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FY 2026 ·
Decision snapshot: GLW stock price vs WDC: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at WDC's multiple
Needs WDC P/E.
Implied fair value · at GLW's multiple
Needs GLW P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GLW FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · WDC FY 2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 94% equity / 6% debt · EV / Revenue 8.94x · EV / EBITDA 42.95x
Capital structure 99% equity / 1% debt · EV / Revenue 13.09x · EV / EBITDA 16.18x
WDC carries the larger enterprise value at $169.06B against $139.70B; GLW trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (8.94x vs 13.09x); WDC on the lower EV / EBITDA (16.18x vs 42.95x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CORNING INC /NY · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.71x
0.24x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
2.12x
0.05x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.53B
$1.58B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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