Corning (GLW) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Corning (GLW) posted Capital Expenditures of $422 million for Q2 2026, up 37.0% from $308 million a year earlier and up 27.1% from the prior quarter.
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Corning (GLW) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Corning was $1.52 billion, up 54.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.28 billion, up 32.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Corning's Capital Expenditures was $965 million in FY2024 (-30.6%), $1.39 billion in FY2023 (-13.3%), $1.6 billion in FY2022 (-2.0%) and $1.64 billion in FY2021 (+18.9%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $208 million in Q1 2025 to a high of $623 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 23.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 162.1%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 37.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $332 million (Q1 2026), $432 million (Q4 2025) and $334 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 422.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 108.40 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 995.70 Mn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 122.00 Mn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 270.00 Mn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn | -491.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 90.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 68.60 Mn |
| 10 | Ppg Industries | 23.55 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 332.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 432.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 334.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 308.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 254.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 217.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 242.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 252.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 279.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 341.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 388.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 382.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 403.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 465.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 383.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 623.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 401.00 Mn |
API Access
Corning Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "GLW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();