AI data centers need more optical connectivity, fiber density, and high-performance materials.
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Price
$165.68
1D change
+5.41%
Market cap
$142.42B
Sector
Technology
| Metric | GLW |
|---|---|
| Price | $165.68 |
| 1D Change | +5.41% |
| Market Cap | $142.42B |
| Enterprise Value | $150.16B |
| Trailing P/E | 76.4 |
| Forward P/E | 38.3 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.20x |
| Price / Sales | 8.4 |
| EV / Revenue | 8.9 |
| Revenue Growth | 16.6% |
| Earnings Growth | 18.5% |
| Gross Margin | 36.4% |
| Operating Margin | 15.6% |
| Net Margin | 11.2% |
| ROE | 16.8% |
| Free Cash Flow | $734.5M |
| FCF Margin | 4.3% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.71x |
| Current Ratio | 1.81x |
| Dividend Yield | 0.68% |
| Next Earnings | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Quarterly Revenue | $4.50B |
| Revenue QoQ | +8.7% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $559.0M |
| Net Income QoQ | +50.7% |
GLW thesis lens
Optical fiber and advanced glass
Why it could benefit
- AI data centers need more optical connectivity, fiber density, and high-performance materials.
- Corning can benefit from network buildouts tied to cloud and data-center expansion.
- Its glass and optical expertise gives the dashboard another picks-and-shovels infrastructure name.
Moat / edge
- Deep materials science expertise.
- Strong optical communications franchise.
- Long customer relationships in telecom, display, and specialty materials.
What to watch
- Optical communications growth.
- AI data-center demand contribution.
- Recovery in display and specialty materials.
Key risks
- Several non-AI segments can dominate results.
- Telecom inventory cycles can pressure optical demand.