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Company Profile: Corning Incorporated (GLW)

GLW insider trades (13 months) →

$126.14 +2.39% vs. previous close · Market cap $108.66B

Today's multi-factor rank: 126 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
6.3/10
Value
3.9/10
Growth
6.2/10
Quality
4.7/10
Multifactor
5.3/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$123.20
Open:$125.68
Day's Low:$125.36
Day's High:$129.85
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:108.66B
Enterprise Value:113.38B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$77.39
52-Week High:$271.78
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$147.37
200-Day Avg:$155.80

Volume

Volume Today:7,722,813
Avg Volume (3m):9,089,893
Avg Volume (10d):11,076,930
52-Week Change:+44.58%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:1.23

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):51.07

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):27.88
PEG Ratio:0.71
Price / Book:8.36
Price / Sales (TTM):6.13
EV / Revenue:6.40
EV / EBITDA:25.40

Dividends

Current yield:0.91%
Annual Dividend Rate:$1.12
Dividend Trailing:$1.12
Yield Trailing:0.91%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.82%
Payout Ratio:45.34%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):17.72B
Gross Profit:6.46B
EBITDA:4.46B
Net Income (TTM):2.15B
Rev Growth (YoY):+18.40%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+56.00%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+58.10%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$2.47

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$4.53
Revenue Per Share:$20.62
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$15.09
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:2.54B
Total Debt:9.17B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):6.63B
Debt / Equity:64.19%
Current Ratio:1.72
Quick Ratio:0.92

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:4.19B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):870.12M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:113.38B
EV / Revenue:6.40
EV / EBITDA:25.40

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):17.88%
ROA (Return on Assets):5.80%
P/E (trailing):51.07
P/E (forward):27.88
Price / Book:8.36
PEG Ratio:0.71
52-Week Change:+44.58%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$2.47

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 29, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$4.53
P/E (forward):27.88
PEG Ratio:0.71

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$20.62
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$15.09

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:870.12M
Operating Cash Flow:4.19B
EBITDA:4.46B
Total Revenue (TTM):17.72B
Net Income (TTM):2.15B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:861,401,106
Float (free shares):790,593,935
Short interest (shares):15,992,050
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.04
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Corning Incorporated (GLW) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-27View filing ↗
8-K2026-09-04View filing ↗
10-Q2026-07-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-28View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-15View filing ↗
SD2026-05-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-15View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-06View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-04View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Corning
Employees:67,200
Sector:Technology
Industry:Electronic Components
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Wendell P. WeeksChairman, President & CEO6511.49M
Mr. Edward A. SchlesingerExecutive VP & CFO573.29M
Mr. Avery H. Nelson IIIExecutive VP & COO562.69M
Mr. Lewis A. Steverson J.D.Vice Chairman, Executive VP and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer613.98M
Mr. John Z. ZhangExecutive VP & Chief Corporate Development Officer524.36M
Dr. Jaymin AminSenior VP & CTO57-
Ms. Soumya SeetharamSenior VP and Chief Digital & Information Officer49-
Christopher KeenanDirector of Investor Relations--

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Corning Incorporated (GLW): Quantitative Analysis

Corning Incorporated (GLW) — Technology — Electronic Components. GLW is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, GLW has returned +45.0% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

GLW ranks 126 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 36 of the 83 Technology companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.76, ranked 92 of 494); its weakest is value (Z -0.65, ranked 433 of 489). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.164126 of 461
Momentum0.76492 of 494 ↓6
Value-0.646433 of 489 ↓3
Quality-0.169266 of 468 ↓4
Growth0.70852 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$126.14
Market Cap108.66B
P/E51.07
Revenue (last 12 months)17.72B
Price / book8.36
Book value per share$15.09
52-week range$77.39 – $271.78
Dividend yield0.91%
Beta1.23
Average volume9,089,893
Shares outstanding861.40M
Short interest (% of float)2.10% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does GLW report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are GLW insiders doing? 151 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 36 sells, the last one on Sep 4, 2026 →

GLW latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All GLW filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about Corning (GLW)

When does Corning report earnings?

Corning has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 27, 2026). GLW earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Corning's P/E ratio?

Corning's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 51.1 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 81 Technology companies with a P/E is 30.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Corning is above its sector median. Technology stocks, company by company →

Where does Corning rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Corning ranks 126 of 461, and 36 of the 83 Technology companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Corning insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of Corning shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Sep 4, 2026, by an officer, for $1.5M. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 36 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All GLW insider trades →

Does Corning pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 0.91% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $1.12 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 13, 2026.

What sector is Corning in, and which index?

Corning is classified in the Technology sector (industry: Electronic Components), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 85 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Technology stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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