Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
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Fundamental quality
76
out of 100
Corning Inc earns a fundamental-quality score of 76 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its growth (revenue +7.7%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Corning is the technical-glass company: Gorilla Glass on phones, the optical fiber connecting data centers, and TV display glass. Materials science with 170 years of history and patents few can replicate.
EPS growth: 28.8% · Revenue growth: 7.7%
Net margin: 11.2% · ROE: 15.1% · ROIC: 12.1%
Net debt/EBITDA: 1.5x
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.
Percentile against the other 100 Technology companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,303 | 512 | — | 5,300 |
| 2021 | 14,082 | 1,906 | — | 4,896 |
| 2022 | 14,189 | 1,316 | — | 5,240 |
| 2023 | 12,588 | 581 | — | 5,747 |
| 2024 | 13,118 | 506 | — | 5,443 |
| 2025 | 15,629 | 1,596 | — | 6,908 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $11,303M to $15,629M (+38%) and net income went from $512M to $1,596M (+212%). Meanwhile, its margins have widened (from 5% to 10%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):
Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$0.8
per share, yearly
28.9% of earnings
Payout
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Is Corning Inc cheap or expensive?
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In terms of business quality, Corning Inc scores 76 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Corning Inc a profitable company?
Yes. Corning Inc shows a net margin of 11.2% and an ROE of 15.1%, a sign of a profitable business.
Does Corning Inc have a lot of debt?
Not particularly. Its net debt is 1.5 times its EBITDA, a low level.
Is Corning Inc growing?
Its revenue has grown 7.7% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 28.8%.
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Data: see Corning Inc's filings on EDGAR
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