Corning Inc.
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) develops and manufactures glass, ceramic and optical products for customers in communications, electronics, automotive, life sciences, semiconductor and solar markets. Its five reportable segments are Optical Communications, which supplies fiber, cable and connectivity systems to… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, Corning Inc. reported revenue of $15.63B, up 19.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $1.74B. Its operating margin was 14.6%, and operations generated $2.69B in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $16.96B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Corning Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) develops and manufactures glass, ceramic and optical products for customers in communications, electronics, automotive, life sciences, semiconductor and solar markets. Its five reportable segments are Optical Communications, which supplies fiber, cable and connectivity systems to telecommunications carriers, businesses and data centers and represents 38% of 2025 segment net sales; Display, which makes glass substrates for LCD and OLED panels (23%); Specialty Materials, including Gorilla Glass cover materials and semiconductor optics (13%); Automotive, which provides emissions-control ceramics, filters and vehicle glass solutions (11%); and Life Sciences, which sells laboratory consumables, media and equipment to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, research institutions, hospitals and other customers (6%). Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses, mainly high-purity polysilicon for solar and electronics, contributes the remaining 9%. Corning’s laboratory products include the Corning, Falcon, PYREX and Axygen brands. The company traces its origins to a glass business established in 1851 and manufactures products in 14 countries. In 2025, it had approximately 67,200 employees. Its website is www.corning.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry (SIC)
- Primary Metals
- Headquarters
- CORNING, NY
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 24741
- SIC
- 3357
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Corning Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Superinvestors in Corning Inc. · what they did last quarter
Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.
Largest fund holders · Corning Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Corning Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 9 issues of Corning Inc.’s debt, $323.29M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.19%, maturing 2036 to 2079.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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