Corning (GLW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Corning (GLW) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.46% for Q2 2026, up 3.15 percentage points from 3.31% a year earlier and up 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Corning (GLW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Corning posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.93%, up 3.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +4.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.11% in FY2024 (-0.13 pp), 2.23% in FY2023 (-2.41 pp), 4.65% in FY2022 (-1.70 pp) and 6.35% in FY2021 (+4.60 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.75 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 4.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.32% (Q1 2026), 5.72% (Q4 2025) and 5.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.28 Bn | 216.86 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 107.85 Bn | 100.42 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.89 Bn | 81.93 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.48 Bn | 63.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.83 Bn | 32.34 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -1.01% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.60 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.77 Bn | 17.42 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 24.07 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.17% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.52 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -1.64% |
| 10 | Qnity Electronics | 23.05 Bn | 20.19 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 4.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.72% |
API Access
Corning Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();