 months -15.9%+6.6%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months -22.9%+8.9%+11.3% +4.8%
Year to date +40.8%+19.1%+10.1% +10.3%
1 year +38.4%+21.8%-1.5% +10.3%
3 years +341.4%+55.2%+54.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +64.1%+15.8%+15.6% +20.1%
5 years +232.6%+101.9%+123.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.2%+15.1%+17.5% +10.1%
10 years +448.9%+349.3%+92.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.6%+16.2%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLWLECONEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%31.1%33.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.3%31.4%37.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.051.190.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.70-0.04 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-35.3%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-4.5%-21.3% -3.5%
52-week high $255.69$298.88$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$220.64$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.

MultipleGLWLECONEU
P/E now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 20.8x 27.0xmedian 25.6x 15.2xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 12.6x 18.0xmedian 14.4x 11.2xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 15.5x 30.2xmedian 22.5x 18.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 9.9xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 1.78 3.87median 1.36 2.47median 1.78

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 monthsGLWLECONEU
Revenue $17.72B $4.64B $2.77B
Gross profit $6.46B $1.65B $876.45M
Operating income $2.92B $802.52M $559.87M
Net income $2.35B $575.27M $457.21M
Free cash flow $2.46B $511.89M $383.41M
R&D $1.18B – $124.05M
EPS (diluted) $2.47 $10.48 $49.92
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $283.24M $77.32M
Total debt $8.23B $1.15B $830.05M
Shares (diluted) 871.00M 54.87M 9.16M
Enterprise value $98.49B $14.33B $6.64B

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
MetricGLWLECONEU
P/E 49.5x 27.0x 15.2x
P/FCF 43.2x 30.2x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 23.2x 13.9x
P/S 6.0x 3.3x 2.5x
P/B 7.4x 9.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 9.9x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 18.0x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 38.3x 20.3x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 3.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 45.5x 31.9x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 24.5x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 3.87 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWLECONEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 11.1% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 4.5% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.4% 7.7% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 5.5% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.0% 12.9% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 7.0% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.2% 9.6% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 4.9% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 11.0% 4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 7.0% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.0% 0.7% -17.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 0.5% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 111.8% -6.3% -29.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% -3.6% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWLECONEU
Gross margin 36.5% 35.5% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 24.9% 19.5% 24.8%
Operating margin 16.5% 17.3% 20.2%
Pretax margin 15.9% 16.2% 21.2%
Net margin 12.1% 12.4% 16.5%
FCF margin 13.9% 11.0% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 14.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 17.1% 37.0% 24.3%
Return on assets 7.0% 14.9% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 22.6% 16.0%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 27.7% 17.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWLECONEU
Debt / assets 24.1% 29.5% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 2.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 60.1% 47.1%
Equity / assets 41.9% 39.9% 52.9%
Interest coverage 8.0x – 15.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.90 7.78 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWLECONEU
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 1.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.9% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.1% 30.0% 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.1% 33.7% 29.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% 3.5% 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 6.3% 9.9%

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.

ConsensusGLWLECONEU
Forward P/E 35.7xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $11.62FY2026 $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +0.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $4.84BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +5.5% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWLECONEU
Held by institutions 73.0% 81.3% 65.3%
Institutions holding 2,685 703 424
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +5.5% +3.9%
Institutions buying 1,477 299 219
Institutions selling 951 266 139
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.12 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.

GLWLECONEU
GLW 1.00 0.33 0.09
LECO 0.33 1.00 0.06
NEU 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, LECO and NEU?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $106.19B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.46B, Newmarket (NEU) $6.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, LECO and NEU?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 49.5x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 27.0x, Newmarket (NEU) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 35.7x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 24.6x, Newmarket (NEU) 17.0x). 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) +18.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 12.1%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Corning (GLW) 11.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +38.4%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +21.8%, Newmarket (NEU) -1.5%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +27.2%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +15.1%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.91%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 1.11%, Newmarket (NEU) 1.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 31.1%, Newmarket (NEU) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, LECO 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, Newmarket (NEU) 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.