PURE vs RPM vs GLW Stock Comparison

Pure Bioscience, Rpm International and Corning Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.07 +16.7% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$107.78 +8.6% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.75B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
2.03%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
6 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$123.28 -24.9% 1M +38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$106.19B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
0.91%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 6, Corning 5, Pure Bioscience 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPURERPMGLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.10M $13.75B $106.19B GLW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 19.8x 49.5x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.3x 35.7x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +6.0% +18.8% GLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -107.1% 8.7% 12.1% GLW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 11.0% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.8x 1.3x PURE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.03% 0.91% RPM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -1.4% +38.4% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.1%/yr +4.0%/yr +27.2%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 159.7% 30.3% 74.8% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 62/100 59/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

PURERPMGLW

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

AxisPURERPMGLW
Valuation 7 #88 of 94 50 #48 of 94 24 #72 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 69 #29 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 21 #71 of 89 88 #12 of 89 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health 3 #94 of 97 54 #45 of 97 59 #40 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 51 #36 of 72 31 #50 of 72
Overall 26 62 59
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPURERPMGLWSPY
1 month +16.7%+8.6%-24.9% -2.3%
3 months +16.7%-3.3%-15.9% -0.7%
6 months 0.0%+9.7%-22.9% +4.8%
Year to date +75.0%+3.6%+40.8% +10.3%
1 year 0.0%-1.4%+38.4% +10.3%
3 years -30.0%+11.9%+341.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year -11.2%+3.8%+64.1% +20.1%
5 years -79.4%+21.4%+232.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -27.1%+4.0%+27.2% +10.1%
10 years -93.5%+130.5%+448.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -23.9%+8.7%+18.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePURERPMGLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 159.7%30.3%74.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 273.8%26.2%76.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.913.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.050.51 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.2%-33.5%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-10.3%-51.8% -3.5%
52-week high $0.10$120.17$255.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.04$93.23$78.03 $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.

MultiplePURERPMGLW
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 20.8x 19.8xmedian 20.8x 49.5xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 6.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.9xmedian 12.6x 13.5xmedian 12.6x 25.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 15.5x 19.5xmedian 15.5x 43.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x 7.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 1.78 1.80median 1.78 0.92median 1.78

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 monthsPURERPMGLW
Revenue $2.32M $7.97B $17.72B
Gross profit $1.33M $3.28B $6.46B
Operating income -$2.08M $961.65M $2.92B
Net income -$2.48M $691.27M $2.35B
Free cash flow -$1.74M $705.58M $2.46B
R&D $332.00K – $1.18B
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $5.42 $2.47
Cash & equivalents $569.00K $312.84M $2.54B
Total debt $9.98M $2.41B $8.23B
Shares (diluted) 116.46M 127.24M 871.00M
Enterprise value $6.92M $12.51B $98.49B

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
MetricPURERPMGLW
P/E -3.3x 19.8x 49.5x
P/FCF -5.2x 19.5x 43.2x
P/Operating cash flow -5.2x 14.9x 25.3x
P/S 3.9x 1.7x 6.0x
P/B -1.4x 4.0x 7.4x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 5.2x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.9x 13.5x 25.4x
EV/EBIT -8.9x 16.5x 38.3x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 2.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF -10.7x 22.5x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.7x 17.1x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 1.80 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPURERPMGLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.0% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 2.8% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 5.5% 21.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 5.0% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% 9.0% 46.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 5.9% 48.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 0.2% 57.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 10.5% 53.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.6% 0.8% 56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 11.0% 53.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 22.1% 85.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 0.4% 30.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 36.7% 111.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 2.0% 84.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPURERPMGLW
Gross margin 57.2% 41.2% 36.5%
EBITDA margin -81.0% 14.8% 24.9%
Operating margin -89.9% 12.1% 16.5%
Pretax margin -107.4% 11.4% 15.9%
Net margin -107.1% 8.7% 12.1%
FCF margin -75.0% 8.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin -75.0% 11.6% 23.7%
Return on equity – 20.4% 17.1%
Return on assets -181.0% 8.3% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 11.0%
Return on capital employed – 15.1% 10.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 0.5% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPURERPMGLW
Debt / assets 836.8% 29.2% 24.1%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -5.7x 3.4x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 636.4% 57.7% 58.1%
Equity / assets -536.4% 42.3% 41.9%
Interest coverage -5.1x 8.9x 8.0x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -172.33 3.94 4.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPURERPMGLW
Dividend yield – 2.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% -0.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.6% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusPURERPMGLW
Forward P/E – 19.3xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.58FY2026 $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.69BFY2026 $18.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +31.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPURERPMGLW
Held by institutions – 86.1% 73.0%
Institutions holding – 797 2,685
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 386 1,477
Institutions selling – 245 951
Buyers to sellers – 1.58 1.55

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.

PURERPMGLW
PURE 1.00 -0.04 -0.05
RPM -0.04 1.00 0.13
GLW -0.05 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PURE, RPM and GLW?

Corning (GLW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pure Bioscience (PURE) $9.10M, Rpm International (RPM) $13.75B, Corning (GLW) $106.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, PURE, RPM and GLW?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -3.3x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.8x, Corning (GLW) 49.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 19.3x, Corning (GLW) 35.7x). 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%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Corning (GLW) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corning (GLW) has the highest net margin (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -107.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Corning (GLW) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Corning (GLW) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Pure Bioscience (PURE) 0.0%, Rpm International (RPM) -1.4%, Corning (GLW) +38.4%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -27.1%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +4.0%/yr, Corning (GLW) +27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest dividend yield: Rpm International (RPM) 2.03%, Corning (GLW) 0.91%. Pure Bioscience (PURE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) 159.7%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.3%, Corning (GLW) 74.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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