GLW vs NEU vs AVY Stock Comparison

Corning, Newmarket and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.76B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$875.69 -2.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.93B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$181.77 +6.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.68B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGLWNEUAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.76B $7.93B $13.68B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x 18.3x 19.4x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 19.6x 17.1x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.3% +5.8% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.8% 7.6% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.5% 14.3% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 2.3x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% +15.9% +0.7% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr +22.2%/yr -3.3%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 31.7% 23.4% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 71/100 69/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

GLWNEUAVY

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

AxisGLWNEUAVY
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 51 #47 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth – 50 #46 of 91 84 #15 of 91
Profitability – 95 #5 of 86 93 #7 of 86
Financial Health 37 #60 of 95 73 #26 of 95 34 #63 of 95
Shareholder Returns 19 #57 of 70 86 #11 of 70 75 #18 of 70
Overall 22 71 69
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWNEUAVYSPY
1 month -19.4%-2.5%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+11.7%+7.4% +3.9%
6 months -17.4%+28.3%+9.2% +8.2%
Year to date +44.3%+27.4%-0.1% +12.9%
1 year +41.4%+15.9%+0.7% +12.3%
3 years +375.2%+85.1%+6.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +68.2%+22.8%+2.1% +23.3%
5 years +254.5%+172.6%-15.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.8%+22.2%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +451.3%+118.8%+158.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.6%+8.1%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLWNEUAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%31.7%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%35.2%21.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.020.680.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.500.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-33.0%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-9.0%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $255.69$961.92$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$584.66$153.01 $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.

MultipleGLWNEUAVY
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x 18.5xmedian 22.0x 19.7xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 13.0xmedian 12.4x 11.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.1x 17.0xmedian 15.1x 13.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 5.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 2.08median 1.66 2.03median 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 monthsGLWNEUAVY
Revenue – $2.74B $9.25B
Gross profit – $863.73M $2.68B
Operating income – $547.60M $1.19B
Net income – $433.37M $704.90M
Free cash flow – $473.66M $1.06B
R&D – $128.57M –
EPS (diluted) – $47.32 $9.23
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $93.60M $227.30M
Total debt – $854.83M $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 9.16M 76.40M
Enterprise value $113.76B $7.58B $12.45B

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
MetricGLWNEUAVY
P/E 72.0x 18.5x 19.7x
P/FCF 57.1x 17.0x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 11.2x
P/S 8.1x 2.9x 1.5x
P/B 7.6x 4.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 4.4x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.0x 11.3x
EV/EBIT – 16.1x 14.5x
EV/Revenue – 3.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 18.6x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.4x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.08 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.3% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -9.5% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -9.8% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -7.8% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.6% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.8% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUAVY
Gross margin – 31.5% 29.0%
EBITDA margin – 24.7% 16.5%
Operating margin – 20.0% 12.8%
Pretax margin – 20.8% 10.4%
Net margin – 15.8% 7.6%
FCF margin – 17.3% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.9% 13.3%
Return on equity – 24.3% 30.5%
Return on assets – 12.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.5% 14.3%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 19.5%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWNEUAVY
Debt / assets – 23.6% 39.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 49.2% 74.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 50.8% 25.2%
Interest coverage – 15.3x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.85 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWNEUAVY
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.3% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.1% 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.8% 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 5.9%

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.

ConsensusGLWNEUAVY
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 19.6xFY2027 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $44.59FY2027 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +20.6% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWNEUAVY
Held by institutions 73.0% 65.3% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,682 422 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.9% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,476 218 384
Institutions selling 949 138 272
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.58 1.41

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.

GLWNEUAVY
GLW 1.00 0.08 -0.03
NEU 0.08 1.00 0.19
AVY -0.03 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, NEU and AVY?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $113.76B, Newmarket (NEU) $7.93B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, NEU and AVY?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Newmarket (NEU) 18.3x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Newmarket (NEU) 19.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newmarket (NEU) -1.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Newmarket (NEU) 15.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Newmarket (NEU) 15.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Newmarket (NEU) +15.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +0.7%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +22.2%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.01%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%. Corning (GLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.