Free cash flow
Corning Free cash flow decreased by 95.2% to $30.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 152.6%, from -$57.00M to $30.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows a downward trend with a -5.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $447.00M | $494.00M | $400.00M | $151.00M | $405.00M | $241.00M | $214.00M | -$431.00M | $231.00M | $381.00M | $434.00M | -$156.00M | $279.00M | $482.00M | $369.00M | -$57.00M | $400.00M | $450.00M | $620.00M | $30.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.5% | -19.0% | -62.3% | +168.2% | -40.5% | -11.2% | -301.4% | +153.6% | +64.9% | +13.9% | -135.9% | +278.8% | +72.8% | -23.4% | -115.4% | +801.8% | +12.5% | +37.8% | -95.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.4% | -51.2% | -46.5% | -385.4% | -43.0% | +58.1% | +102.8% | +63.8% | +20.8% | +26.5% | -15.0% | +63.5% | +43.4% | -6.6% | +68.0% | +152.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Corning's free cash flow?
- Corning (GLW) reported free cash flow of $30.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Corning's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Corning's free cash flow increased by 152.6% year-over-year, from -$57.00M to $30.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Corning's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Corning's free cash flow has grown at a -5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.78B to $1.41B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.