Operating Cash Flow
Corning Operating Cash Flow decreased by 65.6% to $362.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 139.7%, from $151.00M to $362.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -5.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $771.00M | $895.00M | $1.02B | $534.00M | $758.00M | $706.00M | $617.00M | -$49.00M | $619.00M | $722.00M | $713.00M | $96.00M | $521.00M | $699.00M | $623.00M | $151.00M | $708.00M | $784.00M | $1.05B | $362.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +16.1% | +14.3% | -47.8% | +41.9% | -6.9% | -12.6% | -107.9% | >999% | +16.6% | -1.2% | -86.5% | +442.7% | +34.2% | -10.9% | -75.8% | +368.9% | +10.7% | +34.2% | -65.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -21.1% | -39.7% | -109.2% | -18.3% | +2.3% | +15.6% | +295.9% | -15.8% | -3.2% | -12.6% | +57.3% | +35.9% | +12.2% | +68.9% | +139.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Corning's operating cash flow?
- Corning (GLW) reported operating cash flow of $362.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Corning's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Corning's operating cash flow increased by 139.7% year-over-year, from $151.00M to $362.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Corning's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Corning's operating cash flow has grown at a -5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.41B to $2.70B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.