Corning GLW Business Segments
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment net sales by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $437M— | —— | $440M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $1.42B— | —— | $1.41B— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $272M— | —— | $272M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $1.85B— | —— | $1.36B— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $370M— | —— | $206M— | —— | —— | |
| Other segment items by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $273M— | —— | $278M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $777M— | —— | $776M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $249M— | —— | $252M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $1.19B— | —— | $954M— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $311M— | —— | $149M— | —— | —— | |
| Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $70M— | —— | $68M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $324M— | —— | $317M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | -$24M— | —— | -$30M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $387M— | —— | $201M+14.9% | $175M+22.4% | $143M+43.0% | |
| Solar | $7M— | —— | $27M— | —— | —— | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $18M— | —— | $18M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $85M— | —— | $84M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | -$7M— | —— | -$9M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $110M— | —— | $58M+218% | -$49M-19.5% | -$41M-46.4% | |
| Solar | $6M— | —— | $11M— | —— | —— | |
| Segment assets by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $2.39B0.0% | $2.4B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $9.11B-1.4% | $9.24B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $1.42B-3.2% | $1.47B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $4.31B+7.0% | $4.03B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $2.97B+8.6% | $2.73B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Research, development and engineering expenses by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $36M— | —— | $35M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $84M— | —— | $92M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $28M— | —— | $30M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $85M— | —— | $77M+8.5% | $71M+7.6% | $66M+1.5% | |
| Solar | $2M— | —— | $2M— | —— | —— | |
| CapEx by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $15M— | —— | $12M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $150M— | —— | $77M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $5M— | —— | $8M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $148M— | —— | $97M— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $26M— | —— | $45M— | —— | —— | |
| Depreciation by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $40M— | —— | $41M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $150M— | —— | $137M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $26M— | —— | $29M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $72M— | —— | $65M-5.8% | $69M+4.5% | $66M0.0% | |
| Solar | $44M— | —— | $17M— | —— | —— | |
| Investment in affiliated companies by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $0— | $0— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $111M-2.6% | $114M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $168M-8.2% | $183M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $5M0.0% | $5M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $0— | $0— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Net Sales by Product | ||||||
| Automotive products | $441M— | —— | $426M— | —— | —— | |
| Electronics glass and advanced optics products | $1.22B— | —— | $1.2B— | —— | —— | |
| Life Science Products | $228M— | —— | $228M-3.0% | $235M-0.8% | $237M+5.3% | |
| Optical communications products | $1.85B— | —— | $1.36B— | —— | —— | |
| Polycrystalline silicon and solar products | $370M— | —— | $206M— | —— | —— |
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- How does Corning break its business down?
- Corning (GLW) reports segment net sales by business across 5 parts — Automotive, Glass Innovations, Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses, Optical Communications and Solar. Each is extracted from the segment footnotes and tracked over time.
- Where does Corning's segment data come from?
- Segment breakdowns are pulled from the segment footnotes in Corning's SEC filings (the XBRL dimensional tags), so every line ties back to a reported figure. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any segment for its full history.
