PURE vs GLW vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Pure Bioscience, Corning and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.08 +14.3% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$128.89 -18.8% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$111.03B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.87%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPUREGLWSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.40M $111.03B $9.94B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.8x 51.7x 47.3x SOLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.4x 23.2x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +18.8% +9.2% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -107.1% 12.1% 5.1% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 9.8% GLW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.3x 1.3x PURE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.87% 0.34% GLW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +42.8% +27.0% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr +29.4%/yr — GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 160.1% 74.5% 54.7% SOLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 59/100 39/100 GLW

Percentile Scorecard

PUREGLWSOLS

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

AxisPUREGLWSOLS
Valuation 7 #88 of 94 23 #73 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 96 #5 of 92 23 #71 of 92
Profitability 21 #68 of 86 85 #14 of 86 79 #19 of 86
Financial Health 3 #90 of 93 60 #38 of 93 38 #58 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 33 #48 of 71 13 #62 of 71
Overall 27 59 39
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPUREGLWSOLSSPY
1 month +14.3%-18.8%+11.7% +0.7%
3 months +33.3%-4.8%+9.0% +3.7%
6 months +14.3%-21.5%-23.7% +7.1%
Year to date +100.0%+47.2%+28.8% +12.8%
1 year 0.0%+42.8%+27.0% +11.9%
3 years -20.0%+383.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.2%+69.2%— +22.8%
5 years -78.9%+262.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%+29.4%— +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+468.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -22.4%+19.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePUREGLWSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 160.1%74.5%54.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 273.1%75.3%54.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.263.031.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.570.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.2%-51.6%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-49.6%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $0.10$255.69$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.04$78.03$41.43 $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.

MultiplePUREGLWSOLS
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 21.0x 51.7xmedian 21.0x 47.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 6.3xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 12.9x 26.5xmedian 12.9x 12.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 15.5x 45.1xmedian 15.5x 51.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 1.7x 7.8xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.24median 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 monthsPUREGLWSOLS
Revenue $2.32M $17.72B $4.10B
Gross profit $1.33M $6.46B $1.25B
Operating income -$2.08M $2.92B $692.00M
Net income -$2.48M $2.35B $258.00M
Free cash flow -$1.74M $2.46B $195.00M
R&D $332.00K $1.18B $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $2.47 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $569.00K $2.54B $750.00M
Total debt $9.98M $8.23B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 116.46M 871.00M 159.40M
Enterprise value $8.22M $103.32B $7.60B

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
MetricPUREGLWSOLS
P/E -3.8x 51.7x 47.3x
P/FCF -6.0x 45.1x 51.0x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 26.5x 16.4x
P/S 4.5x 6.3x 2.4x
P/B -1.6x 7.8x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 8.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA -10.6x 26.5x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -9.5x 40.0x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 6.6x 2.7x
EV/FCF -11.4x 47.4x 57.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.4x 27.8x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.24 0.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPUREGLWSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 18.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 21.4% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 18.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% 46.0% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 48.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 57.2% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 53.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.6% 56.9% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 53.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 85.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 30.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 111.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 84.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPUREGLWSOLS
Gross margin 57.2% 36.5% 30.6%
EBITDA margin -81.0% 24.9% 22.3%
Operating margin -89.9% 16.5% 16.9%
Pretax margin -107.4% 15.9% 13.9%
Net margin -107.1% 12.1% 5.1%
FCF margin -75.0% 13.9% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin -75.0% 23.7% 14.8%
Return on equity – 17.1% 18.6%
Return on assets -181.0% 7.0% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% 9.8%
Return on capital employed – 10.8% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 2.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPUREGLWSOLS
Debt / assets 836.8% 24.1% 33.3%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.3x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -5.7x 3.3x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 636.4% 58.1% 73.2%
Equity / assets -536.4% 41.9% 26.8%
Interest coverage -5.1x 8.0x 9.0x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -172.23 5.04 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPUREGLWSOLS
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield – 0.4% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.1% –
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.

ConsensusPUREGLWSOLS
Forward P/E – 37.4xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.45FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.9%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.1% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.34BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +31.0% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPUREGLWSOLS
Held by institutions – 73.0% 83.9%
Institutions holding – 2,684 1,160
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.5% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 1,477 496
Institutions selling – 950 443
Buyers to sellers – 1.55 1.12

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.

PUREGLWSOLS
PURE 1.00 -0.05 0.05
GLW -0.05 1.00 0.46
SOLS 0.05 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PURE, GLW and SOLS?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pure Bioscience (PURE) $10.40M, Corning (GLW) $111.03B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $9.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, PURE, GLW and SOLS?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -3.8x, Corning (GLW) 51.7x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (Corning (GLW) 37.4x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.2x). 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: Pure Bioscience (PURE) +5.3%, Corning (GLW) +18.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -107.1%, Corning (GLW) 12.1%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Corning (GLW) leads (Corning (GLW) 11.0%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Pure Bioscience (PURE) 0.0%, Corning (GLW) +42.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +27.0%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -26.8%/yr, Corning (GLW) +29.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Corning (GLW) has the highest dividend yield: Corning (GLW) 0.87%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.34%. Pure Bioscience (PURE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has been the steadiest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) 160.1%, Corning (GLW) 74.5%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.