GLW vs NNUP vs AVY Stock Comparison

Corning, Nocopi Technologies and Avery Dennison Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$123.28 -24.9% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$101.02B
P/E
47.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$186.79 +10.0% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.60B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Corning leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corning 6, Avery Dennison 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWNNUPAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.02B $18.79M $14.60B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.0x -27.8x 20.6x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x — 17.5x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% -4.5% +5.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% -32.7% 7.6% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — 14.3% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 2.3x GLW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.02% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +3.9% +6.8% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.2%/yr -5.0%/yr -3.0%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 65.9% 23.7% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 38/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

GLWNNUPAVY

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

AxisGLWNNUPAVY
Valuation 24 #72 of 94 36 #61 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 19 #75 of 92 81 #18 of 92
Profitability 85 #14 of 89 34 #59 of 89 92 #8 of 89
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 93 #8 of 97 32 #66 of 97
Shareholder Returns 31 #50 of 72 7 #67 of 72 79 #16 of 72
Overall 59 38 69
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NNUP 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

PeriodGLWNNUPAVYSPY
1 month -24.9%-5.9%+10.0% -2.3%
3 months -15.9%-7.0%+8.4% -0.7%
6 months -22.9%+9.6%+16.4% +4.8%
Year to date +40.8%+6.7%+2.7% +10.3%
1 year +38.4%+3.9%+6.8% +10.3%
3 years +341.4%-51.5%+3.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +64.1%-21.5%+1.0% +20.1%
5 years +232.6%-22.7%-14.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.2%-5.0%-3.0% +10.1%
10 years +448.9%+1,130.8%+170.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.6%+28.5%+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLWNNUPAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%65.9%23.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.3%83.8%21.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.050.030.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.060.29 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-71.6%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-18.8%-5.4% -3.5%
52-week high $255.69$1.97$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$1.40$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.

MultipleGLWNNUPAVY
P/E now vs peer median 49.5xmedian 20.8x -27.8xmedian 20.8x 20.2xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 12.6x -7.7xmedian 12.6x 11.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 15.5x 34.6xmedian 15.5x 13.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 6.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 1.78 0.91median 1.78 2.08median 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 monthsGLWNNUPAVY
Revenue $17.72B $2.01M $9.36B
Gross profit $6.46B $896.18K $2.70B
Operating income $2.92B -$1.07M $1.19B
Net income $2.35B -$656.03K $708.30M
Free cash flow $2.46B $542.27K $1.04B
R&D $1.18B $195.80K –
EPS (diluted) $2.47 $-0.06 $9.33
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $10.69M $271.40M
Total debt $8.23B – $3.62B
Shares (diluted) 871.00M 11.40M 75.90M
Enterprise value $92.70B -$26.86M $13.65B

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
MetricGLWNNUPAVY
P/E 49.5x -27.8x 20.2x
P/FCF 43.2x 34.6x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 33.8x 11.5x
P/S 6.0x 9.4x 1.5x
P/B 7.4x 1.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 1.3x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x -7.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 38.3x -7.6x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 4.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 45.5x 14.9x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 14.6x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 0.91 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWNNUPAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% -4.5% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -26.1% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.4% -23.4% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -39.7% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.0% 14.7% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.2% -34.2% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.2% 3.3% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -35.0% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.9% 8.4% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.6% -30.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 85.0% -30.1% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 17.0% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 111.8% -31.7% 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% 17.5% 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWNNUPAVY
Gross margin 36.5% 44.7% 29.0%
EBITDA margin 24.9% -52.7% 16.5%
Operating margin 16.5% -53.5% 12.8%
Pretax margin 15.9% -32.7% 10.4%
Net margin 12.1% -32.7% 7.6%
FCF margin 13.9% 27.0% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 27.7% 13.3%
Return on equity 17.1% -4.6% 30.5%
Return on assets 7.0% -4.3% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 11.0% – 14.3%
Return on capital employed 10.8% -7.6% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -0.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 5.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWNNUPAVY
Debt / assets 24.1% – 39.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.3x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 9.7% 74.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 90.3% 25.2%
Interest coverage 8.0x -44.1x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 12.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 10.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 9.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.90 6.97 3.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWNNUPAVY
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.5% -3.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.4% -3.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.1% – 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.1% – 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 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.

ConsensusGLWNNUPAVY
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 – 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 – $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 – $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 – +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% – +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWNNUPAVY
Held by institutions 73.0% – 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,685 – 784
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,477 – 384
Institutions selling 951 – 272
Buyers to sellers 1.55 – 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.

GLWNNUPAVY
GLW 1.00 0.05 -0.02
NNUP 0.05 1.00 -0.02
AVY -0.02 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, NNUP and AVY?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $101.02B, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $18.79M, Avery Dennison (AVY) $14.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, NNUP and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 47.0x, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -27.8x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.5x). 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%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 12.1%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Corning (GLW) 11.0%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +38.4%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) +3.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +27.2%/yr, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -5.0%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%. Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.8%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 65.9%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, NNUP 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, Corning (GLW) leads on 6. 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.