GLW vs RYAM vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Corning, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$108.85B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.89%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.44 -9.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
5.55%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sylvamo leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sylvamo 8, Corning 3, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWRYAMSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.85B $449.77M $1.29B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x -3.2x 17.0x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x — 26.6x SLVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.3% -7.1% RYAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -9.5% 2.3% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.7% 7.4% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 8.4x 1.9x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.89% 0.00% 5.55% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% -7.6% -25.2% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr -1.4%/yr +3.1%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 68.1% 38.4% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 22/100 57/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

GLWRYAMSLVM

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

AxisGLWRYAMSLVM
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 42 #55 of 94 88 #35 of 287
Growth – 9 #83 of 91 11 #237 of 266
Profitability – 27 #63 of 86 64 #86 of 236
Financial Health 37 #60 of 95 11 #85 of 95 27 #211 of 288
Shareholder Returns 19 #57 of 70 – 97 #8 of 203
Overall 22 22 57
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWRYAMSLVMSPY
1 month -19.4%-22.5%-9.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.3%-24.2%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months -17.4%-32.8%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date +44.3%+12.9%-32.6% +12.9%
1 year +41.4%-7.6%-25.2% +12.3%
3 years +375.2%+141.8%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +68.2%+34.3%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years +254.5%-6.7%+16.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.8%-1.4%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years +451.3%-49.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.6%-6.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLWRYAMSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%68.1%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%56.3%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.021.800.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.11-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-71.6%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-43.4%-40.7% -1.2%
52-week high $255.69$11.75$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$5.52$31.19 $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.

MultipleGLWRYAMSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x -3.2xmedian 22.0x 17.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 13.6xmedian 12.4x 4.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.1x -12.3xmedian 15.1x -117.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 0.03median 1.66 -0.49median 0.76

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 monthsGLWRYAMSLVM
Revenue – $1.47B $3.30B
Gross profit – $86.44M $679.00M
Operating income – -$51.13M $261.00M
Net income – -$139.93M $76.00M
Free cash flow – -$36.56M -$11.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-2.07 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $57.01M $227.00M
Total debt – $774.77M $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 67.51M 39.80M
Enterprise value $109.46B $184.57M $1.17B

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
MetricGLWRYAMSLVM
P/E 72.0x -3.2x 17.0x
P/FCF 57.1x -12.3x -117.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 6.2x
P/S 8.1x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 7.6x 2.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 13.6x 4.9x
EV/EBIT – -22.8x 8.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -31.9x -193.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.7x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWRYAMSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.3% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -32.6% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -15.4% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -130.1% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -43.1% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 68.5% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -113.6% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 68.8% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -111.7% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -55.0% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.2% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -241.2% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.6% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWRYAMSLVM
Gross margin – 5.9% 20.6%
EBITDA margin – 5.9% 13.3%
Operating margin – -3.5% 7.9%
Pretax margin – -10.2% 4.3%
Net margin – -9.5% 2.3%
FCF margin – -2.5% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.5% 6.3%
Return on equity – -65.8% 7.9%
Return on assets – -8.5% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – -4.7% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – -4.0% 12.4%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.4x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWRYAMSLVM
Debt / assets – 47.8% 33.5%
Debt / equity – 4.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 8.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – -21.2x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 88.0% 66.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 12.0% 33.2%
Interest coverage – -0.5x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.92 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWRYAMSLVM
Dividend yield 0.9% – 5.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.0% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGLWRYAMSLVM
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 – 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 – -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% +1.5% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWRYAMSLVM
Held by institutions 73.0% 77.1% 99.6%
Institutions holding 2,682 188 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,476 98 162
Institutions selling 949 48 88
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.04 1.84

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.

GLWRYAMSLVM
GLW 1.00 0.11 -0.01
RYAM 0.11 1.00 0.16
SLVM -0.01 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, RYAM and SLVM?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $108.85B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $449.77M, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, RYAM and SLVM?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sylvamo (SLVM) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -7.6%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.4%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.89%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.55%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, RYAM and SLVM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sylvamo (SLVM) 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.