Corning Incorporated (GLW) vs Jabil, Inc. (JBL)

Corning Incorporated and Jabil, Inc. are both Electronic Components companies. Corning Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $135.2B against $32.9B — 4.1× the size. Jabil, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 39.1× against 70.9×. Corning Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 19.4% against 17.8%. Corning Incorporated has the higher net margin (11.2% vs 2.57%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.52% vs 31.6%). Both pay a dividend; Corning Incorporated yields more (3.56% vs 0.24%). Across the 23 metrics below, Corning Incorporated leads on 12 and Jabil, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
P/E 70.92 39.06 39.06
P/S 7.96 0.99 3.22
P/B 10.29 25.13 3.30
Price to free cash flow 56.41 22.29 26.65
EV/EBITDA 34.96 16.37 19.69
EV/Sales 8.31 1.04 3.53
Earnings yield 1.41% 2.56% 1.34%
Free cash flow yield 1.77% 4.49% 0.40%

Profitability

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
Gross margin 36.38% 9.23% 33.21%
Operating margin 15.31% 4.28% 3.53%
Net margin 11.20% 2.57% 2.57%
Free cash flow margin 14.12% 4.45% 0.20%
Return on equity 15.40% 65.95% 2.60%
Return on assets 6.16% 4.07% 2.50%
Return on invested capital 8.52% 31.60% 2.28%

Growth

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 19.41% 17.80% 12.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 215.52% (47.00%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.70% 1.79% 7.19%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 30.98% 64.83% 0.00%

Health

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.64 2.17 0.16
Current ratio 1.81 0.98 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA 1.91 0.24 0.32

Dividend

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
Dividend yield 3.56% 0.24% 1.18%
Payout ratio 1.63 0.05 0.00

Size

Metric GLW JBL Electronic Components median
Market cap 135.20b 32.86b 780.25m

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