Corning Incorporated

GLW Technology Electronic Components

Corning Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.6 billion, up 19.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+18.4%
EPS
+72.9%
Free cash flow
+14.7%
Total debt
−0.23%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

104.24 14.53 −12.23%
Market cap
$89.1B
P/E
40.5×
Fwd P/E
43.9×
Dividend yield
1.07%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
4.03
Beneish M
−2.35
Dividend safety
50/100

Corning Incorporated (GLW) Return on equity

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Corning Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.4%, up 2.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.09% (fiscal 2017) to 22.3% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Electronic Components industry median of 5.59% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 13.7% 9.24
FY2024 4.41% (0.40)
FY2023 4.81% (5.79)
FY2022 10.6% (5.49)
FY2021 16.1% 12.30
FY2020 3.79% (3.95)
FY2019 7.74% 0.01
FY2018 7.73% 11.82
FY2017 −4.09% (26.42)
FY2016 22.3% 15.42

Against its own ten years

Low −4.09% High 22.3%
Ten-year median 7.73%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
JBL Jabil, Inc. compare 66.5%
APH Amphenol Corporation compare 39.7%
TEL TE Connectivity Ltd. compare 24.9%
FN Fabrinet compare 21.0%
FLEX Flex Ltd. compare 19.1%
GLW Corning Incorporated 16.4%
TTMI TTM Technologies, Inc. compare 14.3%
LFUS Littelfuse, Inc. compare 1.40%
RAL Ralliant Corporation compare −51.8%
Electronic Components industry median 5.59%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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