Corning (NYSE: GLW) Q1 2026 sales jump 20% as Optical and Solar surge
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Corning Incorporated reported significantly stronger results for the first quarter of 2026. Net sales reached $4.144 billion, up 20% from $3.452 billion, with growth led by Optical Communications and Solar products. Gross margin rose to $1.528 billion and improved to 37% of sales.
Net income attributable to Corning increased to $371 million from $157 million, and diluted earnings per share grew to $0.43 from $0.18. Core net income was $612 million and core earnings per share were $0.70, reflecting strong operational performance under the company’s Springboard growth plan.
Optical Communications sales rose 36% to $1.846 billion, helped by generative AI and datacenter demand, while Solar sales grew 80% to $370 million despite temporarily higher ramp-up costs. Operating cash flow improved to $362 million, and Corning ended the quarter with $1.755 billion in cash and a stable leverage ratio of 42%.
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Insights
Corning posted broad-based Q1 2026 strength, led by Optical Communications, with healthy cash generation and manageable tax headwinds.
Corning delivered Q1 2026 net sales of $4.144 billion, up 20%, and expanded gross margin to 37%. Net income attributable to Corning climbed to $371 million, while core net income reached $612 million and core EPS rose to $0.70, supported by strong optical and solar demand.
Segment data show Optical Communications net sales up 36% to $1.846 billion and Solar up 80% to $370 million. Solar segment net income declined to $7 million due to temporarily higher ramp-up costs, but management links these expenses to capacity expansion for future solar growth.
Operating cash flow improved to $362 million, with capital expenditures of $332 million and total debt of $8.973 billion, resulting in a 42% debt-to-capital ratio. Management highlights the upgraded Springboard plan and guides to approximately $4.6 billion in core net sales for Q2 2026, framing the quarter as part of a multi-year growth trajectory.
Key Figures
Net sales: $4.144B
Net income attributable to Corning: $371M
Diluted EPS: $0.43
+5 more
8 metrics
Net sales
$4.144B
Three months ended March 31, 2026 vs $3.452B in 2025 (20% increase)
Net income attributable to Corning
$371M
Q1 2026 vs $157M in Q1 2025
Diluted EPS
$0.43
Three months ended March 31, 2026 vs $0.18 in 2025
Core earnings per share
$0.70
Core EPS Q1 2026 vs $0.54 in Q1 2025 (30% increase)
Optical Communications net sales
$1.846B
Segment sales Q1 2026 vs $1.355B in 2025 (36% increase)
Solar segment net sales
$370M
Segment sales Q1 2026 vs $206M in 2025 (80% increase)
Operating cash flow
$362M
Net cash provided by operating activities in Q1 2026 vs $151M in 2025
Debt-to-capital ratio
42%
Total debt $8.973B as of March 31, 2026
Key Terms
translated earnings contracts, constant-currency reporting, Springboard plan, Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credits, +2 more
6 terms
translated earnings contracts financial
"Included in translated earnings contract loss, net, is the impact of foreign currency contracts which economically hedge the translation exposure..."
constant-currency reporting financial
"Therefore, the Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications, Glass Innovations and Automotive segments..."
Springboard plan financial
"we introduced our Springboard plan to grow sales and enhance our profitability base..."
Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credits financial
"the Company recognized $49 million in Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credits under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code..."
One Big Beautiful Bill Act regulatory
"as amended under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (“48D credits”) which reduced the carrying value..."
A "one big beautiful bill act" is a single, large piece of legislation that bundles many policy changes and measures into one package instead of passing them separately. For investors, it matters because such omnibus bills can swiftly change tax rules, spending levels, industry regulations or subsidies all at once—like a single shopping cart that suddenly adds many items to a household budget—creating broad, rapid shifts in company costs, revenues and market expectations.
core performance measures financial
"These measures are our core performance measures. Management uses core performance measures, along with GAAP financial measures..."
Earnings Snapshot
Net sales: $4.144B · Guidance included
Q1 2026
Net sales
$4.144B
+20% vs Q1 2025
Net income attributable to Corning
$371M
up from $157M
Core net sales
$4.345B
+18% vs $3.679B
Core net income
$612M
up from $467M
Core EPS
$0.70
+30% vs $0.54
Guidance
Management expects core net sales of approximately $4.6 billion for the second quarter of 2026.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
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INDEX
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||
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Item 1. Financial Statements | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Income | 3 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | 4 | ||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | 5 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 6 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity | 7 | ||||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 8 | ||||
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 21 | ||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 38 | ||||
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 38 | ||||
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | |||||
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 39 | ||||
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 39 | ||||
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 39 | ||||
Item 5. Other Information | 39 | ||||
Item 6. Exhibits | 40 | ||||
Signatures | 41 | ||||
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Consolidated Statements of Income | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Translated earnings contract loss, net (Note 9) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes (Note 11) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per common share available to common shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic (Note 13) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted (Note 13) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions) | |||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments and other (Note 12) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unamortized losses and prior service costs for postretirement benefit plans | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized and unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except share and per share amounts) | |||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts - $ | |||||||||||
| Inventories (Note 3) | |||||||||||
| Other current assets (Note 5) | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation - $ | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes (Note 11) | |||||||||||
| Other assets (Note 5) | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings (Note 6) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities (Notes 5 and 8) | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt (Note 6) | |||||||||||
| Postretirement benefits other than pensions (Note 7) | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities (Notes 5 and 8) | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | |||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity: (Note 12) | |||||||||||
Common stock – Par value $ Shares issued: | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital – common stock | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; Shares held: | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions) | |||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | |||||||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Translation (gain) loss on foreign denominated debt, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Translated earnings contract loss, net | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Customer deposits and government incentives | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from CHIPS Act incentives | |||||||||||
| Realized gains on translated earnings contracts and other | |||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Repayments of debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt and short-term borrowings | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from cross currency swap | |||||||||||
| Payments of employee withholding tax on stock awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | |||||||||||
| Purchases of common stock for treasury | ( | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash included in other current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital common | Retained earnings | Treasury stock | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | Non-controlling interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital common | Retained earnings | Treasury stock | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | Non-controlling interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Treasury stock includes the deemed surrender to the Company of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
In these notes, the terms “Corning,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary companies.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Corning Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), consisting of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, partially-owned subsidiaries in which the Company holds a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority of the voting interests and those entities in which the Company has a variable interest and of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, and are consolidated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All intercompany balances, transactions and profits have been eliminated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
The non-controlling interest recorded on the consolidated financial statements represents amounts attributable to the minority shareholders of less-than-wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, including Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, a majority owned entity within our Solar segment, and US Conec, a variable interest entity within our Optical Communications segment, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, and other subsidiaries.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, including a recast of the Company’s segment related disclosures to align with its new reportable segments as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. Refer to Note 14 (Reportable Segments) for additional information. These reclassifications had no impact on the results of operations, financial position or changes in shareholders’ equity.
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2. Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents revenues by product category. The product category classifications have been updated and the comparative period has been recast due to changes in how the business is being managed as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical communications products | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics glass and advanced optics products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polycrystalline silicon and solar products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life Sciences products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All other products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Customer Deposits
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Corning had customer deposits of approximately $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. Most of these customer deposits were non-refundable and allowed customers to secure rights to products produced by Corning under long-term supply agreements, generally over a period of up to 10 years. As products are delivered to customers, Corning will recognize revenue and reduce the amount of the customer deposit liability.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, customer deposits recognized were $186 million and $62 million, respectively. The increase in customer deposits recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the prior year is primarily due to revenue recognized for a contract for which no further performance obligations remained.
Refer to Note 5 (Other Assets and Other Liabilities) for additional information.
Deferred Revenue
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Corning had deferred revenue of approximately $737 million and $775 million, respectively. Deferred revenue was primarily related to the performance obligations of non-refundable consideration previously received by Hemlock Semiconductor Group, a business within our Solar segment, from its customers under long-term supply agreements.
Deferred revenue is tracked on a per-customer contract-unit basis. As customers take delivery of the committed volumes under the terms of the contract, a per-unit amount of deferred revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to the customer based upon the units delivered compared to the remaining contractual units. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, deferred revenue recognized was $45 million and $39 million, respectively.
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3. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work in process | |||||||||||
| Raw materials and accessories | |||||||||||
| Supplies and packing materials | |||||||||||
| Inventories | $ | $ | |||||||||
4. Leases
Recently commenced leases
During the first quarter of 2026, the Company commenced and recognized $149 eight years . Related to these assets, the Company recognized $49 million in Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credits under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (“48D credits”) which reduced the carrying value of these right-of-use assets.
Leases not yet commenced
The Company has entered into various leases that have not yet commenced in an aggregate amount of approximately $413 million as of March 31, 2026, on an undiscounted basis, primarily for production-related equipment associated with the solar manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan. The leases are expected to commence in 2026 with lease terms ranging from five to 16 years. The leases are expected to be classified as finance leases and the amount of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities will be determined and recorded upon lease commencement. Once placed in service, the Company will reduce the amount of right-of-use assets by any 48D credits, which are estimated to be approximately $80 million.
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5. Other Assets and Other Liabilities
Other assets consisted of the following (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 9) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Government incentives | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-current assets: | |||||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 9) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Government incentives | |||||||||||
| South Korean tax deposits (Note 11) | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | |||||||||||
| Investments | |||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Other assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
Other liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Wages and employee benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Income taxes | |||||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue (Note 2) | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits (Note 2) | |||||||||||
| Short-term operating leases | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Defined benefit pension plan liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue (Note 2) | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits (Note 2) | |||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating leases | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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6. Debt
Based on borrowing rates currently available to us for loans with similar terms and maturities, the fair value of long-term debt was $7.3 7.7 billion and $7.6 billion as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company measures the fair value of its long-term debt using Level 2 inputs based primarily on current market yields for its existing debt traded in the secondary market.
The Company maintains a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which provides a committed $1.5 billion unsecured multi-currency line of credit and expires in 2030. As of March 31, 2026, there were no outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Certain of Corning’s subsidiaries are the obligors to Chinese yuan-denominated unsecured variable rate loan facilities, whose proceeds are used for capital investment and related corporate purposes. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company entered into new Chinese yuan-denominated variable rate loan facilities and incurred $427 million in short-term borrowings under these facilities. As of March 31, 2026, the amount outstanding under these facilities totaled $812 million, of which $754 million is due within one year. These facilities had variable interest rates ranging from 2.2 % to 2.9 %, respectively, and maturities ranging from 2026 to 2032. The unused capacity as of March 31, 2026 was not material. The amount outstanding under these facilities as of December 31, 2025 totaled $384 million.
7. Employee Retirement Plans
The following table presents the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit expense (income) for employee retirement plans, which other than the service cost component is recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of income (in millions):
| Pension benefits | Postretirement benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial net gain | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pension and postretirement benefit expense (income) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits and is subject to various claims that arise in the normal course of business, the most significant of which are summarized below. In the opinion of management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on Corning’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
Environmental Claims
Corning has been designated by federal or state governments under environmental laws, including Superfund, as a potentially responsible party that may be liable for cleanup costs associated with 20 hazardous waste sites. It is Corning’s policy to accrue for its estimated liability related to such hazardous waste sites and other environmental liabilities related to property owned by Corning based on expert analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external consultants. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Corning had accrued approximately $87 million and $89 million, respectively, for the estimated undiscounted liability
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9. Financial Instruments
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and respective fair values of Corning’s derivative financial instruments on a gross basis (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contracts (4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swap contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivatives | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-current | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivatives | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)All of the Company’s derivative contracts are measured at fair value using Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, primarily based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments. Derivative assets are presented in other current assets or other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Derivative liabilities are presented in other accrued liabilities or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)The amounts as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 do not include total notional amounts of €750 million ($859 million equivalent) and €750 million ($881 million equivalent), respectively, of euro-denominated debt, which is a non-derivative financial instrument designated as a net investment hedge.
(3)As of March 31, 2026, derivatives designated as hedging instruments include foreign exchange cash flow hedges and net investment hedges with gross notional amounts of $993 million. As of December 31, 2025, derivatives designated as hedging instruments include foreign exchange cash flow hedges and net investment hedges with gross notional amounts of $1,116 million and fair value hedges of leased precious metals with a gross notional amount of 4,090 troy ounces. Fair value liabilities include designated derivatives pertaining to precious metals lease contracts in the amount of $16 million as of December 31, 2025.
(4)The Company has deferred payments associated with its purchased option contracts that are classified as non-derivative liabilities and will be settled by the end of the option contract term. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has $218 million and $229 million, respectively, recorded in other accrued liabilities and $97 million recorded in other liabilities as of March 31, 2026 on the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes the total gross notional amount for translated earnings contracts (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Forward contracts: | |||||||||||
| Japanese yen-denominated | $ | $ | |||||||||
| South Korean won-denominated | |||||||||||
| Chinese yuan-denominated | |||||||||||
| New Taiwan dollar-denominated | |||||||||||
| Mexican peso-denominated | |||||||||||
| Euro-denominated | |||||||||||
| Option contracts: | |||||||||||
| Japanese yen-denominated | |||||||||||
| South Korean won-denominated | |||||||||||
| Total gross notional amount for translated earnings contracts | $ | $ | |||||||||
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The following tables summarize the effect on the consolidated statements of income relating to Corning’s derivative financial instruments (in millions). The accumulated gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is a gain of $53 million and $37 million, respectively.
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) (1) | Location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income effective (ineffective) | Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedging relationships for cash flow, net investment and fair value hedges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts | $ | $ | Cost of sales | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total designated | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount includes a gain of $22 million and a loss of $33 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, relating to non-derivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedges.
| (Loss) gain recognized in income | Location of (loss) gain recognized in income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undesignated derivatives | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | $ | ( | $ | Other expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contracts (1) | ( | ( | Translated earnings contract loss, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swap contracts | ( | Other expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total undesignated | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $90 million and $40 million, respectively, related to the premiums of expired option contracts.
10. Share-Based Compensation
Total share-based compensation expense was $115 million and $54 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The income tax benefit realized from share-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $34 million and $8 million, respectively.
The increase in share‑based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily driven by an increase in the Company’s stock price year over year, which increased the fair value of performance-based restricted stock units and the related income tax benefits realized for awards that vest during the period.
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11. Income Taxes
The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the related effective tax rate (in millions, except percentages):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the effective tax rate differed from the United States (“U.S.”) statutory rate of 21
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently conducting examinations of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2015 through 2018 and 2019 through 2020, including the one-time transition tax enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If challenged, Corning believes that it is more likely than not to sustain its position relating to these matters. However, if the Company is ultimately unsuccessful in defending its position, the impact could be material to its consolidated financial statements.
Corning Precision Materials, a South Korean subsidiary, is currently appealing certain tax assessments and tax refund claims for tax years 2013 through 2019. The Company was required to deposit the disputed tax amounts with the South Korean government as a condition of its appeal of any tax assessment. On February 11, 2026, the Company received a final unfavorable ruling relating to a tax dispute for the tax years 2010 through 2012. As a result, the Company has reduced its receivable balance by $92 million through a noncash charge to the income tax provision in the first quarter of 2026. In addition, the Company has established an immaterial reserve against the remaining amount on deposit related to the tax year 2013. Corning continues to believe that it is more likely than not that the Company will prevail in the appeals process relating to the remaining matters. The non-current receivable balance was $135 million and $248 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, for the amount on deposit with the South Korean government.
Certain foreign subsidiaries in Luxembourg were subject to tax disputes for the tax years 2015 through 2018. While we maintained a more likely than not position with respect to these matters, on March 12, 2026, the Company received a final unfavorable ruling. As a result, the Company reduced deferred tax assets associated with net operating loss carryforwards by $879 million and reduced the related valuation allowance by a corresponding amount. Because the reduction in deferred tax assets was offset by a corresponding reduction in the related valuation allowance, the final ruling had no impact on the Company’s income tax provision.
12. Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock Dividends
On February 11, 2026, Corning's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock, which was paid on March 30, 2026.
On April 30, 2026, Corning’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock, which will be payable on June 29, 2026.
Share Repurchase Program
In 2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of additional common stock (“2019 Authorization”), which does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice. As of March 31, 2026, approximately $3.0 billion remains available under the Company’s 2019 Authorization.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no shares were repurchased. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the company repurchased 2.1 million shares, for approximately $100 million.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily related to foreign currency translation adjustments.
The following table presents the changes in foreign currency translation adjustments component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, including the proportionate share of equity method affiliates’ accumulated other comprehensive loss (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
(Loss) gain on foreign currency translation (1) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity method affiliates (1) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
13. Earnings Per Common Share
The following table presents the reconciliation of the amounts used to compute basic and diluted earnings per common share (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-dilutive potential shares excluded from diluted earnings per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14. Reportable Segments
Effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company revised its segment structure. This revision corresponds with changes in how our businesses are managed, which align with how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews performance and allocates resources. As a result, the Company began managing its Display and Specialty Materials businesses as a single operating segment, referred to as Glass Innovations, and its Hemlock Semiconductor Group, solar wafer, and solar module businesses as a single operating segment, referred to as Solar. In addition, the Company’s Life Sciences business does not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting and therefore is no longer reported as a reportable segment and is included together with all other businesses that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting within Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses. Optical Communications and Automotive remain unchanged and continue to be reported as separate reportable segments.
As a result of the above changes, the Company has determined it has four reportable segments for financial reporting purposes, organized primarily based on product offerings, as follows:
•Optical Communications – manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry; the carrier network group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications; the enterprise network group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks, including hyperscale data centers, sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
•Glass Innovations – utilizes proprietary melting, precision forming, strengthening, and finishing processes to create advanced flat glass substrates for LCD and OLED displays and cover materials for mobile consumer electronics; and provides material formulations and optical fabrication for specialty glass, glass ceramic, fluoride crystal, and other precision materials and components for semiconductor, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, commercial, and industrial applications.
•Automotive – manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control systems in mobile applications; as well as technical glass and optic products and solutions for the interior and exterior of vehicles.
•Solar – manufactures silicon materials and products for semiconductor and solar applications, including hyper-pure polysilicon produced by Hemlock Semiconductor Group, solar wafers, and solar modules. The segment’s products serve customers across the semiconductor and solar markets globally from a manufacturing footprint in the United States.
All other businesses that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting have been grouped as Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses.
These changes reflect the Company’s internal management structure and align with the information regularly reviewed by the CODM.
The CODM of the Company is the Company’s chief executive officer. The CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources, including employees, financial or capital resources, based on segment net income, which includes certain corporate overhead allocations directly attributable to each of the segments. The CODM considers actual-to-actual variances on a quarterly basis when making decisions about allocating capital and other resources to the segments and to assess the performance for each segment.
Financial results for the reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses are prepared on a basis consistent with the internal disaggregation of financial information to assist the CODM in making internal operating decisions. As a significant portion of segment revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on segment net sales and segment net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. Therefore, the Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications, Glass Innovations and Automotive segments to exclude the impact on segment sales and segment net income from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. The Company believes that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuation, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts. The most significant constant-currency adjustment relates to the Japanese yen exposure within the Glass Innovations segment.
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The constant-currency rates established for core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with the Company’s hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts, cross-currency swaps and foreign-denominated debt.
Constant-currency rates used are as follows and are applied to the respective periods presented and to all foreign exchange exposures during the period, even though the Company may be less than 100% hedged:
| Currency | Japanese yen | South Korean won | Chinese yuan | New Taiwan dollar | Mexican peso | Euro | ||||||||||||||
| Rate | ¥ | ₩ | ¥ | NT$ | MX$ | € | ||||||||||||||
In addition, certain income and expenses are excluded from segment net income and included in the unallocated amounts in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income to consolidated net income. These items are not used by the CODM in allocating resources or evaluating the results of the segments and include the following: the impact of translating foreign denominated debt, the impact of the translated earnings contracts, acquisition-related costs, certain discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments, restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits, certain litigation, regulatory and other legal matters, pension mark-to-market adjustments and other items which do not reflect the ongoing operating results of the segment. Although these amounts are excluded from segment results, they are included in reported consolidated results.
Corning’s administrative and staff functions are performed on a centralized basis and such costs and expenses are allocated among the segments differently than they would be for stand-alone financial reporting purposes. These include certain costs and expenses of shared services, such as information technology, human resources, legal, finance and supply chain management. Expenses that are not allocated to the segments are included in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income to consolidated net income. Segment net income may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.
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The following provides selected segment information, with the comparative prior period recast for the changes in segment reporting as described above.
Segment information (in millions):
| Optical Communications | Glass Innovations | Automotive | Solar | Total Reportable Segments | Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research, development and engineering expenses (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other segment items (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) (4) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research, development and engineering expenses (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other segment items (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision (benefit) (4) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Research, development and engineering expenses include direct project spending that is identifiable to a segment.
(2)Depreciation expense includes an allocation of depreciation of corporate property not specifically identifiable to a segment.
(3)Other segment items primarily include the cost of materials, salaries, wages and benefits, including variable compensation, and selling, general and administrative expenses.
(4)Income tax provision (benefit) reflects a tax rate of 21
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Segment information, continued (in millions):
| Optical Communications | Glass Innovations | Automotive | Solar | Total Reportable Segments | Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in affiliated companies | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in affiliated companies | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table presents a reconciliation of net sales of reportable segments to consolidated net sales (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of reportable segments | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of constant-currency reporting (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount primarily represents the impact of foreign currency adjustments in the Glass Innovations segment.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income of reportable segments to consolidated net income (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income of reportable segments | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss of Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated amounts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of constant-currency reporting | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Translated earnings contract loss, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Translation gain (loss) on foreign denominated debt, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Research, development, and engineering expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other corporate items | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Corning Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “Corning,” “we,” “our,” or “us.”
This report contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to plans, objectives, expectations and estimates and may contain words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “see,” “would,” “target,” “estimate,” “forecast,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could contribute to these differences include those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this report.
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) was prepared to provide a historical and prospective narrative on our financial condition and results of operations through the eyes of management and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to those financial statements and our MD&A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”).
Our MD&A is organized as follows:
•Overview
•Results of Operations
•Segment Analysis
•Core Performance Measures
•Liquidity and Capital Resources
•Environment
•Critical Accounting Estimates
•Forward-Looking Statements
OVERVIEW
Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science, with a 175-year track record of life-changing inventions. Corning applies its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramic science, and optical physics, along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people’s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in RD&E, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and deep, trust-based relationships with customers who are global leaders in their industries. Corning’s capabilities are versatile and synergistic, which allows the company to evolve to meet changing market needs, while also helping its customers capture new opportunities in dynamic industries. Today, Corning’s markets include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display, automotive, solar, semiconductors, and life sciences.
Corning’s industry-leading products include damage-resistant cover materials for mobile devices and precision glass for advanced displays; optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions for advanced communications networks, such as fiber to the home and data centers, enabling artificial intelligence and connections around the world; trusted products to accelerate drug discovery and delivery; clean-air technologies and technical glass for cars and trucks; and polysilicon materials and products for semiconductor and solar applications.
In the third quarter of 2023, we introduced our Springboard plan to grow sales and enhance our profitability base. We communicated a high-confidence plan to add $3 billion in incremental annualized core sales and set a core operating margin target of 20% by the end of 2026 (as compared to our Springboard starting point). As of the fourth quarter of 2025, we achieved both our growth and profitability targets a full year ahead of plan, and in January 2026, we upgraded this high-confidence plan to $5.75 billion. Since the launch of Springboard, we have significantly grown annualized sales and expanded our profitability. Our continued performance on our Springboard plan has transformed the financial profile of the Company and delivered durable growth across our businesses.
Overall, we believe we have established a firm foundation from which to launch future profitable growth. We see remarkable demand for our innovations and manufacturing capabilities, which we believe will lead to additional growth opportunities through 2026 and beyond. We therefore expect to increase both our capacity and technology capabilities as required to achieve our goals, while sharing risk appropriately to achieve the returns that underpin our Springboard plan.
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2026 Corporate Outlook
We expect core net sales of approximately $4.6 billion for the second quarter of 2026.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents selected highlights from our operations (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 4,144 | $ | 3,452 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 2,616 | $ | 2,238 | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | $ | 1,528 | $ | 1,214 | 26 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin % | 37 | % | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 588 | $ | 471 | 25 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| as a % of net sales | 14 | % | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | $ | 278 | $ | 270 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| as a % of net sales | 7 | % | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract loss, net | $ | 16 | $ | 101 | (84 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 529 | $ | 240 | 120 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 121 | $ | 55 | 120 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 22.9 | % | 22.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net sales increased $692 million, or 20%, when compared to the same period in 2025. This was primarily driven by an increase in sales for optical communication products of $491 million and an increase in sales for polycrystalline silicon and solar products of $164 million.
Cost of sales / Gross margin
The types of expenses included in cost of sales are: raw materials consumption, including direct and indirect materials; salaries, wages and benefits; depreciation and amortization; production utilities; production-related purchasing; warehousing (including receiving and inspection); repairs and maintenance; inter-location inventory transfer costs; production and warehousing facility property insurance; rent for production facilities; freight and logistics costs; and other production overhead.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cost of sales increased $378 million, or 17%, when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily driven by the increase in net sales as discussed above. Gross margin increased $314 million, or 26%, and increased as a percentage of sales by 2 percentage points when compared to the same period in 2025 as higher profit in Optical Communications was partially offset by temporarily higher costs to ramp up capacity to produce more in Solar.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
The types of expenses included in selling, general and administrative expenses are: salaries, wages and benefits, including variable compensation and share-based compensation expense; travel; sales commissions; professional fees; and depreciation and amortization, utilities and rent for administrative facilities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $117 million when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in variable compensation.
Research, development and engineering expenses
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, research, development and engineering expenses increased $8 million and remained consistent as a percentage of sales when compared to the same period in 2025.
Translated earnings contract loss, net
Included in translated earnings contract loss, net, is the impact of foreign currency contracts which economically hedge the translation exposure arising from movements in the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro and its impact on net income.
The following table provides detailed information on the impact of translated earnings contract loss, net (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, 2026 | Three months ended March 31, 2025 | Change 2026 vs. 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before tax | Net income | Income before tax | Net income | Income before tax | Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedges related to translated earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain, net (1) (2) | $ | 49 | $ | 38 | $ | 16 | $ | 12 | $ | 33 | $ | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss, net | (65) | (50) | (117) | (89) | 52 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total translated earnings contract loss, net | $ | (16) | $ | (12) | $ | (101) | $ | (77) | $ | 85 | $ | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $90 million and $40 million, respectively, related to the premiums of expired option contracts.
(2)For the three months ended March 31, 2026, amount excludes $11 million gain related to forward contracts designated as net investment hedge, which was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets and reflected within investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows.
The impact to income from realized activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily driven by realized gains from our Japanese yen-denominated hedges, partially offset by realized losses from our South Korean won-denominated hedges. The impact to income from realized activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by realized gains from our Japanese-yen and Mexican peso denominated hedges, partially offset by realized losses from our South Korean won denominated hedges.
The impact to income from unrealized activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily driven by unrealized losses from our Japanese yen, new Taiwan dollar, South Korean won and Mexican peso-denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized gains from our euro and Chinese yuan-denominated hedges. The impact to income from unrealized activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by unrealized losses from our Japanese-yen and euro denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized gains from our South Korean won-denominated hedges.
Income before income taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, income before income taxes increased $289 million when compared to the same period in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in gross margin, as discussed above, partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administration expenses due to an increase in variable compensation.
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Provision for Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the effective tax rate differed from the United States (“U.S.”) statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the impact of an unfavorable tax ruling in South Korea partially offset by changes in reserves, adjustments to share-based compensation, government incentives and foreign-derived deduction eligible income.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit, partially offset by foreign-derived intangible income and non-taxable items.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the effective tax rate differed when compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to changes in reserves, adjustments to share-based compensation, government incentives, and foreign-derived deduction eligible income (previously foreign-derived intangible income) partially offset by the impact of an unfavorable tax ruling in South Korea and pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes various tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework and the reinstatement of favorable treatment for certain business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of domestic research and development costs and revised limitations on the deductibility of business interest expense. The provisions of the OBBBA are subject to multiple effective dates, with some effective beginning in 2025 and others phased in through 2027. The Company does not expect the OBBBA to have a material impact on our estimated annual effective tax rate in 2026.
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently conducting examinations of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2015 through 2018 and 2019 through 2020, including issues related to the one-time transition tax enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If challenged, Corning believes that it is at least more likely than not to sustain its position relating to these matters. However, if the Company is ultimately unsuccessful in defending its position, the impact could be material to its consolidated financial statements.
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SEGMENT ANALYSIS
Financial results for the reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses are prepared on a basis consistent with the internal disaggregation of financial information to assist the chief operating decision maker in making internal operating decisions, which is more fully discussed within Note 14 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements and includes a reconciliation of segment information to the corresponding amounts in the consolidated statements of income.
Effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company revised its segment structure. This revision corresponds with changes in how our businesses are managed, which align with how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews performance and allocates resources. As a result, the Company began managing its Display and Specialty Materials businesses as a single operating segment, referred to as Glass Innovations, and its Hemlock Semiconductor Group, solar wafer, and solar module businesses as a single operating segment, referred to as Solar. In addition, the Company’s Life Sciences business does not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting and therefore is no longer reported as a reportable segment and is included together with all other businesses that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting within Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses. Optical Communications and Automotive remain unchanged and continue to be reported as separate reportable segments.
As a result of the above changes, the Company has determined it has four reportable segments for financial reporting purposes, organized primarily based on product offerings, as follows:
•Optical Communications – manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry; the carrier network group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications; the enterprise network group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks, including hyperscale data centers, sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
•Glass Innovations – utilizes proprietary melting, precision forming, strengthening, and finishing processes to create advanced flat glass substrates for LCD and OLED displays and cover materials for mobile consumer electronics; and provides material formulations and optical fabrication for specialty glass, glass ceramic, fluoride crystal, and other precision materials and components for semiconductor, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, commercial, and industrial applications.
•Automotive – manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control systems in mobile applications; as well as technical glass and optic products and solutions for the interior and exterior of vehicles.
•Solar – manufactures silicon materials and products for semiconductor and solar applications, including hyper-pure polysilicon produced by Hemlock Semiconductor Group, solar wafers, and solar modules. The segment’s products serve customers across the semiconductor and solar markets globally from a manufacturing footprint in the United States.
All other businesses that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting have been grouped as Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses.
These changes reflect the Company’s internal management structure and align with the information regularly reviewed by the CODM.
Segment net income may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.
The comparative period segment information presented below has been recast for the changes in segment reporting as described above.
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The following table presents segment net sales by reportable segment and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | $ change | % change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Communications | $ | 1,846 | $ | 1,355 | $ | 491 | 36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glass Innovations | 1,420 | 1,406 | 14 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 437 | 440 | (3) | (1 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solar | 370 | 206 | 164 | 80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of reportable segments | 4,073 | 3,407 | 666 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | 272 | 272 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses (1) | $ | 4,345 | $ | 3,679 | $ | 666 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Refer to Note 14 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the reconciliation to consolidated net sales.
Optical Communications
The increase in segment net sales was primarily due to continued growth in our Enterprise business driven by strong demand for our Generative AI products, and in our Carrier business, driven by demand for datacenter interconnect products and fiber-to-the-home products.
Glass Innovations
The increase in segment net sales was primarily due to continued strong demand for LCD glass and Gorilla glass.
Automotive
Segment net sales remained consistent as increased premium content sales offset softness in the North America heavy-duty diesel market.
Solar
The increase in segment net sales was primarily driven by growth in polysilicon and solar wafers and module sales for the solar industry.
Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses
Segment net sales remained consistent with the comparative periods.
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The following table presents segment net income by reportable segment and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | $ change | % change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Communications | $ | 387 | $ | 201 | $ | 186 | 93 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glass Innovations | 324 | 317 | 7 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 70 | 68 | 2 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Solar | 7 | 27 | (20) | (74 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income of reportable segments | 788 | 613 | 175 | 29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | (24) | (30) | 6 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income of reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses (1) | $ | 764 | $ | 583 | $ | 181 | 31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Refer to Note 14 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the reconciliation to consolidated net income.
Optical Communications
The increase in segment net income was primarily driven by strong incremental profit on higher revenue, as outlined above.
Glass Innovations
The increase in segment net income was primarily driven by increased sales, as outlined above, and strong incremental profit on higher volumes.
Automotive
The increase in segment net income was primarily driven by improved performance within our automotive glass business, partially offset by decreased sales in our environmental technologies business, as outlined above.
Solar
The decrease in segment net income was primarily driven by temporarily higher costs to ramp up capacity.
Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses
Segment net income remained fairly consistent with the comparative period.
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CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES
In managing the Company and assessing our financial performance, we adjust certain measures included in our consolidated financial statements to exclude specific items to arrive at measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and exclude specific items that are non-recurring, related to foreign exchange volatility, or unrelated to continuing operations. These measures are our core performance measures.
Management uses core performance measures, along with GAAP financial measures, to make financial and operational decisions and certain of these measures also form the basis of our compensation program metrics. Management believes that our core performance measures are indicative of our core operating performance and provide investors with greater visibility into how management evaluates our results and trends and makes business decisions. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as a substitute for, GAAP reporting measures.
Items that are excluded from certain core performance calculations include: the impact of translating foreign denominated debt, the impact of the translated earnings contracts, acquisition-related costs, certain discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments, restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits, certain litigation, regulatory and other legal matters, pension mark-to-market adjustments and other items which do not reflect the ongoing operating results of the Company.
In addition, because a significant portion of our revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on sales and net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. Therefore, management utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications, Glass Innovations and Automotive segments to exclude the impact from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. The most significant constant-currency adjustment relates to the Japanese yen exposure within the Glass Innovations segment. The constant-currency rates established for our core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with our hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward, cross-currency swaps or option contracts and foreign-denominated debt. For details of the rates used, refer to the footnotes to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” section. We believe that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuations, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts.
For a reconciliation of non-GAAP performance measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures.” With respect to the outlook for future periods, it is not possible to provide reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures because management does not forecast the movement of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, or other items that do not reflect ongoing operations, nor does it forecast items that have not yet occurred or are out of management’s control. As a result, management is unable to provide outlook information on a GAAP basis.
Results of Operations – Core Performance Measures
The following table presents selected highlights from our operations, excluding certain items (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended March 31, | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 vs. 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net sales | $ | 4,345 | $ | 3,679 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net income | $ | 612 | $ | 467 | 31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core earnings per share | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.54 | 30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Net Sales
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we generated core net sales of $4.3 billion compared to $3.7 billion for the same period in 2025. The increase in core net sales of $666 million was primarily driven by increased segment sales of $491 million in Optical Communications and $164 million in Solar. Net sales of reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
Core Net Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we generated core net income of $612 million compared to $467 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $145 million was primarily due to higher segment net income of $186 million in Optical Communications, partially offset by decreased segment net income of $20 million in Solar. Net income of reportable segments and Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
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Core Earnings per Share
Core earnings per share increased for the three months ended March 31, 2026 to $0.70 per share, primarily as a result of the changes in core net income, outlined above.
The following table sets forth the computation of core earnings per share (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net income | $ | 612 | $ | 467 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic | 857 | 855 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted | 871 | 866 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Core earnings per share | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
We utilize certain financial measures and key performance indicators that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP to assess our financial and operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that (i) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the consolidated statements of income or statements of cash flows, or (ii) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the comparable measure as calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the consolidated statements of income or statements of cash flows.
Core net sales, core net income and core earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures utilized by our management to analyze financial performance without the impact of items that are driven by general economic conditions and events that do not reflect the underlying fundamentals and trends in our operations.
Refer to “Items Adjusted from GAAP Measures” for the descriptions of the footnoted reconciling items.
The following tables reconcile our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (amounts in millions, except percentages and per share amounts):
| Three months ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | Income before income taxes | Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported – GAAP | $ | 4,144 | $ | 529 | $ | 371 | 22.9 | % | $ | 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 201 | 180 | 135 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation gain on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | (6) | (5) | (0.01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract loss, net (3) | 16 | 12 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 45 | 34 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | 30 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | 44 | 42 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (7) | (1) | (1) | (0.00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on investments (8) | 6 | 6 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets (9) | (16) | (12) | (0.01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 4,345 | $ | 797 | $ | 612 | 18.5 | % | $ | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $37 million and $38 million, respectively.
| Three months ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | Income before income taxes | Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported - GAAP | $ | 3,452 | $ | 240 | $ | 157 | 22.9 | % | $ | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 227 | 180 | 168 | 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation loss on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | 43 | 33 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract loss, net (3) | 101 | 77 | 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 30 | 22 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | (7) | (0.01) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | (7) | (5) | (0.01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (7) | (1) | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on investments (8) | 5 | 5 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of assets (9) | 4 | 3 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of business (10) | 11 | 7 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters (11) | 10 | 7 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 3,679 | $ | 616 | $ | 467 | 19.5 | % | $ | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $28 million and $29 million, respectively.
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Items Adjusted from GAAP Measures
Items adjusted from GAAP measures to arrive at core performance measures are as follows:
(1)Constant-currency adjustment: As a significant portion of revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on sales and net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. The Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for Optical Communications, Glass Innovations and Automotive segments for the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. We believe that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuation, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the constant-currency adjustment primarily relates to our Japanese yen exposure due to the difference in the average spot rate compared to our core rate.
The constant-currency rates established for our core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with our hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts, cross-currency swaps and foreign-denominated debt.
Constant-currency rates used are as follows and are applied to all periods presented and to all foreign exchange exposures during the period, even though we may be less than 100% hedged:
| Currency | Japanese yen | South Korean won | Chinese yuan | New Taiwan dollar | Mexican peso | Euro | ||||||||||||||
| Rate | ¥120 | ₩1,250 | ¥6.9 | NT$31 | MX$21 | €0.88 | ||||||||||||||
(2)Translation of foreign denominated debt, net: Amount reflects the gain or loss on the translation of our yen-denominated and euro-denominated debt to U.S. dollars, net of gains or losses on related derivative instruments.
(3)Translated earnings contract, net: Amount reflects the impact of the realized and unrealized gains and losses on our derivative instruments used to hedge Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro foreign currency exposure related to translated earnings.
(4)Acquisition-related costs: Amount reflects intangible amortization, inventory valuation adjustments, contingent consideration adjustments and external acquisition-related deal costs, as well as other transaction related costs.
(5)Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments: Amount reflects certain discrete period tax items such as changes in tax law, the impact of tax audits, changes in tax reserves, changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and stock compensation windfall or shortfall, as well as other tax-related adjustments.
(6)Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits: Amount reflects certain restructuring, impairment losses and other charges and credits, as well as other expenses, including severance, accelerated depreciation, asset write-offs and facility repairs resulting from power outages, which are not related to ongoing operations.
(7)Pension mark-to-market adjustment: Amount primarily reflects defined benefit pension mark-to-market gains and losses, which arise from changes in actuarial assumptions and the difference between actual and expected returns on plan assets and discount rates.
(8)Loss on investments: Amount reflects the loss recognized on investments due to mark-to-market adjustments for the change in fair value or the disposition of an investment.
(9)Gain or loss on sale of assets: Amount represents the gain or loss recognized for the sale of assets, recorded in cost of sales, on the consolidated statements of income.
(10)Loss on sale of business: Amount reflects the loss recognized for the sale of a business, recorded in other expense, net, on the consolidated statements of income.
(11)Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters: Amount reflects developments in commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, adjustments to our estimated liability for environmental-related items and other legal matters.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our financial condition and liquidity are strong. We are not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in a material decrease in our liquidity. In addition, other than items discussed, there are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in our capital resources and no expected material changes in the mix of such resources.
Our major sources of funding for 2026 and beyond will be our operating cash flow, our existing balances of cash and cash equivalents and proceeds from any issuances of debt. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to fund operations and meet our obligations for the foreseeable future. Such obligations may include requirements for acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt repayments, dividend payments and share repurchases. We will continue to generate cash from operations and maintain access to our revolving credit facility and commercial paper programs as discussed in more detail below.
Key Balance Sheet Data
We fund our working capital with cash from operations and, periodically, short-term and long-term borrowings. In addition, from time to time, we receive upfront cash from customers relating to long-term supply agreements, as well as cash incentives or tax credits from government entities primarily for capital expansion projects or for production related operating expenses.
The following table presents balance sheet and working capital measures (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Working capital | $ | 3,610 | $ | 3,308 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.6:1 | 1.6:1 | |||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts | $ | 2,676 | $ | 2,779 | |||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 58 | 60 | |||||||||
| Inventories | $ | 3,279 | $ | 3,077 | |||||||
| Inventory turns | 3.3 | 3.3 | |||||||||
Days payable outstanding (1) | 70 | 63 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | 7,718 | $ | 7,630 | |||||||
| Total debt | $ | 8,973 | $ | 8,434 | |||||||
| Total debt to total capital | 42 | % | 41 | % | |||||||
(1)Includes trade payables only.
We perform comprehensive reviews of our significant customers and their creditworthiness by analyzing their financial strength at least annually or more frequently for customers where we have identified a measure of increased risk. We closely monitor payments and developments to identify potential customer credit issues. We are not aware of any customer credit issues that could have a material impact on our liquidity.
We participate in accounts receivable management programs, including factoring arrangements to sell certain accounts receivable to third-party financial institutions or accelerate collections through our customer’s supply chain financing arrangements. Sales of accounts receivable are reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets and the proceeds are included in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. During the months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we accelerated the collection of $288 million and $403 million, respectively, in accounts receivable. Related servicing fees for the period were not material.
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Cash Flows
The following table presents a summary of cash flow data (in millions):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 362 | $ | 151 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (203) | $ | (165) | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | 59 | $ | (403) | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 improved when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by higher net income.
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by $38 million when compared to the same period last year, primarily driven by higher capital expenditures of $124 million, partially offset by higher realized gains on our translated earnings contracts of $94 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $59 million compared to net cash used in financing activities of $403 million in the prior year. This activity is primarily driven by proceeds from the issuance of short-term borrowings during 2026 of $427 million.
As of March 31, 2026, our cash and cash equivalents and available credit capacity included (in millions):
| March 31, 2026 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,755 | |||
| Available credit capacity: | |||||
| U.S. dollar revolving credit facility | $ | 1,500 | |||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 31, 2026, we had $1.8 billion of cash and cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in various locations throughout the world and are generally unrestricted. We utilize a variety of strategies to ensure that our worldwide cash is available in the locations in which it is needed. As of March 31, 2026, approximately 67% of the consolidated cash and cash equivalents were held outside the U.S.
As of December 31, 2025, Corning had approximately $1.9 billion of indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings. If we distribute our foreign cash balances to the U.S. or to other foreign subsidiaries, we could be required to accrue and pay withholding taxes. We do not foresee a need to repatriate any earnings for which we asserted permanent reinvestment. However, to help fund cash needs of the U.S. or other international subsidiaries as they arise, we repatriate available cash from certain foreign subsidiaries whose earnings are not permanently reinvested.
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Debt Facilities and Other Sources of Liquidity
We have a commercial paper program pursuant to which we may issue short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of $1.5 billion. Under this program, we may issue commercial paper from time to time and will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2026, we did not have any commercial paper outstanding.
We have a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) available to support obligations under the commercial paper program and for general corporate purposes, if needed. The Revolving Credit Facility provides a committed $1.5 billion in unsecured multi-currency line of credit and expires July 28, 2030. As of March 31, 2026, there were no outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility includes affirmative and negative covenants with which we must comply, including a leverage (debt to capital ratio) financial covenant. As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all such covenants. The required leverage ratio is a maximum of 60%. As of March 31, 2026, our leverage using this measure was approximately 42%.
Our debt instruments contain customary event of default provisions, which allow the lenders the option of accelerating all obligations upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, some of our debt instruments contain a cross default provision, whereby an uncured default exceeding a specified amount on one debt obligation, also would be considered a default under the terms of another debt instrument. As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all such provisions.
As a well-known seasoned issuer, we filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the SEC on April 24, 2026. Under this shelf registration statement we may offer, from time to time, debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depository shares and warrants.
Refer to Note 10 (Debt) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K as well as Note 6 (Debt) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Customer Deposits, Deferred Revenue and Government Incentives
We receive cash deposits or consideration, generally non-refundable, from customers under long-term supply agreements. In addition, we receive government incentives, typically in the form of cash incentives or tax credits primarily for capital expansion projects or for production related operating expenses.
Refer to Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 4 (Revenue) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K as well as Note 2 (Revenue) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Uses of Cash
Share Repurchase Agreement
Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement (“SRA”) with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (“SDC”), 22 million common shares held by SDC can be offered to be sold to Corning in specified tranches from time to time in calendar years 2024 through 2027. Corning may, at its sole discretion, elect to repurchase such common shares. If Corning elects not to repurchase the common shares and SDC sells the common shares on the open market, Corning is required to pay SDC a make-whole payment, subject to a 5% cap of the repurchase proceeds that otherwise would have been paid by Corning. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the liability associated with this option, measured using Level 2 inputs, was not material.
Refer to Note 16 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information.
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Share Repurchase Program
In 2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of additional common stock (“2019 Authorization”).
As of March 31, 2026, approximately $3.0 billion remains available under our 2019 Authorization, which does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice.
Refer to Note 12 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Common Stock Dividends
The Board’s decision to declare and pay future dividends will depend on our income and liquidity position, among other factors. We expect to declare quarterly dividends and fund payments with cash from operations.
Refer to Note 12 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures were $332 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026. We expect our 2026 full year capital expenditures to be approximately $1.7 billion.
Current Maturities of Short and Long-Term Debt
As of March 31, 2026, we had $1.3 billion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings that is due in less than one year. Management monitors these upcoming maturities as part of its broader liquidity planning process and expects to settle them through a combination of cash generated from operations, existing cash balances, committed credit capacity, and, where appropriate, refinancing transactions. The Company’s liquidity needs and the timing of any financing activities may be influenced by, among other things, market conditions, interest rates, and the availability of acceptable terms.
Refer to Note 10 (Debt) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information, including a summary of our debt maturities by year, and Note 6 (Debt) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Our global pension plans, including our unfunded and non-qualified plans, were 85% funded as of December 31, 2025. Our largest single pension plan is our U.S. qualified plan, which accounted for 77% of our consolidated defined benefit pension plans’ projected benefit obligation, was 97% funded as of December 31, 2025. The funded status of our pension plans is dependent upon multiple factors including actuarial assumptions, interest rates at year-end, prior investment returns and contributions made to the plans.
In 2026, the Company anticipates making voluntary cash contributions of $40 million to our domestic defined benefit pension plan and $12 million to the international pension plans.
Refer to Note 11 (Employee Retirement Plans) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information.
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in the obligations disclosed in Note 12 (Commitments and Contingencies and Guarantees) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K. A summary of details of our commitments related to executed leases that have not yet commenced are included within Note 8 (Leases) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2025 Form 10-K and Note 4 (Leases) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in off balance sheet arrangements as disclosed in the 2025 Form 10-K under the caption “Off Balance Sheet Arrangements.”
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ENVIRONMENT
Refer to Item 1. Legal Proceedings or Note 8 (Commitments and Contingencies) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for information.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The estimates that are considered by management to be the most critical to the understanding of the consolidated financial statements as they require significant judgments that could materially impact our results of operations, financial position and cash flows are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2025 Form 10-K. Since the date of the Company’s most recent Annual Report, there were no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting estimates or assumptions.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in reports subsequently filed by Corning with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and related comments by management that are not historical facts or information and contain words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “see,” “would,” “target,” “estimate,” “forecast” or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company’s Springboard plan, projected financial and operating performance, anticipated sales opportunities, long-term growth strategy, expected capital deployment, innovation and commercialization plans, and anticipated impacts of customer agreements.
Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding, among other things, current estimates and forecasts, general economic conditions, its knowledge of its business and key performance indicators that impact the Company, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws.
Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
-global economic trends, competition and geopolitical risks, or an escalation of sanctions, tariffs or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries, and related impacts on our businesses’ global supply chains and strategies;
-changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility, including developments and volatility arising from health crisis events, inflation, interest rates, the value of securities and other financial assets, precious metals, oil, natural gas, raw materials and other commodity prices and exchange rates (particularly between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro), decreases or sudden increases of consumer demand, and the impact of such changes and volatility on our financial position and businesses;
-the availability of or adverse changes relating to government grants, tax credits or other government incentives;
-the duration and severity of health crisis events, such as an epidemic or pandemic, and its impact across our businesses on demand, personnel, operations, our global supply chains and stock price;
-possible disruption in commercial activities or our supply chain due to terrorist activity, cyber-attack, armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters, international trade disputes or major health concerns;
-loss of intellectual property due to theft, cyber-attack, or disruption to our information technology infrastructure;
-ability to enforce patents and protect intellectual property and trade secrets;
-disruption to Corning’s, our suppliers’ and manufacturers’ supply chain, equipment, facilities, IT systems or operations;
-product demand and industry capacity;
-competitive products and pricing;
-availability and costs of critical components, materials, equipment, natural resources and utilities;
-new product development and commercialization;
-our solar business development, including manufacturing facility construction, ramp, and operations, and the achievement of solar revenue and profitability targets;
-order activity and demand from major customers;
-the amount and timing of our cash flows and earnings and other conditions, which may affect our ability to pay our quarterly dividend at the planned level or to repurchase shares at planned levels;
-the amount and timing of any future dividends;
-the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and other similar transactions;
-the effect of regulatory and legal developments;
-ability to pace capital spending to anticipated levels of customer demand;
-our ability to increase margins through implementation of operational changes, pricing actions and cost reduction measures;
-rate of technology change;
-adverse litigation;
-product and component performance issues;
-retention of key personnel;
-customer ability to maintain profitable operations and obtain financing to fund ongoing operations and manufacturing expansions and pay receivables when due;
-loss of significant customers;
-changes in tax laws, regulations and international tax standards;
-the impacts of audits by taxing authorities; and
-the potential impact of legislation, government regulations, and other government action and investigations.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As noted in the 2025 Form 10-K, we operate and conduct business in many foreign countries and as a result are exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to exchange rates has the following effects:
•Exchange rate movements on financial instruments and transactions denominated in foreign currencies that impact earnings; and
•Exchange rate movements upon conversion of net assets and net income of foreign subsidiaries for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
For a discussion of the Company’s exposure to market risk and how we mitigate that risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks, contained in the 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposure since the disclosures in our 2025 Form 10‑K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision of and with the participation of Corning’s management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of March 31, 2026, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, we have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date. Corning’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Corning in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Corning’s management, including Corning’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or other persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
An evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting was performed to determine whether any changes have occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that there was no change in Corning’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits and is subject to various claims that arise in the normal course of business, the most significant of which are summarized in Note 8 (Commitments and Contingencies) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in Corning’s 2025 Form 10-K, which could materially impact the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. Risks disclosed in the 2025 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may materially adversely impact Corning’s business, financial condition or operating results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
This table provides information about purchases of common stock during the first quarter of 2026:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Period | Total number of shares purchased (1) | Average price paid per share (2) | Number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs | Approximate dollar value of shares that may be purchased under the publicly announced programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| January 1-31, 2026 | 40,149 | $ | 91.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-28, 2026 | 501,571 | 118.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2026 | 1,000 | 131.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 542,720 | $ | 116.78 | — | $ | 2,972,667,460 | |||||||||||||||||
(1)This column reflects: (iii) 302,171 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee performance stock units; (i) 219,054 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee restricted stock units; (ii) 21,446 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee restricted stock; and (iv) 49 shares of common stock related to the exercise of employee stock options and payment of the exercise price.
(2)Represents the stock price at the time of surrender.
Item 5. Other Information
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of our Section 16 reporting persons adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
| (a) | Exhibits | ||||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Name | ||||||||||
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act | ||||||||||
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act | ||||||||||
32 | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 | ||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | ||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||||||||
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CORNING INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| Registrant | ||||||||
Date: May 1, 2026 | By | /s/ Stefan Becker | ||||||
| Stefan Becker | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||||||||
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FAQ
How did Corning (GLW) perform financially in Q1 2026?
Corning delivered much stronger Q1 2026 results, with net sales of $4.144 billion, up 20% from $3.452 billion a year earlier. Net income attributable to Corning rose to $371 million and diluted EPS reached $0.43, reflecting higher margins and strong segment performance.
Which segments drove Corning (GLW) revenue growth in Q1 2026?
Growth was led by Optical Communications and Solar. Optical Communications sales increased 36% to $1.846 billion on strong generative AI and datacenter demand, while Solar sales rose 80% to $370 million, driven by higher polysilicon, wafer, and module volumes for the solar industry.
What were Corning’s (GLW) core earnings and margins in Q1 2026?
Core net sales were $4.345 billion and core net income reached $612 million in Q1 2026. Core earnings per share were $0.70, up from $0.54. Gross margin improved to $1.528 billion, or 37% of net sales, compared with 35% in the prior-year quarter.
How strong is Corning’s (GLW) balance sheet and liquidity after Q1 2026?
Corning ended Q1 2026 with $1.755 billion in cash and cash equivalents and working capital of $3.610 billion. Total debt was $8.973 billion, giving a 42% debt-to-capital ratio, and the company had a fully available $1.5 billion revolving credit facility for additional liquidity.
What guidance did Corning (GLW) provide for Q2 2026 sales?
Management expects core net sales of approximately $4.6 billion for the second quarter of 2026. This outlook builds on the company’s Springboard plan, which targets multi-year growth and margin expansion following strong progress through 2025 and early 2026.
How did foreign currency and hedging affect Corning’s Q1 2026 results?
Corning uses translated earnings contracts and constant-currency reporting to manage foreign exchange impacts. In Q1 2026, translated earnings contract loss, net, was $16 million, much lower than $101 million a year earlier, and the constant-currency adjustment added $201 million to core net sales.