Inside the research
Corning Incorporated
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Price overview
$156.74
▲ +2.59 (+1.7%)
| 52w hi | $255.21 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $77.62 |
| Vol | 5.63M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.00
| Short | -0.42 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.25 |
| Long | +0.34 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Corning Incorporated
Technology · Electronic Components
| Market cap | $135.01B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $142.46B |
| Trailing P/E | 72.56x |
| Forward P/E | 35.91x |
| EV / EBITDA | 34.87x |
| P / S (ttm) | 7.94x |
| Profit margin | 11.2% |
| Return on equity | 16.8% |
| Revenue growth | +16.6% |
| Earnings growth | +18.5% |
| Debt / equity | 71.45 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.18 | |
| Sector | +0.19 | |
| Technical | -0.22 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
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.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.71 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.49 |
| Annual vol | 56.1% |
| Annual ret | +78.7% |
| Sharpe | 1.40 |
| Max DD | -51.5% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $195.67 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $230.00 / $149.00 |
| Median | $190.00 |
| Analysts | 15 |
| Strong Buy | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 10 | |
| Hold | 5 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-05-07 | UBS | → Buy |
| 2026-05-07 | Oppenheimer | → Outperform |
| 2026-05-07 | JP Morgan | → Neutral |
| 2026-05-07 | Citigroup | → Buy |
| 2026-04-29 | Truist Securities | → Hold |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Earnings Release | read |
| 2026-05-15 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-05-06 | Securities Issuance, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-05-04 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-05-04 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-04-28 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-02-27 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-01-28 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-28 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-08 | Officer / Director Change, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-09-03 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2025-07-30 | Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement… | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | Gullo Michelle L | Senior Vice President & C | Withheld for tax | 18.38K | $3.86M |
| 2026-06-09 | WEEKS WENDELL P | Chairman, CEO and Preside | Option exercise | 100.00K | $2.70M |
| 2026-06-09 | WEEKS WENDELL P | Chairman, CEO and Preside | Sell | 100.00K | $18.65M |
| 2026-05-22 | Amin Jaymin | SVP and Chief Tech. Offic | Sell | 27.39K | $5.26M |
| 2026-05-22 | Amin Jaymin | SVP and Chief Tech. Offic | Option exercise | 7.92K | $213.76K |
| 2026-05-15 | Nelson Avery H III | Executive Vice President | Sell | 20.00K | $3.92M |
| 2026-05-14 | Fang Li | SVP, Corning Intl & NBD, | Option exercise | 8.72K | $171.45K |
| 2026-05-13 | Verkleeren Ronald L | SVP Emerging Innovations | Sell | 10.00K | $2.08M |
| 2026-05-08 | Becker Stefan | SVP, Finance & Corp Contr | Sell | 21.00K | $3.95M |
| 2026-05-08 | STEVERSON LEWIS A | Vice Chairman, EVP and CL | Sell | 27.75K | $5.44M |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$47.27M |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 9 |
| Insider bias | Sellers |
| 13F holders | 0 |
| Top-5 share | 0.0% |
| HHI | 0 (—) |
Connections
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 0.36% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $0.56 |
| 5y CAGR | +4.9% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $0.96 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.08 |
| 2023 | $1.12 |
| 2024 | $1.12 |
| 2025 | $1.12 |
| 2026 | $0.28 |
Federal Contracts
| Amount | Agency | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $1.00M | Department of Defense | DEVELOP NEW TRANSPARENT ARMOR CONCEPTS FOR MILITARY VEHICLES THAT CAN SURVIVE TH |
| $832.28K | Department of Defense | BAA - TOPOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED TRANSPARENT ARMOR |
| $776.60K | Department of Defense | OTHER PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE MANUFACTURING |
| $706.99K | Department of Defense | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT |
| $473.08K | Department of Defense | TCLA |
| $300.00K | Department of Defense | 200512!500745!9700!HR0011!DARPA CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DIR. !HR001105C0127 !A!N! |
| $173.53K | Department of Defense | 8509862371!FAULT ISOLATION EQU |
| $71.45K | Department of Defense | 8509924366!CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2009–2025 · 17 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.12B | +5.1% | |
| Gross profit | $5.62B | +4.6% | |
| Operating income | $1.14B | +0.3% | |
| Net income | $581.00M | -14.6% | |
| Cash from ops | $2.69B | +3.8% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $156.00 | $157.72 | $154.20 | $156.74 | 5.63M |
| Sep 24 | $150.51 | $156.36 | $149.60 | $154.15 | 5.40M |
| Sep 23 | $160.16 | $160.56 | $153.60 | $154.48 | 5.55M |
| Sep 22 | $157.23 | $160.71 | $155.13 | $159.69 | 6.73M |
| Sep 21 | $156.37 | $159.87 | $151.92 | $158.98 | 9.26M |
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