TMO vs GLW vs TECH Stock Comparison

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Corning and Bio-Techne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$126.36 -19.4% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.29B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
TECH BIO-TECHNE Corp
$72.60 0.0% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Life Sciences Tools Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Thermo Fisher Scientific leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Thermo Fisher Scientific 5, Corning 2, Bio-Techne 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMOGLWTECHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $260.32B $113.29B $11.34B TMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 72.0x 62.3x TMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 36.6x 33.6x TMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% — -0.4% TMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 15.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +41.4% +13.0% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +28.8%/yr -10.8%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 74.6% 43.5% TMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 22/100 66/100 TECH

Percentile Scorecard

TMOGLWTECH

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

AxisTMOGLWTECH
Valuation 50 #113 of 227 11 #84 of 94 58 #96 of 227
Growth 41 #130 of 219 – 40 #131 of 219
Profitability 70 #63 of 206 – 94 #14 of 206
Financial Health – 37 #60 of 95 86 #34 of 238
Shareholder Returns 44 #76 of 134 19 #57 of 70 51 #66 of 134
Overall 51 22 66
  • TMO ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • TECH ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMOGLWTECHSPY
1 month +2.9%-19.4%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%+0.3%+0.7% +3.9%
6 months +47.4%-17.4%+35.7% +8.2%
Year to date +19.7%+44.3%+23.4% +12.9%
1 year +23.0%+41.4%+13.0% +12.3%
3 years +60.7%+375.2%+21.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.1%+68.2%+6.8% +23.3%
5 years +11.8%+254.5%-43.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%+28.8%-10.8% +10.9%
10 years +364.6%+451.3%+187.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.6%+18.6%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTMOGLWTECHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%74.6%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%75.4%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.623.020.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.560.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-51.6%-67.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-50.6%-0.1% -1.2%
52-week high $696.55$255.69$72.69 $779.14
52-week low $438.34$78.03$43.30 $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.

MultipleTMOGLWTECH
P/E now vs peer median 36.4xmedian 29.6x 72.0xmedian 22.0x 62.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.9x 8.1xmedian 1.4x 9.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x —median 12.4x 32.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 22.3x 57.1xmedian 15.1x 43.1xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.3x 7.6xmedian 1.6x 5.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.80median 1.04 —median 1.66 -4.77median 1.04

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 monthsTMOGLWTECH
Revenue $47.35B – $1.22B
Gross profit – – $799.07M
Operating income $8.47B – $251.89M
Net income $7.09B – $181.86M
Free cash flow – – $263.22M
R&D $1.40B – $94.77M
EPS (diluted) $19.06 – $1.16
Cash & equivalents $5.46B $2.54B $264.71M
Total debt – – $200.00M
Shares (diluted) 371.00M 875.00M 157.01M
Enterprise value $260.32B $113.29B $10.54B

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
MetricTMOGLWTECH
P/E 36.4x 72.0x 62.3x
P/FCF 34.0x 57.1x 43.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x – 38.8x
P/S 5.4x 8.1x 9.3x
P/B 4.7x 7.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 7.9x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 32.3x
EV/EBIT – – 44.7x
EV/Revenue 5.4x – 9.3x
EV/FCF – – 42.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x – 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.80 – -4.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMOGLWTECH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% – 146.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -5.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% – 147.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% – 152.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMOGLWTECH
Gross margin – – 65.8%
EBITDA margin – – 28.7%
Operating margin – – 20.7%
Pretax margin – – 19.8%
Net margin – – 15.0%
FCF margin – – 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% – 24.0%
Return on equity 13.2% – 8.7%
Return on assets 6.2% – 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 8.3%
Return on capital employed – – 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMOGLWTECH
Debt / assets – – 7.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 58.1% 18.5%
Equity / assets 47.9% 41.9% 81.5%
Interest coverage – – 26.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio – – 2.9x
Cash ratio – – 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – 15.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMOGLWTECH
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.9% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%

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.

ConsensusTMOGLWTECH
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 36.6xFY2026 33.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $25.91FY2026 $3.45FY2026 $2.16FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +36.9%FY2026 +11.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +24.1% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.12BFY2026 $18.34BFY2026 $1.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +31.0% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMOGLWTECH
Held by institutions 90.2% 73.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,622 2,682 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 1,142 1,476 293
Institutions selling 1,144 949 241
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.56 1.22

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.

TMOGLWTECH
TMO 1.00 -0.03 0.47
GLW -0.03 1.00 0.06
TECH 0.47 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TMO, GLW and TECH?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) $260.32B, Corning (GLW) $113.29B, Bio-Techne (TECH) $11.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, TMO, GLW and TECH?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 36.8x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 62.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is cheapest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 26.8x, Corning (GLW) 36.6x, Bio-Techne (TECH) 33.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +8.3%, Bio-Techne (TECH) -0.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +23.0%, Corning (GLW) +41.4%, Bio-Techne (TECH) +13.0%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) +2.3%/yr, Corning (GLW) +28.8%/yr, Bio-Techne (TECH) -10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.00%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 0.00%. Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) and Corning (GLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) has been the steadiest (Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 29.8%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Bio-Techne (TECH) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TMO, GLW and TECH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) leads on 5. 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.