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Corning Incorporated

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Corning Incorporated

GLW·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000024741

Corning Incorporated, originally a glass business established in 1851 and incorporated in New York in December 1936, applies its expertise in glass science, ceramic science, and optical physics, along with manufacturing and engineering capabilities, to develop products. The company's markets include optical communications, display, mobile consumer electronics, automotive, life sciences, semiconductors, and solar. Corning's products include damage-resistant cover materials for mobile devices; precision glass for advanced displays; optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions for advanced communications networks like fiber to the home and data centers; products for drug discovery and delivery; and clean-air technologies and technical glass for cars and trucks. Corning manufactures products in 14 countries and operates in five reportable segments: Optical Communications, Display, Specialty Materials, Automotive, and Life Sciences. As of January 1, 2025, the Automotive Glass Solutions business and Environmental Technologies business were combined to form the Automotive segment, and the Display Technologies segment was renamed "Display." The Optical Communications segment invented the world's first low-loss optical fiber in 1970.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 32 items for GLW at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-27, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 16 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GLW spans 8-K, 10-Q, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Corning Lifts 2030 Sales Target to $40B After Q3 Beat, Guides Q4 Above Consensus
  • Corning Beats Guidance: Q3 Core Sales Up 19% to $5.08B, Q4 Outlook $5.2-5.3B
  • Corning Posts 3Q EPS of 78 Cents
  • Corning Tumbles 7.8% as AI Selloff Meets $2B Equity Raise
  • Corning Files for $2B Common Stock Offering, Diluting Shareholders

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$15.63B
Net Income
$1.6B
Diluted EPS
$1.83
Op. Cash Flow
$2.69B
Free Cash Flow
$1.41B
Gross Profit
$5.62B
Operating Income
$2.28B
Cash & Equivalents
$1.53B
Total Debt
$804M
Debt / Equity
0.07×
Net Margin
10.2%
Shares Outstanding
855M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-12 · accession 0000024741-26-000124

Short Interest & Short Volume

2.01 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 15,992,050 shares in GLW as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 5.0% decrease from the prior period — about 2.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 29, 2026, 42.1% of GLW volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)15,992,050 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 5.0%
Days to cover2.01 at avg daily volume of 7,947,280
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)42.1% of 3,458,557 shares on October 29, 2026
5-day average short volume45.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Moderate risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for GLW, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-09-11.

1 recent capital raiseATM program

$2.0B ATM Program Established · Up to 12.05M Shares at $165.96

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$123.51 -4.17% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-27 $77.39 – $271.78
Market cap
$106.39B
Volume
3.1M (0.4× avg)
3-mo avg 8.2M
Live data · 2026-10-30 15:12 UTC · Market open

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GLW
Oct 27, 2026, 11:57 AM EDT
Source: Benzinga
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $126.47
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$2.96 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Oct 27, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $132.65
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$9.14 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Oct 27, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $132.65
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$9.14 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $151.19
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$27.67 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Sep 11, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $162.40
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$38.89 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Sep 09, 2026, 8:54 AM EDT
Source: Benzinga
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $169.19
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$45.68 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Sep 04, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $148.63
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$25.12 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $150.78
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$27.27 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 29, 2026, 12:22 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $124.45
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$0.940 (-0.76%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 29, 2026, 3:15 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $126.98
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$3.47 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 28, 2026, 10:19 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $114.82
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: +$8.69 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 28, 2026, 8:41 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $117.99
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: +$5.52 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 28, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $119.40
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: +$4.11 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jul 28, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $120.50
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: +$3.01 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 25, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $215.60
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$92.09 (-43%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 10, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $172.07
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$48.56 (-28%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 09, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $174.01
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$50.50 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 08, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $194.00
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$70.49 (-36%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 08, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Source: ShareCast
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $193.44
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$69.93 (-36%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
GLW
Jun 05, 2026, 3:11 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $175.10
Real-time Price: $123.51 info
Change: -$51.59 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $106.39B info
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