Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW)

Q: What is Corning Incorporated's revenue?

Corning Incorporated has annual revenue of approximately $15.63 billion.

Q: How many employees does Corning Incorporated have?

Corning Incorporated employs approximately 61,000 people.

Electronic Components · Corning, NY, United States · Founded 1851

$35.0B

Market Cap

$15.63B

Revenue

61,000

Employees

$1.6B

Net Income

📊 Key Statistics for Corning Incorporated (GLW)

Market capitalization: $35.0 billion
Annual revenue: $15.63 billion
Net income: $1.6 billion
Employees: 61,000
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Corning, United States
Founded: 1851

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📋 About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated is a specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer with leadership positions in optical fiber, display glass, and specialty materials. The company invented the glass used in Thomas Edison's light bulb and today produces the Gorilla Glass found on billions of smartphones. Corning's optical fiber business is the backbone of global telecommunications infrastructure, and its Valor Glass is transforming pharmaceutical packaging.

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💰 How Corning Incorporated Makes Money

Corning earns revenue from the sale of optical fiber and cable, display glass substrates for LCD panels, specialty glass for smartphones and automotive, environmental technologies for emissions control, and life sciences labware. The company's materials science expertise creates high barriers to entry across its markets.

📜 Key Milestones

Founded in 1851 in Corning, New York, the company has reinvented itself multiple times across 170+ years. Corning invented the first low-loss optical fiber in 1970, enabling the modern internet. The development of Gorilla Glass, originally based on a 1960s project called "Project Muscle," was revived at Steve Jobs' request for the original iPhone in 2007.

📊 Financial Overview

Market Capitalization	$35.0B
Annual Revenue	$15.63B
Net Income	$1.6B
Profit Margin	10%
Revenue per Employee	$256230K
Stock Exchange	NYSE
Ticker Symbol	GLW

Financial data is approximate and based on most recent annual filings.

💡 Did You Know?

Steve Jobs personally called Corning's CEO to demand a glass tough enough for the iPhone—Corning delivered Gorilla Glass in six months by reviving a shelved 1960s formula. Corning's optical fiber carries an estimated 80% of the world's telecommunications data.

📝 Analyst Take

Corning is a materials science treasure with exposure to AI-driven fiber demand, next-gen displays, and pharmaceutical innovation. The stock has been a frustrating underperformer, but the AI data center buildout could finally unlock the optical fiber growth investors have been waiting for.

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