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Corning GLW Optical Communications — Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.5B+16.6%
Gross profit$1.6B+17.0%
Operating income$698.0M+21.8%
Net income$559.0M+19.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.64+18.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.5B+67.9%
Total debt$8.5B+12.0%
Total equity$12.6B+13.0%
Total assets$33.0B+14.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+143%
CapEx$422.0M+37.0%
Free cash flow$1.3B+224%

Valuation

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Market cap$134.98B+146%
Enterprise value$140.99B+131%
P/E71×+6.3×
P/S+4.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.4%+1.6pp
Operating margin15.3%+3.3pp
Net margin11.2%+5.2pp
FCF margin14.1%+5.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.1%+8.2pp
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio1.8×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Corning in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

The source filing: Corning’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026.

Filed
Jul 29, 2026, 12:22 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000024741-26-000255
Three months ended June 30, 2026Optical CommunicationsGlass InnovationsAutomotiveSolarTotal Reportable SegmentsLife Sciences and Emerging Growth BusinessesTotal
Research, development and engineering expenses (1)929236322327250
Depreciation (2)77150397734323366
Other segment items (3)1,3387742923632,7672713,038
Income tax provision (benefit) (4)12793222244(6)238
Segment net income (loss)$438$354$82$(7)$867$(21)$846
Capital expenditures$180$123$16$92$411$9$420
Three months ended June 30, 2025
Segment net sales$1,566$1,443$460$231$3,700$345$4,045

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Corning's optical communications — income tax expense (benefit)?
Corning (GLW) reported optical communications — income tax expense (benefit) of $127M in Q2 2026.
How has Corning's optical communications — income tax expense (benefit) changed year-over-year?
Corning's optical communications — income tax expense (benefit) increased by 76.4% year-over-year, from $72M to $127M.
What is the long-term trend for Corning's optical communications — income tax expense (benefit)?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Corning's optical communications — income tax expense (benefit) has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$152M to -$130M.
What does optical communications — income tax expense (benefit) mean?
This represents the portion of the total corporate income tax expense allocated to the Optical Communications segment based on its pre-tax earnings and applicable tax jurisdictions. It reflects the tax burden associated with the segment's profitability. Changes in this metric can be driven by shifts in geographic profit mix or changes in tax legislation.

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