Corning Incorporated GLW SPX
Corning Incorporated operates in optical communications, display, specialty materials, automotive, and life sciences businesses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Germany, and internationally. The company provides optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products, such as cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories for the telecommunications industry, businesses, governments, and individuals. It also offers glass substrates for flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes that are used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. In addition, it manufactures products that offer material formulations for glass, glass ceramics, crystals, precision metrology instruments, and software, as well as glass wafers and substrates, tinted sunglasses, and radiation shielding products for markets, such as mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics and consumables, aerospace and defense optics, radiation shielding products, sunglasses, and telecommunications components. Further, the company provides ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile, gasoline, and diesel applications, as well as technical glass and optic products and solutions for the interior and exterior of vehicles. Additionally, it offers laboratory products, including plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialty surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, as well as general labware, and glassware and equipment under the Corning, Falcon, PYREX, and Axygen brands. It also offers polysilicon products and pharmaceutical glass tubing and vials. The company was formerly known as Corning Glass Works and changed its name to Corning Incorporated in April 1989. Corning Incorporated was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Corning, New York.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 87.1.
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.38B | 2.50B | 2.61B | - | 2.50B | 2.75B | 3.01B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.45B | 3.86B | 4.10B | 4.21B | 4.14B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.24B | 2.47B | 2.58B | 2.72B | 2.62B |
| Gross Profit | 996.00M | 929.00M | 975.00M | 892.00M | 857.00M | 764.00M | 951.00M | 1.04B | 990.00M | 951.00M | 987.00M | 1.05B | 1.03B | 955.00M | 1.07B | 1.23B | 1.20B | 1.10B | 1.06B | 1.02B | 561.00M | 756.00M | 1.00B | 1.16B | 1.31B | 1.32B | 1.28B | 1.25B | 1.06B | 1.00B | 1.01B | 1.00B | 993.00M | 949.00M | 1.14B | 1.21B | 1.39B | 1.52B | 1.50B | 1.53B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 769.00M | 819.00M | 931.00M | 823.00M | 889.00M |
| Operating Income | - | 412.00M | 431.00M | 392.00M | - | 177.00M | 247.00M | 535.00M | - | 413.00M | 385.00M | 442.00M | - | 194.00M | 395.00M | 522.00M | - | 420.00M | 374.00M | 365.00M | -121.00M | -103.00M | 257.00M | 502.00M | 575.00M | 552.00M | 570.00M | 490.00M | 292.00M | 297.00M | 279.00M | 236.00M | 254.00M | 186.00M | 302.00M | 445.00M | 573.00M | 589.00M | 672.00M | 639.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 641.00M | 1.01B | 965.00M | 1.12B | 978.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82.00M | 83.00M | 78.00M | 93.00M | 92.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240.00M | 584.00M | 550.00M | 678.00M | 529.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.00M | 84.00M | 80.00M | 91.00M | 121.00M |
| Net Income | 988.00M | 407.00M | 496.00M | 212.00M | 224.00M | -368.00M | 2.21B | 284.00M | 1.57B | 86.00M | 439.00M | 390.00M | -1.41B | -589.00M | 738.00M | 625.00M | 292.00M | 499.00M | 92.00M | 337.00M | -96.00M | -71.00M | 427.00M | 599.00M | 449.00M | 371.00M | 581.00M | 563.00M | 208.00M | 176.00M | 281.00M | 164.00M | 209.00M | 104.00M | -117.00M | 157.00M | 469.00M | 430.00M | 540.00M | 371.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.70 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.15 | 0.17 | -0.36 | 1.87 | 0.26 | 1.47 | 0.07 | 0.42 | 0.39 | -1.66 | -0.72 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.09 | 0.38 | -0.16 | -0.13 | 0.48 | 0.67 | -0.42 | 0.43 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.12 | -0.14 | 0.18 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.43 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | 63.00M | - | - | - | 43.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.39B | 10.12B | 11.29B | 11.50B | 11.30B | - | 14.19B | 12.59B | 13.12B | 15.63B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.68B | 8.66B | 8.84B | 10.01B |
| Gross Profit | 2.75B | 2.74B | 2.09B | 3.05B | 3.58B | 3.32B | 3.32B | 4.05B | 3.65B | 3.76B | 4.02B | 4.46B | 4.04B | 3.53B | - | 4.51B | 3.93B | 4.28B | 5.62B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.07B | 3.04B | 3.14B | 3.34B |
| Operating Income | 1.08B | 1.52B | 391.00M | 1.80B | 1.71B | 1.18B | 1.37B | 1.93B | 1.32B | 1.42B | 1.61B | 1.57B | 1.31B | 509.00M | - | 1.44B | 890.00M | 1.14B | 2.28B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.54B | 2.51B | 2.49B | 3.73B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292.00M | 329.00M | 329.00M | 336.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.80B | 816.00M | 813.00M | 2.05B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 411.00M | 168.00M | 221.00M | 310.00M |
| Net Income | 2.15B | 5.26B | 2.01B | 3.56B | 2.82B | 1.64B | 1.96B | 2.47B | 1.34B | 3.69B | -497.00M | 1.07B | 960.00M | 512.00M | - | 1.32B | 581.00M | 506.00M | 1.60B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.34 | 3.32 | 1.28 | 2.25 | 1.78 | 1.09 | 1.34 | 1.73 | 1.00 | 3.23 | -0.66 | 1.13 | 1.07 | 0.54 | - | 1.54 | 0.68 | 0.58 | 1.83 |
| R&D Expense | - | 510.00M | 465.00M | 491.00M | 561.00M | 651.00M | 613.00M | 701.00M | 638.00M | 637.00M | 689.00M | 807.00M | 800.00M | 1.00B | 800.00M | 900.00M | 900.00M | 800.00M | 800.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.27% |
| 1 Year: | 20.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.64% |
| 1 Year: | 138.90% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +269.31% |
| 6 Months: | +119.14% |
| 3 Months: | +20.65% |
| 1 Month: | +19.45% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 19.26B | 21.30B | 25.83B | 27.85B | 29.38B | 28.48B | 30.06B | 28.53B | 27.90B | 27.49B | 27.50B | 28.90B | 30.77B | - | 29.50B | 28.50B | 27.73B | 30.98B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.45B | 7.21B | 7.99B | 8.94B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.16B | 2.22B | 1.87B | 2.54B | 4.60B | 4.66B | 4.99B | 4.70B | 5.31B | 4.50B | 5.29B | 4.32B | 2.35B | - | - | - | 1.67B | 1.78B | 1.77B | 1.53B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.90B | 2.67B | 2.72B | 3.08B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.72B | 1.57B | 2.05B | 2.78B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 5.76B | 5.70B | 6.41B | 6.72B | 7.84B | 7.27B | 8.41B | 9.66B | 9.94B | 11.72B | 13.62B | 15.90B | 17.33B | - | 17.22B | 16.63B | 16.66B | 18.67B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.05B | 1.54B | 1.99B | 2.10B | 1.96B | 1.75B | 2.32B | 2.81B | 2.75B | 3.21B | 3.31B | 3.52B | 3.77B | - | 5.17B | 4.32B | 4.92B | 5.63B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 2.00B | 2.32B | 2.39B | 3.46B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.69B | 7.21B | 6.88B | 7.63B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.82B | 8.48B | 8.09B | 9.38B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 13.44B | 15.54B | 19.38B | 21.08B | 21.49B | 21.16B | 21.58B | 18.79B | 17.89B | 15.70B | 13.79B | 12.91B | 13.26B | - | 12.01B | 11.55B | 10.69B | 11.81B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.80B | 1.83B | 1.84B | 1.85B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.83B | 2.54B | 2.00B | 2.92B | 2.03B | 2.18B | - | 2.62B | 2.00B | 1.94B | 2.69B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -561.00M | -1.70B | -1.37B | -1.77B | -2.06B | -2.63B | -1.00B | -962.00M | -685.00M | 3.66B | -1.71B | -2.89B | -1.89B | -1.31B | - | -1.35B | -1.00B | -744.00M | -1.24B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -539.00M | -798.00M | -15.00M | -2.00M | -980.00M | -115.00M | -2.06B | -2.59B | -2.62B | -5.32B | -1.62B | -2.00B | -47.00M | -729.00M | - | -1.65B | -883.00M | -1.16B | -1.67B |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.60B | -1.39B | -965.00M | -1.28B |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.01B | 615.00M | 974.00M | 1.41B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -389.00M | 122.00M | 31.00M | -220.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 250.00M | 625.00M | 0 | - | 780.00M | 720.00M | 1.52B | 2.48B | 3.23B | 4.23B | 2.45B | 2.23B | 940.00M | 105.00M | 274.00M | 221.00M | - | 165.00M | 163.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.1% | 39.7% | 39.5% | 35.1% | 31.2% | - | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.6% | 36.0% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.2% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 11.4% | 4.5% | - | 10.1% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 14.6% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39.4% | -4.9% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 4.5% | - | 9.3% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 10.2% |
| ROE % | - | 39.1% | 12.9% | 18.4% | 13.4% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 7.1% | 20.7% | -3.2% | 7.7% | 7.4% | 3.9% | - | 11.0% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 13.5% |
| ROCE % | - | 8.8% | 2.0% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1.9% | - | 5.9% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 9.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.75% | 66.71M | $12.09B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.86% | 50.46M | $9.14B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 4.21% | 36.26M | $6.57B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.28% | 28.27M | $5.12B |
| 5 | FMR, LLC | 2.89% | 24.91M | $4.51B |
| 6 | Capital Research Global Investors | 2.54% | 21.85M | $3.96B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.44% | 20.96M | $3.80B |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | 1.82% | 15.67M | $2.84B |
| 9 | Bank of America Corporation | 1.68% | 14.50M | $2.63B |
| 10 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 1.56% | 13.42M | $2.43B |
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