Corning (GLW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Corning (GLW) reported Operating Expenses of $866.0 million for Q1 2026, up 16.87% on a YoY basis from $741.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.79% quarter-over-quarter from $796.0 million in Q4 2025.

Corning (GLW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Corning has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $866.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 16.87% year-over-year to $866.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.4 billion (up 9.99% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.2 billion, up 7.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $866.0 million, up from $796.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $904.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $675.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $763.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $741.0 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses dropped 3.61% — and 2026, when it climbed 16.87%.
  • Corning's Operating Expenses stood at $798.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 0.63% to $803.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 3.61% to $774.0 million in 2024, then grew by 2.84% to $796.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 8.79% to $866.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $866.0 million (Q1 2026), $796.0 million (Q4 2025), and $904.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn 3.15 Bn
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 866.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 18.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn 337.00 Mn
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 158.60 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 341.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn 24.30 Mn
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 108.73 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 196.78 Mn
10 Vicor 12.32 Bn 11.92 Bn 62.37 Mn 45.48 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 866.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 796.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 904.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 791.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 741.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 774.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 804.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 733.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 709.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 803.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 738.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 703.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 675.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 798.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 739.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 726.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 682.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 756.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 737.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 707.00 Mn