Growth Metrics

Corning (GLW) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Corning (GLW) has 17 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $284.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 3.27% year-over-year to $284.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.1 billion, up 1.93%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.1 billion, 1.93% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $284.0 million in Q4 2025 per GLW's latest filing, up from $280.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $294.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $222.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $265.8 million, with a median of $270.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Research & Development: up 20.69% in 2021, down 43.72% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $280.0 million in 2021, then increased by 0.36% to $281.0 million in 2022, then increased by 2.85% to $289.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.84% to $275.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.27% to $284.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $284.0 million in Q4 2025, $280.0 million in Q3 2025, and $276.0 million in Q2 2025.