Corning Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Corning Inc (GLW)
10-Q
2025-10-31
For: 2025-09-30
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About this 10-Q
Corning Inc filed this 10-Q on October 31, 2025, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $4.1B
- up 20.9% from $3.39B a year earlier
- Net income
- $430M
- compared with a net loss of $117M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.50
- compared with -$0.14 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from ____________________________ To ____________________________
Commission file number: 1-3247
CORNING INCORPORATED
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Non-Accelerated Filer | ☐ | Smaller Reporting Company | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emerging Growth Company | ||||||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Class | Outstanding as of October 23, 2025 | |||||||||||||
Corning’s Common Stock, $0.50 par value per share | ||||||||||||||
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Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Translated earnings contract gain (loss), net (Note 11) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes (Note 13) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share available to common shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic (Note 15) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted (Note 15) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions) | |||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments and other (Note 14) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unamortized (losses) gains and prior service costs for postretirement benefit plans | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except share and per share amounts) | |||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts - $ | |||||||||||
| Inventories (Note 5) | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation - $ | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes (Note 13) | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings (Note 8) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities (Notes 7 and 10) | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt (Note 8) | |||||||||||
| Postretirement benefits other than pensions (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities (Notes 7 and 10) | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | |||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity: (Note 14) | |||||||||||
Common stock – Par value $ Shares issued: | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital – common stock | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; Shares held: | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions) | |||||
| Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | |||||||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | |||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets, net | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Translation loss (gain) on foreign denominated debt, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Translated earnings contract (gain) loss, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Release of cumulative translation losses | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits and government incentives | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred income | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Realized gains on translated earnings contracts and other | |||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Repayments of debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | |||||||||||
| Repayment of acquisition related debt | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from cross currency swap | |||||||||||
| Payments of employee withholding tax on stock awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | |||||||||||
| Purchases of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity | Corning Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies | ||||
| (Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts) | |||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital common | Retained earnings | Treasury stock | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | Non-controlling interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital common | Retained earnings | Treasury stock | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total Corning Incorporated shareholders’ equity | Non-controlling interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common dividends ($ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Treasury stock includes the deemed surrender to the Company of common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CORNING INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
In these notes, the terms “Corning,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary companies.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Corning Incorporated and our consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), consisting of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have a variable interest and of which we are the primary beneficiary, and are consolidated in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All intercompany accounts, transactions and profits have been eliminated. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“2024 Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
The results of businesses acquired in business combinations are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Refer to Note 3 (Acquisition) for additional information.
The non-controlling interest as recorded in the consolidated financial statements represents amounts attributable to the minority shareholders of less-than-wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, including Hemlock Semiconductor Group (“HSG”) and other subsidiaries primarily within our Optical Communications segment.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, including the recast of the Company’s segment related disclosures to align with the new reportable segments as of January 1, 2025. Refer to Note 16 (Reportable Segments) for additional information. These reclassifications had no impact on the results of operations, financial position or changes in shareholders’ equity.
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2. Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and Credits
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, Corning recorded $16 million and $10 million, respectively, in restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, Corning recorded $134 million and $263 million, respectively, in restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits, of which $47 million and $168 million, respectively, were recorded within cost of sales in the consolidated statements of income (loss). The following table presents details of the restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits incurred (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Severance (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity realignment (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other charges and credits (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, amounts primarily relate to severance charges and non-cash asset write-offs associated with the closure of a display manufacturing plant.
3. Acquisition
In April 2025, the Company acquired 100 % of the equity interests in a U.S. solar module manufacturing facility. The total fair value of purchase price consideration was $278 million, consisting of $17 million in cash paid at closing, $111 million in notes payable due within 2025, and $150 million in potential contingent consideration. Of the $111 million in notes payable, $33 million was paid in the third quarter and the remaining amount is expected to be paid within the fourth quarter. The contingent consideration is comprised of annual earn-out payments with a final payment due in the sixth post-closing year. Earn-out payments are based on cumulative free cash flow, with no limitation on the total amount, and the final payment is the lesser of $98 million or an amount based on the net liquidation value of the acquired entity at the time payment is due.
The contingent payments are classified as liabilities and measured at fair value utilizing the income approach with Level 3 inputs. Fair value at the acquisition date and as of September 30, 2025 was $104 46
The total purchase price of $278 million was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date and consisted of the following (in millions):
| Inventories | $ | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | |||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||
Other net assets (1) | |||||
| Total identified net assets | |||||
| Fair value of purchase price consideration | |||||
Goodwill (2) | $ | ||||
(1)Includes approximately $52 million in other assets and $52 million in other liabilities relating to acquired operating leases for the manufacturing facility.
(2)Goodwill reflects the expected synergies, expanded market opportunities and other benefits from vertically integrating the acquired solar module business into the Company’s operations. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and has been assigned to a reporting unit within Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses.
The revenue, earnings and transaction-related costs were not material to the Company’s consolidated financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
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4. Revenue
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents revenues by product category (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical communications products | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Display products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty materials products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life sciences products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polycrystalline silicon products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| All other products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Customer Deposits
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Corning had customer deposits of approximately $1.1 ten years . As products are delivered to customers, Corning will recognize revenue and reduce the amount of the customer deposit liability.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, customer deposits recognized were $13 million and $36 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, customer deposits recognized were $94 million and $127 million, respectively.
Refer to Note 7 (Other Liabilities) for additional information.
Deferred Revenue
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Corning had deferred revenue of approximately $725 million and $833 million, respectively. Deferred revenue was primarily related to the performance obligations of non-refundable consideration previously received by HSG from its customers under long-term supply agreements.
Deferred revenue is tracked on a per-customer contract-unit basis. As customers take delivery of the committed volumes under the terms of the contract, a per-unit amount of deferred revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods is transferred to the customer based upon the units delivered compared to the remaining contractual units. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the amount of deferred revenue recognized in the consolidated statements of income (loss) was not material.
5. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Finished goods | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work in process | |||||||||||
| Raw materials and accessories | |||||||||||
| Supplies and packing materials | |||||||||||
| Inventories | $ | $ | |||||||||
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6. Leases
Recently commenced leases and government incentives
On March 12, 2024, Corning entered into a lease (“Facility Lease”) for a solar manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan. Upon commencement of the Facility Lease during the third quarter of 2025, the Company recognized a $762 181 million in tax incentives under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the CHIPS and Science Act (“48D credits”). These 48D credits, which reduced the right-of-use asset and will be amortized against depreciation expense over the useful life of the asset, were recorded within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Facility Lease was classified as a finance lease, with a lease term of approximately five years . The right-of-use asset is included within property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation on the consolidated balance sheets, and lease liability of $49 million is classified within current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings, and $713 million is classified within long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheets. This transaction was a non-cash investing and financing activity and is excluded from the statement of cash flows. Lease payments are anticipated to begin no later than the second quarter of 2026 and the undiscounted lease payments, inclusive of a residual value guarantee, are approximately $1.0 billion, of which $74 million, $88 million, $88 million and $88 million is to be paid in 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, and $676 million is to be paid thereafter.
Leases not yet commenced
During the first quarter of 2025, Corning entered into a lease primarily for production related equipment, that has not yet commenced, of approximately $261 million on an undiscounted basis. The lease is expected to commence late in 2026 with a lease term of 16 years. This lease is expected to be classified as a finance lease and the amount of right-of-use asset and lease liability will be determined and recorded upon lease commencement.
During the second quarter of 2024, Corning entered into an equipment lease (“Equipment Lease”), with an initial estimated purchase and installation cost of $365 million, for the equipment to be installed and operated within the solar manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan. The Company is the procurement and installation agent on behalf of the lessor. On May 9, 2025, the Equipment Lease was amended to increase the aggregate commitment amount (“Amended Equipment Lease”). As of September 30, 2025 the estimated purchase and installation cost subject to this Amended Equipment Lease is $586 million.
The Amended Equipment Lease is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025 and has a lease term of five years with obligations to purchase the equipment at lease maturity. The Equipment Lease is expected to be classified as a finance lease and the amount of right-of-use asset and lease liability will be determined and recorded upon lease commencement, with the right-of-use asset reduced by the recognition of any 48D credits. Based on the current estimate of the purchase and installation cost, the estimated undiscounted lease payments are approximately $717 million, of which $75 million, $151 million, $151 million and $151 million is to be paid in 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively, and $189 million is to be paid thereafter.
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7. Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Wages and employee benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Income taxes | |||||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 11) | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue (Note 4) | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits (Note 4) | |||||||||||
| Short-term operating leases | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Defined benefit pension plan liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Derivative instruments (Note 11) | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue (Note 4) | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits (Note 4) | |||||||||||
| Contingent consideration (Note 3) | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating leases | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
8. Debt
Based on borrowing rates currently available to us for loans with similar terms and maturities, the fair value of long-term debt was $7.1 billion and $6.4 billion compared to the carrying value of $7.4 billion and $6.9 billion as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company measures the fair value of its long-term debt using Level 2 inputs based primarily on current market yields for its existing debt traded in the secondary market. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $869 million and $144 million. respectively, of finance lease liabilities recorded within long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 6 (Leases) for additional information.
In June 2025, the Company repaid ¥10.0 billion (equivalent to $69.6 million) aggregate principal amount of its 0.722 % debentures due 2025.
Corning is the obligor to Chinese yuan-denominated variable rate loan facilities, whose proceeds are used for capital investment and general corporate purposes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repaid $212 million of its existing loan amounts outstanding. In addition, the Company entered into new Chinese yuan-denominated variable rate loan facilities and incurred $285 million in borrowings under these facilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, amounts outstanding under these facilities totaled $394 million and $314 million, respectively, and these facilities had variable interest rates ranging from 2.2 % to 3.2 % and 2.8 % to 3.9 %, respectively, and maturities ranging from 2025 to 2032. As of September 30, 2025, Corning had ¥0.2 billion Chinese yuan of unused capacity, equivalent to approximately $22 million.
On July 28, 2025, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”), which replaces the Company’s existing $1.5 billion credit agreement dated June 6, 2022 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The New Credit Agreement provides a committed $1.5 billion unsecured multi-currency line of credit and expires July 28, 2030. As of September 30, 2025, there were no outstanding amounts under the Existing Credit Agreement or the New Credit Agreement.
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During the first quarter of 2025, the Company de-designated €100 million ($117 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) notional of the 3.875 % Notes due 2026 (“2026 Notes”) as a net investment hedge. Refer to Note 11 (Financial Instruments) for additional information.
From time to time, the Company enters into various cross currency swap contracts to economically lock in unrealized foreign exchange gains relating to a portion of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt. Refer to Note 11 (Financial Instruments) for additional information.
9. Employee Retirement Plans
The following table presents the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit expense (income) for employee retirement plans, which other than the service cost component is recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of income (loss) (in millions):
| Pension benefits | Postretirement benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial net gain | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognition of actuarial gain | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special termination benefit charge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total pension and postretirement benefit expense (income) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits and is subject to various claims that arise in the normal course of business, the most significant of which are summarized below. In the opinion of management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on Corning’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
Dow Corning Environmental Claims
Beginning in September 2019, The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) formally notified Corning of certain environmental matters for which Dow asserts that it has or will experience losses arising from remediation and response at a number of sites. Subject to certain conditions and limits, Corning may have been required to indemnify Dow for up to 50 % of such losses. In September 2025, Corning entered into a settlement agreement with Dow to fully resolve all outstanding environmental matters previously asserted under historical indemnification provisions. The resolution did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. No further obligations remain under the settlement agreement.
Environmental Claims
Corning has been designated by federal or state governments under environmental laws, including Superfund, as a potentially responsible party that may be liable for cleanup costs associated with 20 hazardous waste sites. It is Corning’s policy to accrue for its estimated liability related to such hazardous waste sites and other environmental liabilities related to property owned by Corning based on expert analysis and continual monitoring by both internal and external consultants. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Corning had accrued approximately $91 million and $78 million, respectively, for the estimated undiscounted liability
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11. Financial Instruments
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and respective fair values of Corning’s derivative financial instruments on a gross basis (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | Notional amount | Fair value asset (1) | Fair value liability (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (2): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts (3) | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contracts (4) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swap contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivatives | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-current | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivatives | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)All of the Company’s derivative contracts are measured at fair value and are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Derivative assets are presented in other current assets or other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Derivative liabilities are presented in other accrued liabilities or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)The amounts above do not include €750 million ($874 million equivalent) and €850 million ($879 million equivalent) of euro-denominated debt as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which is a non-derivative financial instrument designated as a net investment hedge.
(3)As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, derivatives designated as hedging instruments include foreign exchange cash flow hedges and net investment hedges with gross notional amounts of $1,452 million and $928 million, respectively, and fair value hedges of leased precious metals with gross notional amounts of 7,989 troy ounces and 12,694 troy ounces, respectively. Fair value assets include designated derivatives pertaining to precious metals lease contracts in the amounts of $7 million and $104 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Fair value liabilities include designated derivatives pertaining to precious metals lease contracts in the amounts of $12 million as of September 30, 2025.
(4)The Company has deferred payments associated with its purchased option contracts that are classified as non-derivative liabilities and will be settled by the end of the option contract term. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has $162 million and $141 million recorded in other accrued liabilities and $46 million and $172 million recorded in other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table summarizes the total gross notional coverage for translated earnings contracts (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Forward contracts: | |||||||||||
| Japanese yen-denominated | $ | $ | |||||||||
| South Korean won-denominated | |||||||||||
| Chinese yuan-denominated | |||||||||||
| New Taiwan dollar-denominated | |||||||||||
| Mexican peso-denominated | |||||||||||
| Euro-denominated | |||||||||||
| Option contracts: | |||||||||||
| Japanese yen-denominated | |||||||||||
| Euro-denominated | |||||||||||
| Total gross notional amount for translated earnings contracts | $ | $ | |||||||||
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The following tables summarize the effect in the consolidated statements of income (loss) relating to Corning’s derivative and non-derivative financial instruments (in millions). The accumulated gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is a gain of $1 million and loss of $11 million, respectively.
| Three months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) (1) | Location of gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income effective (ineffective) | Gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedging relationships for cash flow, net investment and fair value hedges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts | $ | $ | ( | Cost of sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total designated | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount includes a loss of $1 million and a loss of $39 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, relating to non-derivative financial instruments designated as a net investment hedge.
| Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) (1) | Location of (loss) gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income effective (ineffective) | (Loss) gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedging relationships for cash flow, net investment and fair value hedges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange and precious metals lease contracts | $ | $ | ( | Cost of sales | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total designated | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount includes a loss of $102 million and a loss of $9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, relating to non-derivative financial instruments designated as a net investment hedge.
| (Loss) gain recognized in income (loss) | Location of gain (loss) recognized in income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undesignated derivatives | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange contracts | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | Other expense, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contracts (1) | ( | ( | Translated earnings contract gain (loss), net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency swap contracts | ( | ( | Other expense, net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total undesignated | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $94 million and $202 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $24 million and $81 million, respectively, related to the premiums of expired option contracts.
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Cross Currency Swap Contracts
Since inception of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt, the Japanese yen has weakened and the U.S. dollar value of these liabilities has decreased, generating unrealized foreign exchange gains that have been recognized over time in the consolidated statements of income (loss). During 2025 and 2024, the Company entered into various cross currency swap contracts relating to a portion of the Company’s Japanese yen-denominated debt in order to economically lock in unrealized foreign exchange gains. At inception of these instruments, Corning received a net amount from the counterparties, representing an exchange of the notional amounts at a fixed foreign exchange rate of Japanese yen to U.S. dollar and initially recorded this amount as a derivative liability. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, Corning received net payments of $24 million and $68 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the derivative liability associated with these contracts is $167 million and $148 million, respectively.
Net Investment Hedges
From time to time, Corning utilizes derivative and non-derivative net investment hedges to offset risk against investments in foreign subsidiaries with non-USD functional currencies. Accordingly, the following activity occurred during 2025:
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company de-designated €100 million ($117 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) notional of the €300 million ($352 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) 3.875 % Notes due 2026 (“2026 Notes”), which is a non-derivative financial instrument that was previously designated as a net investment hedge against its investments in certain European subsidiaries with euro functional currencies. The Company continues to have €550 million ($644 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) 4.125 % Notes due 2031 (“2031 Notes”) also designated as net investment hedges. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had a total notional amount of €750 million ($879 million equivalent) and €850 million ($884 million equivalent), respectively, designated as net investment hedges.
Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, the Company entered into various foreign exchange forward contracts and designated these forward contracts as net investment hedges against its investments in certain European subsidiaries with euro functional currencies and its Taiwanese subsidiary with Japanese yen functional currency. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had €200 million ($234 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) and ¥40.2 billion ($270 million equivalent as of September 30, 2025) existing net investment hedges.
As of September 30, 2025, these net investment hedges are deemed to be effective.
Leased Precious Metals Contracts
The carrying amount of the leased precious metals pool, which is included within property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation in the consolidated balance sheets, is $58 3 million and a loss of $108 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These gains and losses are offset by changes in the fair value of hedges.
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12. Share-Based Compensation
Total share-based compensation expense was $99 million and $216 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively and $76 million and $202 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The income tax benefit realized from share-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $11 million and $28 million, respectively. The prior period amounts were not material.
Incentive Stock Plans
Time-Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested time-based restricted stock and restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
| Number of shares (in thousands) | Weighted average grant-date fair value | ||||||||||
| Non-vested as of December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Non-vested as of September 30, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the changes in non-vested performance-based restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
| Number of shares (in thousands) | Weighted average grant-date fair value | ||||||||||
| Non-vested as of December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Performance adjustments | |||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Non-vested as of September 30, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
Stock Options
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13. Income Taxes
The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the related effective tax rate (in millions, except percentages):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | % | ( | %) | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate differed from the United States (“U.S.”) statutory rate of 21
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21 21
Corning Precision Materials, a South Korean subsidiary, is currently appealing certain tax assessments and tax refund claims for tax years 2010 through 2019. The Company was required to deposit the disputed tax amounts with the South Korean government as a condition of its appeal of any tax assessment. The non-current receivable balance was $263 million and $253 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, for the amount on deposit with the South Korean government. Corning believes that it is more likely than not the Company will prevail in the appeals process relating to these matters.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes various tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, modifications to the international tax framework and the reinstatement of favorable treatment for certain business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of domestic research and development costs and revised limitations on the deductibility of business interest expense. The provisions of the OBBBA are subject to multiple effective dates, with some effective beginning in 2025 and others phased in through 2027. The Company evaluated the provisions of the OBBBA and does not expect the impact to be material on our estimated annual effective tax rate in 2025.
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently conducting examinations of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2015 through 2018 and 2019 through 2020, including the one-time transition tax enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If challenged, Corning believes that it is at least more likely than not to sustain its position relating to these matters. However, if the Company is ultimately unsuccessful in defending its position, the impact could be material to its consolidated financial statements.
14. Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock Dividends
On February 12, 2025, May 1, 2025 and June 25, 2025, Corning’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28
On October 8, 2025, Corning’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 12, 2025.
Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A
The Company had 2,300 outstanding shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Stock”) as of December 31, 2020 held by Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (“SDC”). On January 16, 2021, the Preferred Stock became convertible into 115 million common shares. On April 5, 2021, Corning and SDC executed the Share Repurchase Agreement (“SRA”) and the Preferred Stock was fully converted as of April 8, 2021. Immediately following the conversion, Corning repurchased and retired 35 million of the common shares held by SDC for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 billion.
Pursuant to the SRA, with respect to the remaining 80 million common shares outstanding held by SDC, 58 million common shares are subject to a seven-year lock-up period expiring in 2027. The remaining 22 million common shares can be offered to be sold to Corning in specified tranches from time to time in calendar years 2024 through 2027. Corning may, at its sole discretion, elect to repurchase such common shares. If Corning elects not to repurchase the common shares and SDC sells the common shares on the
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open market, Corning is required to pay SDC a make-whole payment, subject to a 5 % cap of the repurchase proceeds that otherwise would have been paid by Corning. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the liability associated with this option, measured using Level 2 significant other observable inputs, was not
Share Repurchase Program
In 2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of additional common stock (“2019 Authorization”), which does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice. As of September 30, 2025, approximately $3.0 billion remains available under the Company’s 2019 Authorization.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 0.4 million shares and 3.1 million shares, respectively, for approximately $25 million and $158 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the company repurchased 0.8 million shares and 3.8 million shares, respectively, for approximately $30 million and $135.4 million, respectively.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss was primarily related to the foreign currency translation adjustments.
The following table presents the changes in the foreign currency translation adjustment component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, including the proportionate share of equity method affiliates’ accumulated other comprehensive loss (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
(Loss) gain on foreign currency translation (1) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Release of cumulative translation losses (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity method affiliates (1) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
(1)Amounts are after tax. Tax effects are not significant.
(2)Refer to Note 2 (Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges and Credits) for additional information.
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15. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
The following table presents the reconciliation of the amounts used to compute basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Corning Incorporated | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-dilutive potential shares excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16. Reportable Segments
As of January 1, 2025, the Company began managing its Automotive Glass Solutions business together with its Environmental Technologies business, forming the Automotive segment. In addition, the Display Technologies segment has been renamed to Display.
The segment information presented below has been recast for the comparative period presented for the Automotive segment.
As a result of the above changes, the Company has five reportable segments for financial reporting purposes, as follows:
•Optical Communications – manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry; the carrier network group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications; the enterprise network group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks, including hyperscale data centers, sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
•Display – manufactures high quality glass substrates for flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes that are used primarily in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets and handheld devices.
•Specialty Materials – manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and crystals, as well as precision metrology instruments and software to meet demand for unique customer needs across a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets, including materials optimized for mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics and consumables, aerospace and defense optics, radiation shielding products, sunglasses and telecommunications components.
•Automotive – manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control systems in mobile applications; as well as glass products for the interior and exterior of vehicles.
•Life Sciences – develops, manufactures, and supplies laboratory products, including labware, equipment, media, serum and reagents, enabling workflow solutions for drug discovery and bioproduction.
All other businesses that do not meet the quantitative threshold for separate reporting have been grouped as Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses. Net sales for this group are mainly attributable to HSG, an operating segment that produces solar and semiconductor products. The emerging growth businesses primarily consist of Pharmaceutical Technologies and the Emerging Innovations Group.
The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) of the Company is the Company’s chief executive officer. The CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources, including employees, financial or capital resources, based on segment net income, which includes certain overhead allocations directly attributable to each of the segments. The CODM considers actual-to-actual variances on a quarterly basis when making decisions about allocating capital and other resources to the segments and to assesses the performance for each segment.
Financial results for the reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses are prepared on a basis consistent with the internal disaggregation of financial information to assist the CODM in making internal operating decisions. As a significant portion of segment revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on segment net sales and segment net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. Therefore, the Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications, Display, Specialty Materials, Automotive and Life Sciences segments to exclude the impact on segment sales and segment net income from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. The Company believes that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuation, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts. The most significant constant-currency adjustment relates to the Japanese yen exposure within the Display segment.
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The constant-currency rates established for core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with the Company’s hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts and foreign-denominated debt. Effective January 1, 2025, management updated the constant-currency rates and the updated rates were applied prospectively beginning with reporting periods in 2025. Comparative results were not recast and are reported based on the 2024 rates.
Constant-currency rates used are as follows and are applied to the respective periods presented and to all foreign exchange exposures during the period, even though the Company may be less than 100% hedged:
| Currency | Japanese yen | South Korean won | Chinese yuan | New Taiwan dollar | Mexican peso | Euro | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 Rate | ¥ | ₩ | ¥ | NT$ | MX$ | € | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 Rate | ¥ | ₩ | ¥ | NT$ | MX$ | € | ||||||||||||||
In addition, certain income and expenses are excluded from segment net income (loss) and included in the unallocated amounts in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income (loss) to net income (loss). These items are not used by the CODM in allocating resources or evaluating the results of the segments and include the following: the impact of translating foreign denominated debt, the impact of the translated earnings contracts, acquisition-related costs, certain discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments, restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits, certain litigation, regulatory and other legal matters, pension mark-to-market adjustments and other items which do not reflect the ongoing operating results of the segment. Although these amounts are excluded from segment results, they are included in reported consolidated results.
Corning’s administrative and staff functions are performed on a centralized basis and such costs and expenses are allocated among the segments differently than they would be for stand-alone financial reporting purposes. These include certain costs and expenses of shared services, such as information technology, human resources, legal, finance and supply chain management. Expenses that are not allocated to the segments are included in the reconciliation of reportable segment net income (loss) to net income (loss). Segment net income (loss) may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.
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The following provides selected segment information as described above:
Segment information (in millions):
| Optical Communications | Display | Specialty Materials | Automotive | Life Sciences | Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income tax provision (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Segment net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Segment net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Segment net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Research, development and engineering expenses include direct project spending that is identifiable to a segment.
(2)Depreciation expense for Corning’s reportable segments includes an allocation of depreciation of corporate property not specifically identifiable to a segment.
(3)Other segment items for each reportable segment primarily include the cost of materials, salaries, wages and benefits, including variable compensation, and selling, general and administrative expenses.
(4)Income tax provision reflects a tax rate of 21
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Segment information, continued (in millions):
| Optical Communications | Display | Specialty Materials | Automotive | Life Sciences | Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in affiliated companies, at equity | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in affiliated companies, at equity | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table presents a reconciliation of net sales of reportable segments to consolidated net sales (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of reportable segments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of constant-currency reporting (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount primarily represents the impact of foreign currency adjustments in the Display segment.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income of reportable segments to consolidated net income (loss) (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income of reportable segments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income of Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated amounts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of constant-currency reporting | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Translated earnings contract gain (loss), net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Translation gain (loss) on foreign denominated debt, net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Research, development, and engineering expenses (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance charges | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity optimization and other charges and credits (2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other corporate items | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
(1)Amount does not include research, development and engineering expense related to severance changes.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Corning Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries are hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “Corning,” “we,” “our,” or “us.”
This report contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to plans, objectives, expectations and estimates and may contain words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “see,” “would,” “target,” “estimate,” “forecast,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could contribute to these differences include those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this report.
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) was prepared to provide a historical and prospective narrative on our financial condition and results of operations through the eyes of management and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to those financial statements and our MD&A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“2024 Form 10-K”).
Our MD&A is organized as follows:
•Overview
•Results of Operations
•Segment Analysis
•Core Performance Measures
•Liquidity and Capital Resources
•Environment
•Critical Accounting Estimates
•Forward-Looking Statements
OVERVIEW
Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help advance and in the world we share. For more than 170 years, Corning has combined its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramic science and optical physics with deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people’s lives. Our materials science and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world works, learns and lives. In addition, our sustained investment in research, development and engineering capabilities means we are always ready to solve the toughest challenges – alongside our customers.
Our capabilities are versatile and synergistic, allowing Corning to evolve to meet changing market needs, while also helping customers capture new opportunities in dynamic industries. Corning strives to be a catalyst for positive change and to help move the world forward. The Company drives profitable multiyear growth by inventing, making and selling life-changing products – all of which is based on a set of vital capabilities that are increasingly relevant to profound transformations that touch many facets of daily life. Today, Corning’s markets include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display, automotive, solar, semiconductor and life sciences.
2025 Corporate Outlook
We expect core net sales of approximately $4.35 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents selected highlights from our operations (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | % change | Nine months ended September 30, | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 4,100 | $ | 3,391 | 21 | % | $ | 11,414 | $ | 9,617 | 19 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | 2,580 | $ | 2,254 | 14 | % | $ | 7,288 | $ | 6,538 | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | $ | 1,520 | $ | 1,137 | 34 | % | $ | 4,126 | $ | 3,079 | 34 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin % | 37 | % | 34 | % | 36 | % | 32 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 624 | $ | 510 | 22 | % | $ | 1,610 | $ | 1,432 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| as a % of net sales | 15 | % | 15 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | $ | 280 | $ | 294 | (5 | %) | $ | 826 | $ | 814 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| as a % of net sales | 7 | % | 9 | % | 7 | % | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract gain (loss), net | $ | 33 | $ | (157) | * | $ | 63 | $ | (91) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 550 | $ | (92) | * | $ | 1,374 | $ | 376 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 80 | $ | 3 | * | $ | 219 | $ | 124 | 77 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 14.5 | % | (3.3 | %) | 15.9 | % | 33.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Not meaningful
Net sales
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, net sales increased $709 million, or 21% when compared to the same period in 2024. This was primarily driven by an increase in sales for optical communication products of $406 million, polycrystalline silicon products of $91 million, specialty materials products of $74 million and display products of $66 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net sales increased $1.8 billion, or 19% when compared to the same period in 2024. This was primarily driven by an increase in sales for optical communication products of $1.3 billion, specialty materials products of $164 million, display products of $159 million and polycrystalline silicon products of $105 million.
Cost of sales / Gross margin
The types of expenses included in cost of sales are: raw materials consumption, including direct and indirect materials; salaries, wages and benefits; depreciation and amortization; production utilities; production-related purchasing; warehousing (including receiving and inspection); repairs and maintenance; inter-location inventory transfer costs; production and warehousing facility property insurance; rent for production facilities; freight and logistics costs; and other production overhead.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, cost of sales increased $326 million, or 14%, when compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by the increase in net sales as discussed above. Gross margin increased $383 million, or 34%, and increased as a percentage of sales by 3 percentage points when compared to the same period in 2024 driven by higher volume and the impact of actions taken by management to improve profitability, including raising prices, managing costs and restoring our productivity.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, cost of sales increased $750 million, or 11%, when compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by the increase in net sales as discussed above. Gross margin increased $1.0 billion, or 34%, and increased as a percentage of sales by 4 percentage points when compared to the same period in 2024 driven by the impact of actions taken by management to improve profitability, including raising prices, restoring our productivity levels and normalizing inventory levels.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
The types of expenses included in the selling, general and administrative expenses line item are salaries, wages and benefits, including variable compensation and share-based compensation expense; travel; sales commissions; professional fees; and depreciation and amortization, utilities and rent for administrative facilities.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $114 million and $178 million, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to the increase in net sales, as discussed above, and an increase in variable compensation and legal related expenses.
Research, development and engineering expenses
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, research, development and engineering expenses decreased $14 million and increased $12 million, respectively and remained consistent as a percentage of sales when compared to the same periods in 2024.
Translated earnings contract gain (loss), net
Included in translated earnings contract gain (loss), net, is the impact of foreign currency contracts which economically hedge the translation exposure arising from movements in the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro and its impact on net income (loss).
The following table provides detailed information on the impact of translated earnings contract gain (loss), net (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, 2025 | Three months ended September 30, 2024 | Change 2025 vs. 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before tax | Net income | (Loss) income before tax | Net loss | Income before tax | Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedges related to translated earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized (loss) gain, net (1) (2) | $ | (5) | $ | (4) | $ | 47 | $ | 36 | $ | (52) | $ | (40) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss), net | 38 | 29 | (204) | (157) | 242 | 186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total translated earnings contract gain (loss), net | $ | 33 | $ | 25 | $ | (157) | $ | (121) | $ | 190 | $ | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2025 | Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | Change 2025 vs. 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before tax | Net income | Income before tax | Net income | Income before tax | Net income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedges related to translated earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain, net (1) (2) | $ | 2 | $ | 1 | $ | 158 | $ | 121 | $ | (156) | $ | (120) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss), net | 61 | 47 | (249) | (191) | 310 | 238 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total translated earnings contract gain (loss), net | $ | 63 | $ | 48 | $ | (91) | $ | (70) | $ | 154 | $ | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $94 million and $202 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, amount includes non-cash pre-tax realized losses of $24 million and $81 million, respectively, related to the premiums of expired option contracts.
(2)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, amount excludes losses of $4 million and $12 million, respectively, related to forward contracts designated as a net investment hedge, which was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets and reflected within investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
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The impact to income from realized activity for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by realized losses from our South Korean won and Japanese yen-denominated hedges, partially offset by realized gains from our Mexican peso-denominated hedges. The impact to income from realized activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by realized gains from our Mexican peso and Japanese yen-denominated hedges, partially offset by realized losses from our South Korean won and Chinese yuan-denominated hedges.
The impact to income from realized activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by realized gains from our Japanese yen-denominated hedges, partially offset by realized losses from our South Korean won and Chinese yuan-denominated hedges.
The impact to income from unrealized activity for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by unrealized gains from our Japanese yen, Mexican peso and euro-denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized losses from our new Taiwan dollar and South Korean won-denominated hedges. The impact to income from unrealized activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by unrealized gains from our South Korean won, Mexican peso, new Taiwan dollar and Chinese yuan-denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized losses from our euro and Japanese yen-denominated hedges.
The impact to income from unrealized activity for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by unrealized losses from our Japanese yen and euro-denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized gains from our South Korean won, new Taiwan dollar and Chinese yuan-denominated hedges. The impact to income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by unrealized losses from our Japanese yen and euro-denominated hedges, partially offset by unrealized gains from our Chinese yuan-denominated hedges.
Income (loss) before income taxes
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, income before income taxes increased $642 million and $998 million, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily driven by increases in gross margin, as discussed above, and gains on our translated earnings contracts, partially offset by increases in selling, general and administration expenses, as discussed above.
Provision for Income Taxes
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate differed from the United States (“U.S.”) statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to foreign derived intangible income, adjustments to share-based compensation and non-taxable items, partially offset by certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit, changes in estimates based on the final 2023 U.S. Federal Income Tax Return and the impact of foreign exchange losses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate differed when compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to changes in certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit and foreign exchange gains and losses, partially offset by foreign derived intangible income, adjustments to share-based compensation and non-taxable items. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate differed when compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to foreign derived intangible income, adjustments to share-based compensation, and non-taxable items, partially offset by certain pre-tax losses with no corresponding expected tax benefit.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the United States. The OBBBA includes various tax law changes, including the permanent extension of certain provisions originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, modifications to the international tax framework and the reinstatement of favorable treatment for certain business tax provisions. These include 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of domestic research and development costs and revised limitations on the deductibility of business interest expense. The provisions of the OBBBA are subject to multiple effective dates, with some effective beginning in 2025 and others phased in through 2027. The Company evaluated the provisions of the OBBBA and does not expect the impact to be material on our estimated annual effective tax rate in 2025.
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently conducting examinations of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2015 through 2018 and 2019 through 2020, including the one-time transition tax enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If challenged, Corning believes that it is at least more likely than not to sustain its position relating to these matters. However, if the Company is ultimately unsuccessful in defending its position, the impact could be material to its consolidated financial statements.
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SEGMENT ANALYSIS
Financial results for the reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses are prepared on a basis consistent with the internal disaggregation of financial information to assist the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making internal operating decisions, which is more fully discussed within Note 16 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements and includes a reconciliation of segment information to the corresponding amounts in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
As of January 1, 2025, the Company began managing its Automotive Glass Solutions business together with its Environmental Technologies business, forming the Automotive segment. In addition, the Display Technologies segment has been renamed to Display. The segment information presented below has been recast for the comparative period presented for the Automotive segment.
Segment net income may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.
The following table presents segment net sales by reportable segment and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | $ change | % change | Nine months ended September 30, | $ change | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 25 vs. 24 | 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 25 vs. 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Communications | $ | 1,652 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 406 | 33 | % | $ | 4,573 | $ | 3,289 | $ | 1,284 | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Display | 939 | 1,015 | (76) | (7 | %) | 2,742 | 2,901 | (159) | (5 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty Materials | 621 | 548 | 73 | 13 | % | 1,667 | 1,503 | 164 | 11 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 454 | 430 | 24 | 6 | % | 1,354 | 1,400 | (46) | (3 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life Sciences | 242 | 244 | (2) | (1 | %) | 726 | 729 | (3) | 0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales of reportable segments | 3,908 | 3,483 | 425 | 12 | % | 11,062 | 9,822 | 1,240 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | 364 | 250 | 114 | 46 | % | 934 | 773 | 161 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales of reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses (1) | $ | 4,272 | $ | 3,733 | $ | 539 | 14 | % | $ | 11,996 | $ | 10,595 | $ | 1,401 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Refer to Note 16 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the reconciliation to consolidated net sales.
Optical Communications
The increase in segment net sales for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily due to continued growth in our Enterprise business driven by strong demand for our Generative AI products, and in our Carrier business, driven by demand for datacenter interconnect products and fiber-to-the-home products.
Display
The decrease in segment net sales for both the three- and nine-month periods was due to the impact from resetting our core rate from 107 to 120 Japanese yen to USD as the comparative period results were not recast and are presented at the 107 Japanese yen to USD core rate. The impact from resetting our core rate was partially offset by pricing actions taken in the second half of 2024.
Specialty Materials
The increase in segment net sales for both the three- and nine-month periods was due to continued strong demand for premium glass for mobile devices.
Automotive
The increase in segment net sales for the three-month period was primarily due to positive momentum in the global passenger vehicle market driven by China as well as growth in demand for premium content. The decrease in segment net sales for the nine-month period was primarily due to softness in light-duty and heavy-duty markets, particularly in Europe and North America.
Life Sciences
Segment net sales remained consistent with the comparative periods.
Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses
The increase in segment net sales for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily due to higher sales in our solar businesses, including HSG.
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The following table presents segment net income by reportable segment and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses (in millions):
| Three months ended September 30, | $ change | % change | Nine months ended September 30, | $ change | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 25 vs. 24 | 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 25 vs. 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Communications | $ | 295 | $ | 175 | $ | 120 | 69 | % | $ | 743 | $ | 418 | $ | 325 | 78 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Display | 250 | 285 | (35) | (12 | %) | 736 | 744 | (8) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty Materials | 113 | 72 | 41 | 57 | % | 268 | 179 | 89 | 50 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 68 | 51 | 17 | 33 | % | 215 | 200 | 15 | 8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life Sciences | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | % | 47 | 45 | 2 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income of reportable segments | 742 | 598 | 144 | 24 | % | 2,009 | 1,586 | 423 | 27 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | (1) | 12 | (13) | * | (27) | 32 | (59) | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income of reportable segments and Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses (1) | $ | 741 | $ | 610 | $ | 131 | 21 | % | $ | 1,982 | $ | 1,618 | $ | 364 | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Not meaningful
(1)Refer to Note 16 (Reportable Segments) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the reconciliation to consolidated net income.
Optical Communications
The increase in segment net income for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily driven by strong incremental profit on higher sales volume, as outlined above.
Display
The decrease in segment net income for the three-month period was primarily driven by the decrease in sales, as outlined above. Segment net income remained flat for the nine-month period when compared to the same period in 2024 with improved performance offsetting lower sales, as outlined above.
Specialty Materials
The increase in segment net income for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily driven by increased sales, as outlined above, and strong incremental profit on higher volumes.
Automotive
The increase in segment net income for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily driven by improved performance within our automotive glass business, partially offset by decreased sales of our environmental technologies business, as outlined above.
Life Sciences
Segment net income remained consistent with the comparative periods.
Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses
The decrease in segment net income for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily driven by temporarily higher costs to ramp up for our new solar products.
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CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES
In managing the Company and assessing our financial performance, we adjust certain measures included in our consolidated financial statements to exclude specific items to arrive at measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and exclude specific items that are non-recurring, related to foreign exchange volatility, or unrelated to continuing operations. These measures are our core performance measures.
Management uses core performance measures, along with GAAP financial measures, to make financial and operational decisions and certain of these measures also form the basis of our compensation program metrics. Management believes that our core performance measures are indicative of our core operating performance and provide investors with greater visibility into how management evaluates our results and trends and makes business decisions. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as a substitute for, GAAP reporting measures.
Items that are excluded from certain core performance calculations include: the impact of translating the foreign denominated debt, the impact of the translated earnings contracts, acquisition-related costs, certain discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments, restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits, certain litigation, regulatory and other legal matters, pension mark-to-market adjustments and other items which do not reflect the ongoing operating results of the Company.
In addition, because a significant portion of our revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on sales and net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. Therefore, management utilizes constant-currency reporting for the Optical Communications, Display, Specialty Materials, Automotive and Life Sciences segments to exclude the impact from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. The most significant constant-currency adjustment relates to the Japanese yen exposure within the Display segment. The constant-currency rates established for our core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with our hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts and foreign-denominated debt. For details of the rates used, refer to the footnotes to the “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” section. We believe that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuations, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts.
For a reconciliation of non-GAAP performance measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures.” With respect to the outlook for future periods, it is not possible to provide reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures because management does not forecast the movement of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, or other items that do not reflect ongoing operations, nor does it forecast items that have not yet occurred or are out of management’s control. As a result, management is unable to provide outlook information on a GAAP basis.
Results of Operations – Core Performance Measures
The following table presents selected highlights from our operations, excluding certain items (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended September 30, | % change | Nine months ended September 30, | % change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | 2025 | 2024 | 25 vs. 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net sales | $ | 4,272 | $ | 3,733 | 14 | % | $ | 11,996 | $ | 10,595 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net income | $ | 585 | $ | 465 | 26 | % | $ | 1,575 | $ | 1,202 | 31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core earnings per share | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.54 | 24 | % | $ | 1.81 | $ | 1.38 | 31 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Net Sales
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we generated core net sales of $4.3 billion compared to $3.7 billion for the same period in 2024. The increase in core net sales of $539 million was primarily driven by increased segment sales of $406 million in Optical Communications and $73 million in Specialty Materials, partially offset by decreased segment sales of $76 million in Display. Net sales by reportable segment is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we generated core net sales of $12.0 billion compared to $10.6 billion for the same period in 2024. The increase in core net sales of $1.4 billion was primarily driven by increased segment sales of $1.3 billion in Optical Communications and $164 million in Specialty Materials, partially offset by decreased segment sales of $159 million in Display and $46 million in Automotive. Net sales by reportable segment is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
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Core Net Income
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we generated core net income of $585 million compared to $465 million for the same period in 2024. The increase of $120 million was primarily due to higher segment net income of $120 million in Optical Communications and $41 million in Specialty Materials, partially offset by decreased segment net income of $35 million in Display. Net income by reportable segment is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we generated core net income of $1.6 billion compared to $1.2 billion for the same period in 2024. The increase of $373 million was primarily due to higher segment net income of $325 million in Optical Communications and $89 million in Specialty Materials. Net income by reportable segment is discussed in detail in the “Segment Analysis” section of our MD&A.
Core Earnings per Share
Core earnings per share increased for the three months ended September 30, 2025 to $0.67 per share, primarily as a result of the changes in core net income, outlined above.
Core earnings per share increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 to $1.81 per share, primarily as a result of the changes in core net income, outlined above.
The following table sets forth the computation of core earnings per share (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Core net income | $ | 585 | $ | 465 | $ | 1,575 | $ | 1,202 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic | 856 | 854 | 855 | 853 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options and other awards | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted | 868 | 865 | 870 | 868 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Core earnings per share | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.54 | $ | 1.81 | $ | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
We utilize certain financial measures and key performance indicators that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP to assess our financial and operating performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that (i) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the consolidated statements of income (loss) or statements of cash flows, or (ii) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the comparable measure as calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the consolidated statements of income (loss) or statements of cash flows.
Core net sales, core net income and core earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures utilized by our management to analyze financial performance without the impact of items that are driven by general economic conditions and events that do not reflect the underlying fundamentals and trends in our operations.
The following tables reconcile our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (amounts in millions, except percentages and per share amounts):
| Three months ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | Income before income taxes | Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported – GAAP | $ | 4,100 | $ | 550 | $ | 430 | 14.5 | % | $ | 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 172 | 157 | 111 | 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation gain on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | (4) | (4) | (0.00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract gain, net (3) | (33) | (25) | (0.03) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 30 | 22 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | (21) | (0.02) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | 16 | 12 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters (7) | 50 | 50 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (8) | 12 | 9 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on investments (9) | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 4,272 | $ | 779 | $ | 585 | 19.5 | % | $ | 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $40 million and $41 million, respectively.
| Three months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | (Loss) income before income taxes | Net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported - GAAP | $ | 3,391 | $ | (92) | $ | (117) | (3.3 | %) | $ | (0.14) | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 342 | 258 | 239 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation loss on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | 107 | 82 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract loss, net (3) | 157 | 121 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 32 | 23 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | (14) | (0.02) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | 134 | 125 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters (7) | 16 | 12 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (8) | (20) | (15) | (0.02) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on investments (9) | 7 | 7 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of assets (10) | 3 | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 3,733 | $ | 602 | $ | 465 | 19.1 | % | $ | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $22 million and $23 million, respectively.
Refer to “Items Adjusted from GAAP Measures” for the descriptions of the footnoted reconciling items.
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| Nine months ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | Income before income taxes | Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported - GAAP | $ | 11,414 | $ | 1,374 | $ | 1,056 | 15.9 | % | $ | 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 582 | 496 | 404 | 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation loss on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | 66 | 50 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract gain, net (3) | (63) | (48) | (0.06) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 89 | 65 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | (56) | (0.06) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | 10 | 8 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters (7) | 57 | 55 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (8) | 27 | 21 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of assets (10) | 5 | 4 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in losses of affiliated companies (11) | 12 | 9 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of business (12) | 11 | 7 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 11,996 | $ | 2,084 | $ | 1,575 | 19.5 | % | $ | 1.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $99 million and $102 million respectively.
| Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | Income before income taxes | Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated | Effective tax rate (a)(b) | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As reported - GAAP | $ | 9,617 | $ | 376 | $ | 196 | 33.0 | % | $ | 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Constant-currency adjustment (1) | 978 | 751 | 604 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation gain on foreign denominated debt, net (2) | (28) | (21) | (0.02) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translated earnings contract loss, net (3) | 91 | 70 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs (4) | 96 | 69 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments (5) | 5 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits (6) | 263 | 248 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters (7) | 11 | 8 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension mark-to-market adjustment (8) | (6) | (4) | (0.00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on investments (9) | 19 | 18 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of assets (10) | 13 | 9 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core performance measures | $ | 10,595 | $ | 1,586 | $ | 1,202 | 20.4 | % | $ | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
(a)Based upon statutory tax rates in the specific jurisdiction for each event.
(b)The calculation of the effective tax rate for GAAP and Core excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interest of approximately $56 million and $61 million, respectively.
Refer to “Items Adjusted from GAAP Measures” for the descriptions of the footnoted reconciling items.
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Items Adjusted from GAAP Measures
Items adjusted from GAAP measures to arrive at core performance measures are as follows:
(1)Constant-currency adjustment: As a significant portion of revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, management believes it is important to understand the impact on sales and net income of translating these currencies into U.S. dollars. The Company utilizes constant-currency reporting for Optical Communications, Display, Specialty Materials, Automotive and Life Sciences segments for the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro, as applicable to the segment. We believe that the use of constant-currency reporting allows management to understand our results without the volatility of currency fluctuation, analyze underlying trends in the businesses and establish operational goals and forecasts. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the constant-currency adjustment primarily relates to our Japanese yen exposure due to the difference in the average spot rate compared to our core rate.
The constant-currency rates established for our core performance measures are long-term management-determined rates, which are closely aligned with our hedging instrument rates. These hedging instruments may include, but are not limited to, foreign exchange forward or option contracts and foreign-denominated debt. Effective January 1, 2025, management updated the constant-currency rates and the updated rates were applied prospectively beginning with reporting periods in 2025. Comparative results were not recast and are reported based on the 2024 rates.
Constant-currency rates used are as follows and are applied to the respective period presented and to all foreign exchange exposures during the period, even though we may be less than 100% hedged:
| Currency | Japanese yen | South Korean won | Chinese yuan | New Taiwan dollar | Mexican peso | Euro | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 Rate | ¥107 | ₩1,175 | ¥6.7 | NT$31 | MX$20 | €0.81 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 Rate | ¥120 | ₩1,250 | ¥6.9 | NT$31 | MX$21 | €0.88 | ||||||||||||||
(2)Translation of foreign denominated debt, net: Amount reflects the gain or loss on the translation of our yen-denominated and euro-denominated debt to U.S. dollars, net of gains or losses on related hedging instruments.
(3)Translated earnings contract, net: Amount reflects the impact of the realized and unrealized gains and losses from the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro-denominated foreign currency hedges related to translated earnings.
(4)Acquisition-related costs: Amount reflects intangible amortization, inventory valuation adjustments and external acquisition-related deal costs, as well as other transaction related costs.
(5)Discrete tax items and other tax-related adjustments: Amount reflects certain discrete period tax items such as changes in tax law, the impact of tax audits, changes in tax reserves and changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances, as well as other tax-related adjustments.
(6)Restructuring, impairment and other charges and credits: Amount reflects certain restructuring, impairment losses and other charges and credits, as well as other expenses, including severance, accelerated depreciation, asset write-offs and facility repairs resulting from power outages, and the recognition of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments upon the substantial liquidation of a foreign entity, which are not related to ongoing operations.
(7)Litigation, regulatory and other legal matters: Amount reflects developments in commercial litigation, intellectual property disputes, adjustments to our estimated liability for environmental-related items and other legal matters.
(8)Pension mark-to-market adjustment: Amount primarily reflects defined benefit pension mark-to-market gains and losses, which arise from changes in actuarial assumptions and the difference between actual and expected returns on plan assets and discount rates.
(9)Gain or loss on investments: Amount reflects the gain or loss recognized on investments due to mark-to-market adjustments for the change in fair value or the disposition of an investment.
(10)Loss on sale of assets: Amount represents the loss recognized for the sale of assets, recorded in cost of sales, in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
(11)Equity in losses of affiliated companies: Amount reflects costs not related to continuing operations of affiliated companies, such as restructuring, impairment losses, inventory adjustments, other charges and credits.
(12)Loss on sale of business: Amount reflects the loss recognized for the sale of a business, recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our financial condition and liquidity are strong. We are not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in a material decrease in our liquidity. In addition, other than items discussed, there are no known material trends, favorable or unfavorable, in our capital resources and no expected material changes in the mix of such resources.
Our major sources of funding for 2025 and beyond will be our operating cash flow, our existing balances of cash and cash equivalents and proceeds from any issuances of debt. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to fund operations and meet our obligations for the foreseeable future. Such obligations may include requirements for acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt repayments, dividend payments and share repurchases. We will continue to generate cash from operations and maintain access to our revolving credit facilities and commercial paper programs as discussed in more detail below.
Key Balance Sheet Data
We fund our working capital with cash from operations and, periodically, short-term and long-term borrowings. In addition, from time to time, we receive upfront cash from customers relating to long-term supply agreements, as well as cash incentives from government entities generally for capital expansion and related expenses.
The following table presents balance sheet and working capital measures (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Working capital | $ | 3,100 | $ | 3,073 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.6:1 | 1.6:1 | |||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net of doubtful accounts | $ | 2,509 | $ | 2,053 | |||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 55 | 53 | |||||||||
| Inventories | $ | 3,104 | $ | 2,724 | |||||||
| Inventory turns | 3.2 | 3.2 | |||||||||
Days payable outstanding (1) | 66 | 54 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | 7,407 | $ | 6,885 | |||||||
| Total debt | $ | 8,219 | $ | 7,211 | |||||||
| Total debt to total capital | 41 | % | 39 | % | |||||||
(1)Includes trade payables only.
We perform comprehensive reviews of our significant customers and their creditworthiness by analyzing their financial strength at least annually or more frequently for customers where we have identified a measure of increased risk. We closely monitor payments and developments to identify potential customer credit issues. We are not aware of any customer credit issues that could have a material impact on our liquidity.
We participate in accounts receivable management programs, including factoring arrangements to sell certain accounts receivable to third-party financial institutions or accelerate collections through our customer’s supply chain financing arrangements. Sales of accounts receivable are reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable in the consolidated balance sheets and the proceeds are included in cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. By utilizing these types of programs, we accelerated the collection of $403 million, $399 million and $277 million in accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, respectively, which would have been collected during the normal course of business in the following quarter.
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Cash Flows
The following table presents a summary of cash flow data (in millions):
| Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,643 | $ | 1,316 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (765) | $ | (537) | |||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (1,020) | $ | (944) | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 improved when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by higher net income.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased by $228 million when compared to the same period last year, primarily driven by higher capital expenditures of $139 million and less realized gains on our translated earnings contracts of $47 million.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased by $76 million when compared to the same period last year, primarily driven by the payment of acquisition related debt of $33 million, higher debt repayments of $28 million, higher repurchases of common stock of $23 million, lower proceeds from cross currency swaps of $44 million and lower proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $26 million, partially offset by higher proceeds from the issuance of debt of $132 million during 2025.
Sources of Liquidity
As of September 30, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents and available credit capacity included (in millions):
| September 30, 2025 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,648 | |||
| Available credit capacity: | |||||
| U.S. dollar revolving credit facility | $ | 1,500 | |||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of September 30, 2025, we had $1.6 billion of cash and cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in various locations throughout the world and are generally unrestricted. We utilize a variety of strategies to ensure that our worldwide cash is available in the locations in which it is needed. As of September 30, 2025, approximately 45% of the consolidated cash and cash equivalents were held outside the U.S.
As of December 31, 2024, Corning had approximately $1.6 billion of indefinitely reinvested foreign earnings. If we distribute our foreign cash balances to the U.S. or to other foreign subsidiaries, we could be required to accrue and pay withholding taxes. We do not foresee a need to repatriate any earnings for which we asserted permanent reinvestment. However, to help fund cash needs of the U.S. or other international subsidiaries as they arise, we repatriate available cash from certain foreign subsidiaries whose earnings are not permanently reinvested.
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Debt Facilities and Other Sources of Liquidity
We have a commercial paper program pursuant to which we may issue short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of $1.5 billion. Under this program, we may issue commercial paper from time to time and will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2025, we did not have outstanding commercial paper.
We have a line of credit facility available to support obligations under the commercial paper program and for general corporate purposes, if needed. On July 28, 2025, the Company entered into the New Credit Agreement, which replaces the Company’s $1.5 billion Existing Credit Agreement dated June 6, 2022. The New Credit Agreement provides a committed $1.5 billion in unsecured multi-currency line of credit and expires July 28, 2030. As of September 30, 2025, there were no outstanding amounts under the Existing Credit Agreement or the New Credit Agreement.
The New Credit Agreement includes affirmative and negative covenants with which we must comply, including a leverage (debt to capital ratio) financial covenant. The required leverage ratio is a maximum of 60%. As of September 30, 2025, our leverage using this measure was approximately 41%. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
Our debt instruments contain customary event of default provisions, which allow the lenders the option of accelerating all obligations upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, some of our debt instruments contain a cross default provision, whereby an uncured default exceeding a specified amount on one debt obligation, also would be considered a default under the terms of another debt instrument. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all such provisions.
We have access to certain Chinese yuan-denominated unsecured variable rate loan facilities, whose proceeds are used for capital investment and general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2025, borrowings totaled $394 million and these facilities had variable interest rates ranging from 2.2% to 3.2% and maturities ranging from 2025 to 2032. As of September 30, 2025, the amount of unused capacity was not material.
As a well-known seasoned issuer, we filed an automatic shelf registration with the SEC on December 1, 2023. Under this shelf registration we may offer, from time to time, debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depository shares and warrants.
Refer to Note 10 (Debt) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K as well as Note 8 (Debt) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Customer Deposits, Deferred Revenue and Government Incentives
We receive cash deposits or consideration, generally non-refundable, from customers under long-term supply agreements. In addition, we receive government assistance, typically in the form of cash incentives primarily for capital expansion projects and tax credits.
Refer to Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 3 (Revenue) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K as well as Note 4 (Revenue) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Uses of Cash
Share Repurchase Agreement
Pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement (“SRA”) with Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (“SDC”), 22 million common shares held by SDC can be offered to be sold to Corning in specified tranches from time to time in calendar years 2024 through 2027. Corning may, at its sole discretion, elect to repurchase such common shares. If Corning elects not to repurchase the common shares and SDC sells the common shares on the open market, Corning is required to pay SDC a make-whole payment, subject to a 5% cap of the repurchase proceeds that otherwise would have been paid by Corning. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the liability associated with this option, measured using Level 2 inputs, was not material.
Refer to Note 14 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K for additional information.
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Share Repurchases
In 2019, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of common stock (“2019 Authorization”).
As of September 30, 2025, approximately $3.0 billion remains available under our 2019 Authorization, which does not have an expiration date and may be amended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time without prior notice.
Refer to Note 14 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Common Stock Dividends
The Board’s decision to declare and pay future dividends will depend on our income and liquidity position, among other factors. We expect to declare quarterly dividends and fund payments with cash from operations.
Refer to Note 14 (Shareholders’ Equity) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures were $850 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. We expect our 2025 full year capital expenditures to be approximately $1.3 billion.
Current Maturities of Short and Long-Term Debt
As of September 30, 2025, we had $812 million of long-term debt that is due in less than one year.
Refer to Note 10 (Debt) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K for additional information, including a summary of our debt maturities by year, and Note 8 (Debt) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Our global pension plans, including our unfunded and non-qualified plans, were 86% funded as of December 31, 2024. Our largest single pension plan is our U.S. qualified plan, which accounted for 78% of our consolidated defined benefit pension plans’ projected benefit obligation, was 98% funded as of December 31, 2024. The funded status of our pension plans is dependent upon multiple factors including actuarial assumptions, interest rates at year-end, prior investment returns and contributions made to the plans.
Refer to Note 11 (Employee Retirement Plans) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K for additional information.
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in the obligations disclosed in Note 12 (Commitments and Contingencies and Guarantees) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K. A summary of details of our commitments related to executed leases that have not yet commenced are included within Note 5 (Leases) in the notes to the consolidated financial statements within the 2024 Form 10-K and Note 6 (Leases) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in off balance sheet arrangements as disclosed in the 2024 Form 10-K under the caption “Off Balance Sheet Arrangements.”
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ENVIRONMENT
Refer to Item 1. Legal Proceedings or Note 10 (Commitments and Contingencies) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for information.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The estimates that are considered by management to be the most critical to the understanding of the consolidated financial statements as they require significant judgments that could materially impact our results of operations, financial position and cash flows are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K. Since the date of the Company’s most recent Annual Report, there were no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting estimates or assumptions.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in reports subsequently filed by Corning with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and related comments by management that are not historical facts or information and contain words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “see,” “would,” “target,” “estimate,” “forecast” or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Such statements relate to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company’s Springboard plan, the Company’s future operating performance, the Company’s share of new and existing markets, the Company’s revenue and earnings growth rates, the Company’s ability to innovate and commercialize new products, the Company’s expected capital expenditure and the Company’s implementation of cost-reduction initiatives and measures to improve pricing, including the optimization of the Company’s manufacturing capacity.
Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding, among other things, current estimates and forecasts, general economic conditions, its knowledge of its business and key performance indicators that impact the Company, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws.
Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
-global economic trends, competition and geopolitical risks, or an escalation of sanctions, tariffs or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries, and related impacts on our businesses’ global supply chains and strategies;
-changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility, including developments and volatility arising from health crisis events, inflation, interest rates, the value of securities and other financial assets, precious metals, oil, natural gas, raw materials and other commodity prices and exchange rates (particularly between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro), decreases or sudden increases of consumer demand, and the impact of such changes and volatility on our financial position and businesses;
-the availability of or adverse changes relating to government grants, tax credits or other government incentives;
-the duration and severity of health crisis events, such as an epidemic or pandemic, and its impact across our businesses on demand, personnel, operations, our global supply chains and stock price;
-possible disruption in commercial activities or our supply chain due to terrorist activity, cyber-attack, armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters, international trade disputes or major health concerns;
-loss of intellectual property due to theft, cyber-attack, or disruption to our information technology infrastructure;
-ability to enforce patents and protect intellectual property and trade secrets;
-disruption to Corning’s, our suppliers’ and manufacturers’ supply chain, equipment, facilities, IT systems or operations;
-product demand and industry capacity;
-competitive products and pricing;
-availability and costs of critical components, materials, equipment, natural resources and utilities;
-new product development and commercialization;
-order activity and demand from major customers;
-the amount and timing of our cash flows and earnings and other conditions, which may affect our ability to pay our quarterly dividend at the planned level or to repurchase shares at planned levels;
-the amount and timing of any future dividends;
-the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and other similar transactions;
-the effect of regulatory and legal developments;
-ability to pace capital spending to anticipated levels of customer demand;
-our ability to increase margins through implementation of operational changes, pricing actions and cost reduction measures;
-rate of technology change;
-adverse litigation;
-product and component performance issues;
-retention of key personnel;
-customer ability to maintain profitable operations and obtain financing to fund ongoing operations and manufacturing expansions and pay receivables when due;
-loss of significant customers;
-changes in tax laws, regulations and international tax standards;
-the impacts of audits by taxing authorities; and
-the potential impact of legislation, government regulations, and other government action and investigations.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As noted in the 2024 Form 10-K, we operate and conduct business in many foreign countries and as a result are exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to exchange rates has the following effects:
•Exchange rate movements on financial instruments and transactions denominated in foreign currencies that impact earnings; and
•Exchange rate movements upon conversion of net assets and net income of foreign subsidiaries for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
For a discussion of the Company’s exposure to market risk and how we mitigate that risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks, contained in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision of and with the participation of Corning’s management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of September 30, 2025, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, we have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date. Corning’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Corning in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to Corning’s management, including Corning’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or other persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
An evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting was performed to determine whether any changes have occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that there was no change in Corning’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Corning is a defendant in various lawsuits and is subject to various claims that arise in the normal course of business, the most significant of which are summarized in Note 10 (Commitments and Contingencies) in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the likelihood that the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations, is remote.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in Corning’s 2024 Form 10-K, which could materially impact the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. Risks disclosed in the 2024 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may materially adversely impact Corning’s business, financial condition or operating results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
This table provides information about purchases of common stock during the third quarter of 2025:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Period | Total number of shares purchased (1) | Average price paid per share (2) | Number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs | Approximate dollar value of shares that may be purchased under the publicly announced programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| July1-31, 2025 | 80,083 | $ | 52.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August1-31, 2025 | 483,285 | 65.70 | 304,608 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September1-30, 2025 | 73,547 | 72.60 | 69,364 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 636,915 | $ | 64.85 | 373,972 | $ | 2,977,667,420 | |||||||||||||||||
(1)This column reflects: (i) 201,648 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee restricted stock units; (ii) 52,870 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee restricted stock; (iii) 8,103 shares of common stock related to the vesting of employee performance stock units; (iv) 322 shares of common stock related to the exercise of employee stock options and payment of the exercise price; and (v) the purchase of 373,972 shares of common stock under the 2019 Repurchase Program.
(2)Represents the stock price at the time of surrender and includes costs associated with the repurchase.
Item 5. Other Information
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, none of our Section 16 reporting persons adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
| (a) | Exhibits | ||||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Name | ||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | ||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | ||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document | ||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||||||||
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Corning Incorporated | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||||||||
| October 31, 2025 | /s/ Stefan Becker | |||||||||||||
| Date | Stefan Becker | |||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||||||||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Wendell P. Weeks, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Corning Incorporated;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
October 31, 2025
| /s/ Wendell P. Weeks | |||||
| Wendell P. Weeks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
Exhibit 31.2
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Edward A. Schlesinger, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Corning Incorporated;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
October 31, 2025
| /s/ Edward A. Schlesinger | |||||
| Edward A. Schlesinger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Corning Incorporated (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), we, Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Edward A. Schlesinger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: October 31, 2025
| /s/ Wendell P. Weeks | |||||
| Wendell P. Weeks Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
| /s/ Edward A. Schlesinger | |||||
| Edward A. Schlesinger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||