PURE vs GLW vs ESI Stock Comparison

Pure Bioscience, Corning and Element Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.09 +28.6% 1M +12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.42M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.79B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.02 -1.9% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.68B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Element Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Element Solutions 6, Corning 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPUREGLWESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.70M $113.79B $8.68B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 72.0x 42.4x ESI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.6x 20.4x ESI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.7% — +39.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -91.0% — 5.9% ESI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.5% +41.4% +32.3% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr +28.8%/yr +9.1%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 157.6% 74.6% 46.9% ESI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 22/100 51/100 ESI

Percentile Scorecard

PUREGLWESI

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

AxisPUREGLWESI
Valuation 7 #88 of 94 11 #84 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Growth 93 #7 of 91 – 77 #22 of 91
Profitability 25 #65 of 86 – 61 #34 of 86
Financial Health 4 #91 of 95 37 #60 of 95 48 #50 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 19 #57 of 70 30 #49 of 70
Overall 32 22 51
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPUREGLWESISPY
1 month +28.6%-19.4%-1.9% -0.2%
3 months +28.6%+0.3%-4.1% +3.9%
6 months +28.6%-17.4%-9.7% +8.2%
Year to date +125.0%+44.3%+40.1% +12.9%
1 year +12.5%+41.4%+32.3% +12.3%
3 years -10.0%+375.2%+94.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+68.2%+24.9% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%+254.5%+54.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%+28.8%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years -91.6%+451.3%+365.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -21.9%+18.6%+16.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePUREGLWESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 157.6%74.6%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 269.3%75.4%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.183.022.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.560.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-51.6%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-50.6%-28.7% -1.2%
52-week high $0.10$255.69$49.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.04$78.03$22.99 $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.

MultiplePUREGLWESI
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 22.0x 72.0xmedian 22.0x 41.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.4x 8.1xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 12.4x 17.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 15.1x 57.1xmedian 15.1x 46.5xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.6x 7.6xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.24median 1.66 —median 1.66 0.75median 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 monthsPUREGLWESI
Revenue $2.42M – $3.49B
Gross profit $1.43M – $1.28B
Operating income -$1.92M – $408.70M
Net income -$2.21M – $205.20M
Free cash flow -$1.78M – $182.90M
R&D $312.00K – $80.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 – $0.84
Cash & equivalents $983.00K $2.54B $224.90M
Total debt $30.55M – $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 110.83M 875.00M 243.70M
Enterprise value $9.75M $113.79B $7.46B

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
MetricPUREGLWESI
P/E -4.5x 72.0x 41.6x
P/FCF -6.6x 57.1x 46.5x
P/Operating cash flow -6.6x – 30.0x
P/S 4.8x 8.1x 2.4x
P/B -2.0x 7.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 7.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.9x
EV/EBIT -10.4x – 25.3x
EV/Revenue 8.2x – 3.0x
EV/FCF -11.2x – 56.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.2x – 36.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.24 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPUREGLWESI
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.7% – 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% – 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.3% – 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% – 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% – -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.2% – -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – 55.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% – -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% – -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.0% – -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPUREGLWESI
Gross margin 58.8% – 36.6%
EBITDA margin – – 16.6%
Operating margin -79.1% – 11.7%
Pretax margin -95.2% – 9.0%
Net margin -91.0% – 5.9%
FCF margin -73.5% – 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin -73.5% – 8.1%
Return on equity – – 7.2%
Return on assets -196.6% – 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – 5.4%
Return on capital employed – – 7.8%
Asset turnover 2.1x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPUREGLWESI
Debt / assets 593.8% – 35.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF -5.2x – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 474.8% 58.1% 50.7%
Equity / assets -374.8% 41.9% 49.3%
Interest coverage -4.9x – –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.7x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score -129.76 – 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPUREGLWESI
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusPUREGLWESI
Forward P/E – 36.6xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.45FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +33.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.34BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.8%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +31.0% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPUREGLWESI
Held by institutions – 73.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 2,682 499
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying – 1,476 269
Institutions selling – 949 176
Buyers to sellers – 1.56 1.53

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.

PUREGLWESI
PURE 1.00 -0.04 0.01
GLW -0.04 1.00 0.56
ESI 0.01 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PURE, GLW and ESI?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pure Bioscience (PURE) $11.70M, Corning (GLW) $113.79B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, PURE, GLW and ESI?

Element Solutions (ESI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -4.5x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Element Solutions (ESI) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Element Solutions (ESI) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Element Solutions (ESI) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pure Bioscience (PURE) +26.7%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Element Solutions (ESI) has the highest net margin (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -91.0%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Pure Bioscience (PURE) +12.5%, Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Element Solutions (ESI) +32.3%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -25.0%/yr, Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Element Solutions (ESI) has been the steadiest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) 157.6%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PURE, GLW and ESI?

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