GLW vs NUE
Corning Inc. and Nucor Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GLW | NUE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.6B | $32.5B |
| Net income | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 11.9% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 8.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.83 | $7.52 |
| Dividend / share | $1.12 | $2.21 |
| Payout ratio | · | 29.4% |
| Free cash flow | · | $-188.0M |
| Equity | $11.8B | $20.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.59× | 0.23× |
| Current ratio | 1.59× | 2.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.7% | 10.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 25.5% | 19.3% |
NUE bills 2.1× the revenue of GLW, and GLW keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.1% against 6.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GLW | NUE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.6B | $32.5B |
| FY2024 | $13.1B | $30.7B |
| FY2023 | $12.6B | $34.7B |
| FY2022 | $14.2B | $41.5B |
| FY2021 | $14.1B | $36.5B |
| FY2020 | $11.3B | $20.1B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $22.6B |
| FY2018 | $11.3B | $25.1B |
| FY2017 | $10.1B | $20.3B |
| FY2016 | $9.4B | $16.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GLW | NUE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $506.0M | $2.0B |
| FY2023 | $581.0M | $4.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $7.6B |
| FY2021 | $1.9B | $6.8B |
| FY2020 | $512.0M | $721.5M |
| FY2019 | $960.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $2.4B |
| FY2017 | $-497.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2016 | $3.7B | $796.3M |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$16,865,000,000 | NUE |
| FY2024 | −$17,616,000,000 | NUE |
| FY2023 | −$22,126,000,000 | NUE |
| FY2022 | −$27,323,000,000 | NUE |
| FY2021 | −$22,401,939,000 | NUE |
| FY2020 | −$8,836,658,000 | NUE |
| FY2019 | −$11,085,858,000 | NUE |
| FY2018 | −$13,777,279,000 | NUE |
| FY2017 | −$10,136,393,000 | NUE |
| FY2016 | −$6,818,122,000 | NUE |
| FY2015 | −$7,328,276,000 | NUE |
| FY2014 | −$11,390,141,000 | NUE |
| FY2013 | −$11,233,046,000 | NUE |
| FY2012 | −$11,417,273,000 | NUE |
| FY2011 | −$12,133,564,000 | NUE |
| FY2010 | −$9,212,627,000 | NUE |
| FY2009 | −$5,795,296,000 | NUE |
| FY2008 | −$17,715,324,000 | NUE |
| FY2007 | −$10,732,976,000 | NUE |
NUE has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.9 pp | GLW |
| FY2024 | −3.0 pp | NUE |
| FY2023 | −9.0 pp | NUE |
| FY2022 | −9.7 pp | NUE |
| FY2021 | −5.8 pp | NUE |
| FY2020 | +0.5 pp | GLW |
| FY2019 | +2.4 pp | GLW |
| FY2018 | −0.2 pp | NUE |
| FY2017 | −11.6 pp | NUE |
| FY2016 | +33.9 pp | GLW |
| FY2015 | +13.6 pp | GLW |
| FY2014 | +21.8 pp | GLW |
| FY2013 | +22.0 pp | GLW |
| FY2012 | +17.3 pp | GLW |
| FY2011 | +31.4 pp | GLW |
| FY2010 | +52.3 pp | GLW |
| FY2009 | +39.5 pp | GLW |
| FY2008 | +79.3 pp | GLW |
| FY2007 | +26.1 pp | GLW |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GLW and NUE over this period.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GLW's net margin has been more volatile than NUE's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 21.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.6.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GLW and NUE over these 19 fiscal years — GLW led in 13 and NUE in 6.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NUE's return on equity has been more volatile than GLW's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 14.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.0.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between GLW and NUE over these 19 fiscal years — GLW led in 10 and NUE in 9.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.