MAGN vs GLW vs Q Stock Comparison

Magnera, Corning and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAGN Magnera Corp
$12.06 +3.7% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$426.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$128.89 -18.8% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$105.47B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.68 -2.4% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$24.15B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMAGNGLWQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $426.85M $105.47B $24.15B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 49.1x 41.2x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.4x 28.2x Q
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.9% +18.8% +14.8% MAGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.4% 12.1% 11.2% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 11.0% 8.3% GLW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.3x 1.8x GLW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% GLW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.2% +42.8% +30.5% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.7%/yr +29.4%/yr — GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 74.5% 55.3% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 59/100 59/100 MAGN

Percentile Scorecard

MAGNGLWQ

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

AxisMAGNGLWQ
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 23 #73 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 92 96 #5 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 46 #47 of 86 85 #14 of 86 88 #11 of 86
Financial Health 23 #72 of 93 60 #38 of 93 65 #33 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 33 #48 of 71 56 #32 of 71
Overall 65 59 59
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW 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

PeriodMAGNGLWQSPY
1 month +3.7%-18.8%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months -9.5%-4.8%-6.0% +3.7%
6 months +20.8%-21.5%-12.8% +7.1%
Year to date -20.3%+47.2%+50.3% +12.8%
1 year +40.2%+42.8%+30.5% +11.9%
3 years -44.8%+383.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -18.0%+69.2%— +22.8%
5 years -94.4%+262.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -43.7%+29.4%— +10.9%
10 years -95.7%+468.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -27.0%+19.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMAGNGLWQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%74.5%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%75.3%58.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.193.032.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.570.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-51.6%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-49.6%-30.2% -1.2%
52-week high $15.26$255.69$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $7.96$78.03$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.

MultipleMAGNGLWQ
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 21.0x 51.7xmedian 21.0x 43.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 6.3xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.9x 26.5xmedian 12.9x 16.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 15.5x 45.1xmedian 15.5x 31.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 7.8xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.07median 1.68 0.97median 1.68 —median 1.68

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 monthsMAGNGLWQ
Revenue $3.28B $17.72B $5.21B
Gross profit $392.00M $6.46B $2.41B
Operating income $63.00M $2.92B $1.34B
Net income -$112.00M $2.35B $630.00M
Free cash flow $113.00M $2.46B $825.00M
R&D – $1.18B $374.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.12 $2.47 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $280.00M $2.54B $961.00M
Total debt $1.90B $8.23B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 35.90M 871.00M 210.20M
Enterprise value -$725.15M $97.15B $21.29B

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
MetricMAGNGLWQ
P/E -3.9x 51.7x 43.9x
P/FCF 3.8x 45.1x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 26.5x 22.0x
P/S 0.1x 6.3x 4.9x
P/B 0.4x 7.8x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 8.1x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 26.5x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 32.6x 40.0x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 6.6x 5.5x
EV/FCF 18.2x 47.4x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 27.8x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.07 0.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMAGNGLWQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.9% 18.8% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.2% 21.4% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.0% 18.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,646% 46.0% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 48.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.2% 57.2% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 53.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 56.9% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 53.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 762.9% 85.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 30.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 399.3% 111.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 84.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMAGNGLWQ
Gross margin 11.9% 36.5% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 9.6% 24.9% 33.0%
Operating margin 1.9% 16.5% 25.6%
Pretax margin -3.0% 15.9% 16.9%
Net margin -3.4% 12.1% 11.2%
FCF margin 3.4% 13.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 23.7% 22.4%
Return on equity -10.9% 17.1% 8.4%
Return on assets -2.9% 7.0% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 11.0% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 10.8% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMAGNGLWQ
Debt / assets 49.6% 24.1% 28.1%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 16.8x 3.3x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 58.1% 47.3%
Equity / assets 26.5% 41.9% 52.7%
Interest coverage 0.4x 8.0x 7.1x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.18 5.04 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMAGNGLWQ
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.1% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.1% 4.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% –

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.

ConsensusMAGNGLWQ
Forward P/E – 37.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.45FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.9%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.34BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +31.0% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMAGNGLWQ
Held by institutions 100.0% 73.0% 77.2%
Institutions holding 176 2,684 1,326
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +3.5% +4.4%
Institutions buying 94 1,477 659
Institutions selling 42 950 439
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.55 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.

MAGNGLWQ
MAGN 1.00 0.00 -0.02
GLW 0.00 1.00 0.61
Q -0.02 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAGN, GLW and Q?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnera (MAGN) $426.85M, Corning (GLW) $105.47B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAGN, GLW and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnera (MAGN) -3.8x, Corning (GLW) 49.1x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qnity Electronics (Q) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 37.4x, 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?

Magnera (MAGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%, Corning (GLW) +18.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%, Corning (GLW) 12.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Corning (GLW) leads (Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%, Corning (GLW) 11.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Magnera (MAGN) +40.2%, Corning (GLW) +42.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +30.5%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Magnera (MAGN) -43.7%/yr, Corning (GLW) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corning (GLW) has the highest dividend yield: Magnera (MAGN) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.01%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%. Magnera (MAGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Magnera (MAGN) 55.8%, Corning (GLW) 74.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAGN, GLW 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, Corning (GLW) 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.