GLW vs NEU vs TMO Stock Comparison

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GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$123.28 -24.9% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$100.16B
P/E
46.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$756.74 -18.2% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.77B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 7, Corning 3, Thermo Fisher Scientific 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWNEUTMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.16B $6.77B $259.18B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 14.8x 36.6x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 16.8x 27.0x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +0.9% +8.3% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 16.5% 14.9% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 16.0% 8.0% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.1x 3.1x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% NEU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% -1.5% +20.3% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.2%/yr +17.5%/yr +1.2%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 33.1% 30.0% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 59/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

GLWNEUTMO

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

AxisGLWNEUTMO
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 56 #42 of 94 60 #91 of 227
Growth 96 #5 of 92 44 #52 of 92 39 #135 of 220
Profitability 85 #14 of 89 93 #7 of 89 83 #36 of 209
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 73 #27 of 97 31 #166 of 240
Shareholder Returns 31 #50 of 72 86 #11 of 72 83 #25 of 138
Overall 59 70 59
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWNEUTMOSPY
1 month -24.9%-18.2%+4.2% -2.3%
3 months -15.9%-11.5%+18.9% -0.7%
6 months -22.9%+11.3%+47.6% +4.8%
Year to date +40.8%+10.1%+17.8% +10.3%
1 year +38.4%-1.5%+20.3% +10.3%
3 years +341.4%+54.3%+50.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +64.1%+15.6%+14.5% +20.1%
5 years +232.6%+123.7%+6.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.2%+17.5%+1.2% +10.1%
10 years +448.9%+92.8%+368.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.6%+6.8%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLWNEUTMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%33.1%30.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.3%37.5%28.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.050.730.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.040.68 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-33.0%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-21.3%-3.7% -3.5%
52-week high $255.69$961.92$709.29 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$584.66$438.34 $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.

MultipleGLWNEUTMO
P/E now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 20.8x 15.2xmedian 20.8x 35.8xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 12.6x 11.2xmedian 12.6x 24.9xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 15.5x 18.2xmedian 15.5x 33.2xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 1.78 2.47median 1.78 4.73median 0.93

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 monthsGLWNEUTMO
Revenue $17.72B $2.77B $47.35B
Gross profit $6.46B $876.45M $19.45B
Operating income $2.92B $559.87M $8.47B
Net income $2.35B $457.21M $7.09B
Free cash flow $2.46B $383.41M $7.60B
R&D $1.18B $124.05M $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $2.47 $49.92 $19.06
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $77.32M $5.46B
Total debt $8.23B $830.05M $41.37B
Shares (diluted) 871.00M 9.16M 371.00M
Enterprise value $91.84B $6.44B $235.69B

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
MetricGLWNEUTMO
P/E 49.5x 15.2x 35.8x
P/FCF 43.2x 18.2x 33.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 13.9x 27.1x
P/S 6.0x 2.5x 5.3x
P/B 7.4x 3.6x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 3.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 11.2x 24.9x
EV/EBIT 38.3x 13.8x 34.0x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.8x 6.1x
EV/FCF 45.5x 20.1x 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 15.4x 30.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 2.47 4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUTMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 0.9% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 0.4% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.4% 0.2% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 4.2% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.0% -1.2% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 4.5% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.2% 2.0% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 4.6% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 4.2% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% 6.1% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.0% -17.9% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 0.1% 4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 111.8% -29.6% 24.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% -5.0% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWNEUTMO
Gross margin 36.5% 31.7% 41.1%
EBITDA margin 24.9% 24.8% 24.4%
Operating margin 16.5% 20.2% 17.9%
Pretax margin 15.9% 21.2% 16.7%
Net margin 12.1% 16.5% 14.9%
FCF margin 13.9% 13.8% 16.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 18.1% 19.7%
Return on equity 17.1% 24.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 7.0% 12.6% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 16.0% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 17.7% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWNEUTMO
Debt / assets 24.1% 22.8% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 2.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 47.1% 52.1%
Equity / assets 41.9% 52.9% 47.9%
Interest coverage 8.0x 15.8x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.90 4.63 4.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWNEUTMO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 1.8% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.4% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.1% 24.4% 9.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.1% 29.0% 8.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% 9.5% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 9.9% 10.1%

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.

ConsensusGLWNEUTMO
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 16.8xFY2027 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $44.59FY2027 $25.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $50.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +20.6% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWNEUTMO
Held by institutions 73.0% 65.3% 90.2%
Institutions holding 2,685 424 2,625
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,477 219 1,144
Institutions selling 951 139 1,145
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.58 1.00

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.

GLWNEUTMO
GLW 1.00 0.09 -0.03
NEU 0.09 1.00 0.10
TMO -0.03 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, NEU and TMO?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $100.16B, Newmarket (NEU) $6.77B, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $259.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, NEU and TMO?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 46.6x, Newmarket (NEU) 14.8x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Newmarket (NEU) 16.8x, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 27.0x). 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%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 12.1%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Corning (GLW) 11.0%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.0%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +38.4%, Newmarket (NEU) -1.5%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +20.3%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +27.2%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +17.5%/yr, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.02%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.8%, Newmarket (NEU) 33.1%, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.