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
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Corning Incorporated (GLW) Return on equity
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
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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