GLW vs Q vs AVY Stock Comparison

Corning, Qnity Electronics and Avery Dennison Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$127.80 -18.4% 1M +46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$109.27B
P/E
57.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$114.12 -8.4% 1M
Market cap
$24.79B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$183.42 +7.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.83B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 6, Corning 5, Qnity Electronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWQAVYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.27B $24.79B $13.83B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.5x 42.3x 19.6x AVY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.0x 26.2x 17.3x AVY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +14.8% +5.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 11.2% 7.6% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.4% 8.3% 14.3% AVY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x 2.3x GLW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% AVY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.2% — +1.0% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr — -2.5%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 55.2% 23.5% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 60/100 69/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

GLWQAVY

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

AxisGLWQAVY
Valuation 18 #77 of 94 37 #60 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 92 52 #45 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Profitability 81 #18 of 89 88 #12 of 89 93 #7 of 89
Financial Health 59 #40 of 97 67 #33 of 97 33 #65 of 97
Shareholder Returns 28 #51 of 70 55 #32 of 70 77 #17 of 70
Overall 57 60 69
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q 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

PeriodGLWQAVYSPY
1 month -18.4%-8.4%+7.7% -0.8%
3 months -10.8%-14.2%+12.5% +3.5%
6 months -23.9%-20.7%+11.2% +7.0%
Year to date +46.0%+39.8%+0.8% +12.2%
1 year +46.2%—+1.0% +13.0%
3 years +380.6%—+7.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +68.8%—+2.5% +23.1%
5 years +261.1%—-11.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.3%—-2.5% +11.0%
10 years +455.2%—+158.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%—+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLWQAVYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%55.2%23.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%58.5%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.032.640.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62—0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-38.1%-33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-35.0%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $255.69$175.64$197.45 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$73.54$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.

MultipleGLWQAVY
P/E now vs peer median 58.0xmedian 21.6x 40.8xmedian 21.6x 19.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 12.4x 15.7xmedian 12.4x 11.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 15.8x 28.9xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 1.66 —median 1.66 2.05median 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 monthsGLWQAVY
Revenue $16.96B $5.21B $9.25B
Gross profit $6.17B $2.41B $2.68B
Operating income $2.60B $1.34B $1.19B
Net income $2.07B $630.00M $704.90M
Free cash flow $2.40B $825.00M $1.06B
R&D $1.14B $374.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.17 $2.79 $9.23
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $961.00M $227.30M
Total debt $8.47B $4.02B $14.80B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 210.20M 76.40M
Enterprise value $101.84B $21.93B $12.61B

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
MetricGLWQAVY
P/E 58.0x 40.8x 19.9x
P/FCF 46.0x 28.9x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x 20.4x 11.3x
P/S 6.5x 4.6x 1.5x
P/B 8.4x 3.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 3.7x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.8x 15.7x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 44.7x 20.2x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 5.2x 1.9x
EV/FCF 48.5x 32.6x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.6x 23.0x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 – 2.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWQAVY
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 14.8% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 13.3% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.6% – 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.7% 11.6% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% – 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.4% -23.6% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% – 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.3% -26.4% 1.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.7% – 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.5% – 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.6% – 67.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 111.0% – 31.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWQAVY
Gross margin 36.4% 46.2% 29.0%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 33.0% 16.5%
Operating margin 15.3% 25.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin 14.2% 16.9% 10.4%
Net margin 11.2% 11.2% 7.6%
FCF margin 14.1% 15.8% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% 22.4% 13.3%
Return on equity 16.3% 8.4% 30.5%
Return on assets 6.5% 4.4% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 10.4% 8.3% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 10.5% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWQAVY
Debt / assets 25.7% 28.1% 39.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 4.9x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 47.3% 74.8%
Equity / assets 39.8% 52.7% 25.2%
Interest coverage 7.3x 7.1x 8.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.00 2.93 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWQAVY
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.5% 0.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% 5.4% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% 4.1% 27.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 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.

ConsensusGLWQAVY
Forward P/E 37.0xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $4.35FY2026 $10.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +21.8% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $9.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +23.3% +0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWQAVY
Held by institutions 73.0% – 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,680 – 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,474 – 384
Institutions selling 949 – 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.

GLWQAVY
GLW 1.00 0.61 -0.03
Q 0.61 1.00 0.07
AVY -0.03 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, Q and AVY?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $109.27B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.79B, Avery Dennison (AVY) $13.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, Q and AVY?

Avery Dennison (AVY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 57.5x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.3x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avery Dennison (AVY) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 37.0x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 26.2x, Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.3x). 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) +19.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Corning (GLW) 11.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads (Corning (GLW) 10.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +46.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) +1.0%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +29.3%/yr, Avery Dennison (AVY) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, Avery Dennison (AVY) 23.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, Q 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, Avery Dennison (AVY) 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.