Corning GLW Business Segments
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment net sales by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $437M-0.7% | —— | $440M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $1.42B+1.0% | —— | $1.41B— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $272M0.0% | —— | $272M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $1.85B+36.2% | —— | $1.36B— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $370M+79.6% | —— | $206M— | —— | —— | |
| Other segment items by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $273M-1.8% | —— | $278M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $777M+0.1% | —— | $776M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $249M-1.2% | —— | $252M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $1.19B+24.9% | —— | $954M— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $311M+109% | —— | $149M— | —— | —— | |
| Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $70M+2.9% | —— | $68M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $324M+2.2% | —— | $317M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | -$24M+20.0% | —— | -$30M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $387M+92.5% | —— | $201M+101% | $175M+92.3% | $143M+2.1% | |
| Solar | $7M-74.1% | —— | $27M— | —— | —— | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $18M0.0% | —— | $18M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $85M+1.2% | —— | $84M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | -$7M+22.2% | —— | -$9M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $110M+89.7% | —— | $58M+307% | -$49M-104% | -$41M-7.9% | |
| Solar | $6M-45.5% | —— | $11M— | —— | —— | |
| Segment assets by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $2.39B— | $2.4B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $9.11B— | $9.24B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $1.42B— | $1.47B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $4.31B— | $4.03B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $2.97B— | $2.73B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Research, development and engineering expenses by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $36M+2.9% | —— | $35M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $84M-8.7% | —— | $92M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $28M-6.7% | —— | $30M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $85M+10.4% | —— | $77M+18.5% | $71M+18.3% | $66M+17.9% | |
| Solar | $2M0.0% | —— | $2M— | —— | —— | |
| CapEx by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $15M+25.0% | —— | $12M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $150M+94.8% | —— | $77M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $5M-37.5% | —— | $8M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $148M+52.6% | —— | $97M— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $26M-42.2% | —— | $45M— | —— | —— | |
| Depreciation by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $40M-2.4% | —— | $41M— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $150M+9.5% | —— | $137M— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $26M-10.3% | —— | $29M— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $72M+10.8% | —— | $65M-1.5% | $69M+6.2% | $66M+3.1% | |
| Solar | $44M+159% | —— | $17M— | —— | —— | |
| Investment in affiliated companies by Business | ||||||
| Automotive | $0— | $0— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Glass Innovations | $111M— | $114M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Life Sciences and Emerging Growth Businesses | $168M— | $183M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Optical Communications | $5M— | $5M— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Solar | $0— | $0— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Net Sales by Product | ||||||
| Automotive products | $441M+3.5% | —— | $426M— | —— | —— | |
| Electronics glass and advanced optics products | $1.22B+1.3% | —— | $1.2B— | —— | —— | |
| Life Science Products | $228M0.0% | —— | $228M+1.3% | $235M+6.3% | $237M+6.8% | |
| Optical communications products | $1.85B+36.2% | —— | $1.36B— | —— | —— | |
| Polycrystalline silicon and solar products | $370M+79.6% | —— | $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.
