Corning vs KLA
GLW and KLAC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GLW and KLAC compare
KLA is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Corning ($206B against $106B).
On earnings, KLA is cheaper: it trades at 39.5× trailing earnings, against 49.9× for Corning.
Corning grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.8% versus 15.8% for KLA).
KLA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 36.2% compared with 12.1% at Corning.
Both pay dividends: Corning yields 0.91% and KLA 0.53%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GLW | KLAC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $106B | $206B |
| Share price | $123.31 | $157.91 |
| Change, 1 year | 36.6% | 27.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 222% | 279% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.74 |
| Employees | 11K | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 49.9× | 39.5× (better) |
| P/S | 6.0× (better) | 14.2× |
| P/B | 7.8× (better) | 31.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.5× | 30.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 51.1× |
| PEG | 8.43 | 2.66 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | 2.0% |
| Fair value | $71.27 | $130.03 |
| Margin of safety | −73.0% | −21.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.8% (better) | 15.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 14.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 57.4% (better) | 24.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 56.3% (better) | 25.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 27.6% (better) | 22.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.5% | 61.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | – |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 36.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 27.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 91.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.60 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | 8.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.72 | 2.76 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.90 | 12.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.91% (better) | 0.53% |
| Payout ratio | – | 21.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 10 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.9% | 17.3% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.91% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.2% | 91.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.20% | 0.11% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$98.1M (better) | −$112M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 1.9% |
Go deeper
- GLW stock overview
- GLW income statement
- GLW valuation and score
- KLAC stock overview
- KLAC income statement
- KLAC valuation and score
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