Corning (GLW) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Corning (GLW) reported Retained Earnings of $16.75 billion for Q2 2026, up 5.8% from $15.82 billion a year earlier and up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Corning (GLW) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Corning posted Retained Earnings of $16.55 billion, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $15.93 billion in FY2024 (-2.8%), $16.39 billion in FY2023 (-2.3%), $16.78 billion in FY2022 (+2.4%) and $16.39 billion in FY2021 (+1.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 7.0%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 4.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $16.68 billion (Q1 2026), $16.55 billion (Q4 2025) and $16.25 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 738.50 Mn |
| 10 | Ppg Industries | 23.55 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 23.44 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.11 Bn |
API Access
Corning Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();