CORNING INC /NY GLW
CORNING INC /NY (GLW) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.30% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $15.6B at a 10.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.37 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Truist Securities | Buy (up) |
| 2026-07-29 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.107 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.534 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.074 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.659 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLW | CORNING INC /NY | 6/9 | 3.63 | 119.2 | +19.1% |
| BDC | BELDEN INC. | 8/9 | 3.68 | 19.6 | +10.3% |
| APWC | ASIA PACIFIC WIRE & CABLE CORP LTD | 6/9 | — | 3.1 | -2.1% |
| OCC | OPTICAL CABLE CORP | 5/9 | 3.2 | — | +9.5% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About CORNING INC /NY
Corning Incorporated operates in optical communications, display, specialty materials, automotive, and life sciences businesses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Germany, and internationally. The company provides optical fibers and cables; and hardware and equipment products, such as cable assemblies, fiber optic hardware and connectors, optical components and couplers, closures, network interface devices, and other accessories for the telecommunications industry, businesses, governments, and individuals. It also offers glass substrates for flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes that are used in televisions, notebook computers, desktop monitors, tablets, and handheld devices. In addition, it manufactures products that offer material formulations for glass, glass ceramics, crystals, precision metrology instruments, and software, as well as glass wafers and substrates, tinted sunglasses, and radiation shielding products for markets, such as mobile consumer electronics, semiconductor equipment optics and consumables, aerospace and defense optics, radiation shielding products, sunglasses, and telecommunications components. Further, the company provides ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile, gasoline, and diesel applications, as well as technical glass and optic products and solutions for the interior and exterior of vehicles. Additionally, it offers laboratory products, including plastic vessels, liquid handling plastics, specialty surfaces, cell culture media, and serum, as well as general labware, and glassware and equipment under the Corning, Falcon, PYREX, and Axygen brands. It also offers polysilicon products and pharmaceutical glass tubing and vials. The company was formerly known as Corning Glass Works and changed its name to Corning Incorporated in April 1989. Corning Incorporated was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Corning, New York.
FAQ
Is GLW financially healthy?
CORNING INC /NY's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does GLW pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CORNING INC /NY pays a dividend yielding about 0.30% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is GLW?
In FY2025, CORNING INC /NY had a net margin of 10.2% and a return on equity of 13.0%.
Is GLW overvalued or undervalued?
CORNING INC /NY trades at about 91.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.2×–89.8×, median 32.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GLW?
The average Wall-Street price target for CORNING INC /NY is $191.40, about 14.3% above the recent price, from 15 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is GLW a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CORNING INC /NY: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 119.2×, a dividend yield of 0.30%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.