GLW vs SOLS vs Q Stock Comparison

Corning, Solstice Advanced Materials and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$131.61 -13.1% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$113.37B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.85%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.79 -1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.69B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.24%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 4, Solstice Advanced Materials 4, Corning 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLWSOLSQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.37B $10.05B $25.69B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.0x 47.8x 43.9x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 23.4x 28.2x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.2% +14.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.1% 11.2% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.8% 8.3% SOLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 1.8x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% 0.33% 0.24% GLW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.3% +31.8% +29.6% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 54.7% 55.3% SOLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 39/100 59/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

GLWSOLSQ

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

AxisGLWSOLSQ
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 39 #58 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth – 22 #71 of 91 51 #45 of 91
Profitability – 80 #18 of 84 88 #11 of 84
Financial Health 39 #58 of 94 43 #54 of 94 70 #29 of 94
Shareholder Returns 19 #56 of 69 13 #60 of 69 52 #34 of 69
Overall 23 39 59
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLWSOLSQSPY
1 month -13.1%+11.1%-1.7% +0.9%
3 months +6.1%+13.6%-0.5% +5.9%
6 months -13.4%-17.8%-13.1% +8.5%
Year to date +50.3%+30.2%+50.4% +13.3%
1 year +52.3%+31.8%+29.6% +12.4%
3 years +395.0%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +70.5%—— +23.5%
5 years +270.0%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.9%—— +11.0%
10 years +480.3%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLWSOLSQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%54.7%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%54.3%58.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.031.562.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.580.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-37.5%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.5%-28.6%-30.1% -0.9%
52-week high $255.69$88.60$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $78.03$41.43$73.54 $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.

MultipleGLWSOLSQ
P/E now vs peer median 72.0xmedian 22.0x 47.8xmedian 22.0x 43.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 12.4xmedian 12.4x 16.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 15.5x 51.5xmedian 15.5x 31.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 —median 1.84 —median 1.84

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 monthsGLWSOLSQ
Revenue – $4.10B $5.21B
Gross profit – $1.25B $2.41B
Operating income – $692.00M $1.34B
Net income – $258.00M $630.00M
Free cash flow – $195.00M $825.00M
R&D – $106.00M $374.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.32 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $2.54B $750.00M $961.00M
Total debt – $1.97B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 875.00M 159.40M 210.20M
Enterprise value $113.98B $7.71B $23.11B

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
MetricGLWSOLSQ
P/E 72.0x 47.8x 43.9x
P/FCF 57.1x 51.5x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.6x 22.0x
P/S 8.1x 2.5x 4.9x
P/B 7.9x 6.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 6.5x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.4x 16.7x
EV/EBIT – 16.3x 21.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF – 57.8x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLWSOLSQ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.2% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -17.4% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -50.9% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – -59.5% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLWSOLSQ
Gross margin – 30.6% 46.2%
EBITDA margin – 22.3% 33.0%
Operating margin – 16.9% 25.6%
Pretax margin – 13.9% 16.9%
Net margin – 5.1% 11.2%
FCF margin – 4.8% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.8% 22.4%
Return on equity – 18.6% 8.4%
Return on assets – 4.9% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 9.8% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 17.0% 10.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLWSOLSQ
Debt / assets – 33.3% 28.1%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 10.1x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 73.2% 47.3%
Equity / assets 41.9% 26.8% 52.7%
Interest coverage – 9.0x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 2.69 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLWSOLSQ
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 0.3% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.1%
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.

ConsensusGLWSOLSQ
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $2.70FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.9%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +33.3% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.34BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.0% -4.9% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLWSOLSQ
Held by institutions 73.0% 83.9% 77.2%
Institutions holding 2,683 1,159 1,325
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.1% +4.4%
Institutions buying 1,477 495 658
Institutions selling 949 443 439
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.12 1.50

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.

GLWSOLSQ
GLW 1.00 0.46 0.61
SOLS 0.46 1.00 0.46
Q 0.61 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLW, SOLS and Q?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corning (GLW) $113.37B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $10.05B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLW, SOLS and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 38.1x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.4x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) leads (Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Corning (GLW) +52.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +31.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +29.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corning (GLW) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.85%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.33%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has been the steadiest (Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLW, SOLS and Q?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads on 4. 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.