Growth Metrics

Corning (GLW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Corning (GLW) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.09%.

  • Corning's Return on Capital Employed rose 400.0% to 0.09% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.09%, marking a year-over-year increase of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.1% for FY2025, which is 500.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Corning's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09%, which was up 400.0% from 0.08% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Corning's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q4 2025 and a low of 0.03% during Q2 2024
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.06% (2022), whereas its average is 0.06%.
  • In the last 5 years, Corning's Return on Capital Employed soared by 800bps in 2021 and then crashed by -500bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Corning's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.08% in 2021, then decreased by -29bps to 0.06% in 2022, then crashed by -38bps to 0.04% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 33bps to 0.05% in 2024, then surged by 87bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.09% for Q4 2025, versus 0.08% for Q3 2025 and 0.08% for Q2 2025.