Growth Metrics

Corning (GLW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Corning filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $30.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 152.63% to $30.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 39.79% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $1.4 billion, up 45.07% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $30.0 million in Q1 2026 for Corning, down from $620.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $620.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$431.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $279.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $237.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 385.43% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 152.63% in 2026.
  • Corning's Free Cash Flow stood at $214.0 million in 2022, then surged by 102.8% to $434.0 million in 2023, then fell by 14.98% to $369.0 million in 2024, then surged by 68.02% to $620.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 95.16% to $30.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $30.0 million (Q1 2026), $620.0 million (Q4 2025), and $450.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.