AI data centers need more optical connectivity, fiber density, and high-performance materials.
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Price
$106.13
1D change
+2.61%
Market cap
$91.42B
Sector
Technology
| Metric | GLW |
|---|---|
| Price | $106.13 |
| 1D Change | +2.61% |
| Market Cap | $91.42B |
| Enterprise Value | $98.67B |
| Trailing P/E | 43.0 |
| Forward P/E | 23.5 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.61x |
| Price / Sales | 5.2 |
| EV / Revenue | 5.6 |
| Revenue Growth | 18.4% |
| Earnings Growth | 56.0% |
| Gross Margin | 36.5% |
| Operating Margin | 18.9% |
| Net Margin | 12.1% |
| ROE | 17.9% |
| Free Cash Flow | $870.1M |
| FCF Margin | 4.9% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.64x |
| Current Ratio | 1.72x |
| Dividend Yield | 1.06% |
| Next Earnings | Jan 26, 2027 |
| Quarterly Revenue | $4.86B |
| Revenue QoQ | +7.8% |
| Quarterly Net Income | $680.0M |
| Net Income QoQ | +21.6% |
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.