Business Segments · Depreciation
Optical Communications — Depreciation
Corning Optical Communications — Depreciation increased by 10.8% to $72.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.8%, from $65.00M to $72.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Optical Communications — Depreciation shows an upward trend with a 8.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Increasing depreciation often follows significant capital expenditure cycles, indicating investment in new production capacity.
Detailed definition
This represents the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible assets, such as manufacturing machinery and fiber prod...
Peer comparison
Standard for capital-intensive manufacturing segments across all industries.
Metric ID:
glw_segment_optical_communications_depreciationHistorical Data
16 periods
| 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 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $58.00M | $58.00M | $50.00M | $59.00M | $68.00M | $96.00M | $26.00M | $66.00M | $64.00M | $65.00M | $68.00M | $66.00M | $66.00M | $69.00M | $65.00M | $72.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -13.8% | +18.0% | +15.3% | +41.2% | -72.9% | +153.8% | -3.0% | +1.6% | +4.6% | -2.9% | +0.0% | +4.5% | -5.8% | +10.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.2% | +65.5% | -48.0% | +11.9% | -5.9% | -32.3% | +161.5% | +0.0% | +3.1% | +6.2% | -1.5% | +10.8% |
Range$26.00M – $96.00M
CAGR+5.9%
Avg YoY Growth+15.7%
Median YoY Growth+4.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Corning's optical communications — depreciation?
- Corning (GLW) reported optical communications — depreciation of $72.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Corning's optical communications — depreciation changed year-over-year?
- Corning's optical communications — depreciation increased by 10.8% year-over-year, from $65.00M to $72.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Corning's optical communications — depreciation?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Corning's optical communications — depreciation has grown at a 8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $224.00M to $263.00M.
- What does optical communications — depreciation mean?
- The accounting expense representing the wear and tear of physical equipment used in the optical communications business.