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Corning (GLW)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $78.7 | Market Cap: $67.3 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Electronic Components

Corning (GLW)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $78.7
Market Cap: $67.3 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Electronic Components

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%, Dist 3Y High is 0.0%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 82x
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 33%
  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.3%
0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%, CFO LTM is 2.2 Bil
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 33%
2 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%, Dist 3Y High is 0.0%
3 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 82x
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.3%

Market Valuation

 9/17/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$78.70$46.79$29.13$29.49$33.35
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)67.339.924.724.928.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)8.58.18.57.87.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.51.81.81.72.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)74.348.033.232.736.1
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM4.73.12.01.92.2
P/EBIT TTM45.035.522.612.911.3
P/E TTM82.280.144.420.516.2
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.55.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)4.0-0.0-0.1-0.51.7
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4-0.50.0
 9/17/2520242023
Share Price CYE$78.70$46.79$29.13
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)67.339.924.7
Total Debt ($ Bil)8.58.18.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)1.51.81.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)74.348.033.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM4.73.12.0
P/EBIT TTM45.035.522.6
P/E TTM82.280.144.4
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)4.0-0.0-0.1
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4

Business Description

Corning Incorporated engages in display technologies, optical communications, environmental technologies, specialty materials, and life sciences businesses worldwide. The company's Display Technologies segment offers glass substrates for liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. Its Optical Communications segment provides optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products, including cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
GLW Return28%6%-12%-1%61%68%212%
Peers Return16%33%-14%-5%34%55%162%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: TMO, DHR, BDC, COMM, APH. See GLW Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/16/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

GLWTMODHRBDCCOMMAPHMedian
NameCorning Thermo F.Danaher Belden CommScopeAmphenol  
Mkt Price78.70480.74190.47129.4516.36119.04124.25
Mkt Cap67.3181.7136.55.23.6144.7101.9
Rev LTM14,20643,21124,0132,5504,75218,81816,512
Op Inc LTM1,7137,8604,4172865864,3303,022
FCF LTM1,1946,1704,8622202482,8172,006
FCF 3Y Avg7966,6625,7332152002,3561,576
CFO LTM2,1817,5786,1693572903,7332,957
CFO 3Y Avg2,0428,2067,0133392532,9352,489

Growth & Margins

GLWTMODHRBDCCOMMAPHMedian
NameCorning Thermo F.Danaher Belden CommScopeAmphenol  
Rev Chg LTM14.6%2.0%1.9%6.0%20.9%40.5%10.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-0.3%0.3%-2.6%2.3%-9.2%17.5%-0.0%
Rev Chg Q18.8%3.0%3.4%16.6%31.7%56.5%17.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM4.5%0.7%0.8%3.6%7.6%12.2%4.1%
Op Mgn LTM12.1%18.2%18.4%11.2%12.3%23.0%15.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg8.4%17.4%21.6%11.8%7.8%21.6%14.6%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM2.3%-0.1%-1.9%0.4%2.3%1.1%0.8%
CFO/Rev LTM15.4%17.5%25.7%14.0%6.1%19.8%16.4%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg15.4%19.1%29.9%13.5%5.6%19.6%17.2%
FCF/Rev LTM8.4%14.3%20.2%8.6%5.2%15.0%11.4%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg6.0%15.5%24.4%8.5%4.4%15.9%12.0%

Valuation

GLWTMODHRBDCCOMMAPHMedian
NameCorning Thermo F.Danaher Belden CommScopeAmphenol  
Mkt Cap67.3181.7136.55.23.6144.7101.9
P/S4.74.25.72.00.87.74.5
P/EBIT45.021.731.318.26.133.826.5
P/E82.227.640.024.44.445.533.8
P/CFO30.924.022.114.612.338.823.1
Total Yield2.7%3.6%2.5%4.2%22.8%2.7%3.2%
Dividend Yield1.5%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.5%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg2.1%3.6%3.4%5.2%18.7%3.0%3.5%
D/E0.10.20.10.22.00.10.2
Net D/E0.10.20.10.21.90.00.1

Returns

GLWTMODHRBDCCOMMAPHMedian
NameCorning Thermo F.Danaher Belden CommScopeAmphenol  
1M Rtn20.8%-1.6%-9.7%4.3%5.5%9.2%4.9%
3M Rtn56.5%23.3%-2.5%18.9%187.0%28.5%25.9%
6M Rtn68.1%-7.6%-10.2%24.9%211.6%87.0%46.5%
12M Rtn87.4%-21.4%-30.6%25.5%186.5%90.1%56.4%
3Y Rtn168.0%-10.4%-21.5%100.5%36.3%237.2%68.4%
1M Excs Rtn18.3%-4.0%-12.1%1.9%3.1%6.7%2.5%
3M Excs Rtn46.1%9.3%-14.6%8.7%178.0%18.4%13.8%
6M Excs Rtn53.2%-23.7%-26.5%9.5%195.2%71.1%31.3%
12M Excs Rtn74.0%-39.5%-47.8%10.4%195.3%71.5%41.0%
3Y Excs Rtn93.0%-77.2%-87.6%35.2%-31.7%160.7%1.8%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Optical Communications4,0125,0234,3493,5634,064
Display3,5323,3063,7003,1723,254
Specialty Materials1,8652,0022,0081,8841,594
Automotive1,7661,5841,5861,3701,499
Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses1,4461,6621,243465230
Life Sciences9591,2281,2349981,015
Impact of constant-currency reporting-992-616-38-44-153
Cumulative adjustment related to customer contract   -105 
Total12,58814,18914,08211,30311,503


Net Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Display842769960717786
Optical Communications478661553366489
Automotive386292269197263
Specialty Materials202340371423302
Life Sciences50153194139150
Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses1539-51-214-289
Total1,9732,2542,2961,6281,701


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Display7,8998,1048,6728,7779,022
Other non-current assets6,2436,3156,3636,5945,764
Optical Communications3,2413,2953,1832,8683,004
Current assets2,5222,8233,1633,4343,301
Specialty Materials2,4762,4192,3282,5512,433
Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses2,3072,1362,0242,1571,028
Automotive1,8732,0612,1501,9861,912
Property, plant and equipment, net1,0381,3851,4261,5481,764
Life Sciences782862791683627
Investments119995417743
Total28,50029,49930,15430,77528,898


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity11,160,908
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-1.4%
Average Daily Volume5,014,768
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.23
Basic Shares Quantity855,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.3%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/29/202511.9%14.6%22.1%
4/29/20250.8%3.0%12.1%
1/29/2025-2.8%1.6%-4.4%
10/29/20244.7%0.4%3.1%
7/30/2024-6.9%-11.5%-0.4%
4/30/20245.0%5.2%11.9%
1/30/20246.9%2.8%3.9%
10/24/2023-0.3%-1.0%5.4%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive111214
# Negative131210
Median Positive3.1%2.9%6.7%
Median Negative-2.8%-2.5%-4.3%
Max Positive11.9%19.5%22.1%
Max Negative-6.9%-11.5%-13.4%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025801202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025502202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024213202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241101202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024802202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023212202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231030202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023727202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023428202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022213202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221027202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022729202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022429202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021214202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211029202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0WEEKS WENDELL PChairman and CEO8082025Sell65.1982,1035,351,93352,754,380Form
1Musser Eric SPresident8082025Sell65.8820,0001,317,57610,746,809Form
2Verkleeren Ronald LSVP Emerging Innovations Group6122025Sell50.5220,0001,010,4062,742,646Form
3Musser Eric SPresident and COO6102025Sell51.1120,0001,022,2849,360,543Form
4Schlesinger Edward AExec. Vice President and CFO6042025Sell49.854,464222,5344,606,114Form