GLW vs TX
Corning Inc. and Ternium S.a., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GLW | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.6B | $15.6B |
| Net income | $1.6B | $425.2M |
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 15.1% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 3.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.83 | $0.22 |
| Dividend / share | $1.12 | $0.27 |
| Payout ratio | · | 124.6% |
| Free cash flow | · | $-345.5M |
| Equity | $11.8B | $11.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.59× | 0.07× |
| Current ratio | 1.59× | 2.49× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.7% | 12.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 25.5% | −11.4% |
GLW and TX book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.1% against 1.9%).
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 | TX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15.6B | $15.6B |
| FY2024 | $13.1B | $17.6B |
| FY2023 | $12.6B | $17.6B |
| FY2022 | $14.2B | $16.4B |
| FY2021 | $14.1B | $16.1B |
| FY2020 | $11.3B | $8.7B |
| FY2019 | $11.5B | $10.2B |
| FY2018 | $11.3B | $11.5B |
| FY2017 | $10.1B | $9.7B |
| FY2016 | $9.4B | $7.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GLW | TX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.6B | $425.2M |
| FY2024 | $506.0M | $-53.7M |
| FY2023 | $581.0M | $676.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $1.8B |
| FY2021 | $1.9B | $3.8B |
| FY2020 | $512.0M | $778.5M |
| FY2019 | $960.0M | $564.3M |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $-497.0M | $886.2M |
| FY2016 | $3.7B | $595.6M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$19,906,000 | GLW |
| FY2024 | −$4,531,060,000 | TX |
| FY2023 | −$5,022,092,000 | TX |
| FY2022 | −$2,225,466,000 | TX |
| FY2021 | −$2,008,744,000 | TX |
| FY2020 | +$2,567,565,000 | GLW |
| FY2019 | +$1,310,182,000 | GLW |
| FY2018 | −$164,807,000 | TX |
| FY2017 | +$415,704,000 | GLW |
| FY2016 | +$2,166,025,000 | GLW |
| FY2015 | +$1,233,551,000 | GLW |
The higher-revenue side has changed between GLW and TX over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +9.2 pp | GLW |
| FY2024 | +3.5 pp | GLW |
| FY2023 | −0.5 pp | TX |
| FY2022 | −3.0 pp | TX |
| FY2021 | −13.4 pp | TX |
| FY2020 | −5.3 pp | TX |
| FY2019 | +2.3 pp | GLW |
| FY2018 | −4.9 pp | TX |
| FY2017 | −15.3 pp | TX |
| FY2016 | +29.7 pp | GLW |
| FY2015 | +14.0 pp | GLW |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GLW and TX over this period.
11 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 TX's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 10.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.3.
11 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 TX over these 11 fiscal years — GLW led in 5 and TX in 6.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TX's return on equity has been more volatile than GLW's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 12.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.3.
10 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 TX over these 10 fiscal years — GLW led in 3 and TX in 7.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.