Growth Metrics

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

Corning's Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $284.0 million for 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.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $294.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $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 largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 20.69% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 43.72% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $280.0 million in 2021, then rose by 0.36% to $281.0 million in 2022, then rose by 2.85% to $289.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 4.84% to $275.0 million in 2024, then rose by 3.27% to $284.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for GLW's Research & Development are $284.0 million (Q4 2025), $280.0 million (Q3 2025), and $276.0 million (Q2 2025).