Corning (GLW) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Corning (GLW) posted Operating Income of $698 million for Q2 2026, up 21.8% from $573 million a year earlier and up 9.2% from the prior quarter.
Corning (GLW) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Income at Corning was $2.6 billion, up 51.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.28 billion, up 100.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Corning's Operating Income was $1.14 billion in FY2024 (+27.5%), $890 million in FY2023 (-38.1%), $1.44 billion in FY2022 (-31.9%) and $2.11 billion in FY2021 (+314.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 118.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 403.8%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 82.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was $639 million (Q1 2026), $672 million (Q4 2025) and $589 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 698.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 368.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 220.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ppg Industries | 23.55 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 662.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 698.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 639.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 672.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 589.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 573.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 445.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 393.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 186.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 254.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 78.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 236.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 279.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 297.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 292.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 490.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 570.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 483.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 552.00 Mn |
Corning Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();