Corning (GLW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Corning (GLW) reported Free Cash Flow of $30.0 million for Q1 2026, up 152.63% on a YoY basis from $11.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 95.16% quarter-over-quarter from $620.0 million in Q4 2025.

Corning (GLW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Corning has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $30.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 152.63% year-over-year to $30.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 billion (up 39.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 billion, up 45.07% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $30.0 million, down from $620.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $620.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$431.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $237.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $279.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow sank 385.43% — and 2026, when it surged 152.63%.
  • Corning's Free Cash Flow stood at $214.0 million in 2022, then soared by 102.8% to $434.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 14.98% to $369.0 million in 2024, then soared by 68.02% to $620.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 95.16% to $30.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $30.0 million (Q1 2026), $620.0 million (Q4 2025), and $450.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 829.90 Mn
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 30.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 677.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn -87.00 Mn
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 248.20 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 308.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn -53.83 Mn
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn -85.11 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 422.64 Mn
10 Vicor 12.32 Bn 11.92 Bn 62.37 Mn -16.33 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 620.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 620.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 450.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 450.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 400.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 400.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 369.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 369.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 482.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 482.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 279.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -156.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -156.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 434.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 434.00 Mn