Corning Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (GLW)

Corning's return on equity was 14.19% for fiscal 2025.

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Corning annual return on equity history

Corning annual return on equity

Fiscal yearPeriod endedReturn on equityChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-3114.19%+9.64 pp
20242024-12-314.55%−0.38 pp
20232023-12-314.93%−5.88 pp
20222022-12-3110.81%−4.08 pp
20212021-12-3114.90%+10.98 pp
20202020-12-313.91%−3.28 pp
20192019-12-317.19%−0.04 pp
20182018-12-317.23%+10.19 pp
20172017-12-31−2.96%−23.11 pp
20162016-12-3120.15%+13.51 pp
20152015-12-316.63%−4.93 pp
20142014-12-3111.57%+2.37 pp
20132013-12-319.20%+1.51 pp
20122012-12-317.69%−6.24 pp
20112011-12-3113.93%−6.45 pp
20102010-12-3120.38%+6.52 pp
20092009-12-3113.85%−31.89 pp
20082008-12-3145.74%

Corning return on equity trends

Over the last five fiscal years, Corning's return on equity increased from 3.91% to 14.19%, a change of +10.28 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.59%.

About the metric

What return on equity (ROE) means

Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.

Calculation and source

How return on equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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