GLW vs NEU vs IFF Stock Comparison

Corning, Newmarket and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.29B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$875.69 -2.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 8, Corning 2, International Flavors & Fragrances 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWNEUIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.29B $7.98B $23.11B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x 18.4x 33.2x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 19.6x 28.4x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.3% -4.6% NEU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.8% 7.0% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.5% 3.0% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 3.0x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% +15.9% +42.8% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr +22.2%/yr -8.9%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 31.7% 35.0% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 71/100 51/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

GLWNEUIFF

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

AxisGLWNEUIFF
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 51 #47 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Growth – 50 #46 of 91 82 #17 of 91
Profitability – 95 #5 of 86 59 #36 of 86
Financial Health 37 #60 of 95 73 #26 of 95 46 #52 of 95
Shareholder Returns 19 #57 of 70 86 #11 of 70 28 #51 of 70
Overall 22 71 51
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWNEUIFFSPY
1 month -19.4%-2.5%+8.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%+11.7%+17.7% +3.9%
6 months -17.4%+28.3%+31.8% +8.2%
Year to date +44.3%+27.4%+38.4% +12.9%
1 year +41.4%+15.9%+42.8% +12.3%
3 years +375.2%+85.1%+37.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +68.2%+22.8%+11.2% +23.3%
5 years +254.5%+172.6%-37.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.8%+22.2%-8.9% +10.9%
10 years +451.3%+118.8%-30.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.6%+8.1%-3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLWNEUIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%31.7%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%35.2%28.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.020.680.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.501.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-33.0%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-9.0%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $255.69$961.92$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$584.66$61.49 $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.

MultipleGLWNEUIFF
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x 18.5xmedian 22.0x 34.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 13.0xmedian 12.4x 17.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.1x 17.0xmedian 15.1x 44.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 2.08median 1.66 1.06median 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 monthsGLWNEUIFF
Revenue – $2.74B $9.98B
Gross profit – $863.73M $3.74B
Operating income – $547.60M $754.00M
Net income – $433.37M $295.00M
Free cash flow – $473.66M $540.00M
R&D – $128.57M $684.00M
EPS (diluted) – $47.32 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $93.60M $569.00M
Total debt – $854.83M $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 9.16M 257.00M
Enterprise value $113.29B $7.64B $20.77B

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
MetricGLWNEUIFF
P/E 72.0x 18.5x 34.2x
P/FCF 57.1x 17.0x 44.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 20.5x
P/S 8.1x 2.9x 2.4x
P/B 7.6x 4.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 4.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.0x 17.0x
EV/EBIT – 16.1x 38.4x
EV/Revenue – 3.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 18.6x 53.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.4x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.08 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.3% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -9.5% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -9.8% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -7.8% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.6% 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.8% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUIFF
Gross margin – 31.5% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – 24.7% 17.1%
Operating margin – 20.0% 7.6%
Pretax margin – 20.8% 3.5%
Net margin – 15.8% 7.0%
FCF margin – 17.3% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.9% 11.6%
Return on equity – 24.3% 2.1%
Return on assets – 12.2% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 15.5% 3.0%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 3.6%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWNEUIFF
Debt / assets – 23.6% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 49.2% 44.3%
Equity / assets 41.9% 50.8% 55.7%
Interest coverage – 15.3x 4.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.85 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWNEUIFF
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.9% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.3% 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.1% 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.8% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% -20.7%

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.

ConsensusGLWNEUIFF
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 19.6xFY2027 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $44.59FY2027 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +20.6% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWNEUIFF
Held by institutions 73.0% 65.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,682 422 753
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.9% +6.0%
Institutions buying 1,476 218 410
Institutions selling 949 138 226
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.58 1.81

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.

GLWNEUIFF
GLW 1.00 0.08 0.03
NEU 0.08 1.00 0.04
IFF 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, NEU and IFF?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $113.29B, Newmarket (NEU) $7.98B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, NEU and IFF?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Newmarket (NEU) 18.4x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Newmarket (NEU) 19.6x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.4x). 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: Newmarket (NEU) -1.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Newmarket (NEU) 15.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Newmarket (NEU) 15.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Newmarket (NEU) +15.9%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.8%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +22.2%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.01%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. Corning (GLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.