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Free Cash Flow (FCF): $1.50B

The free cash flow (FCF) is $1.50B. It is above its 12-month average by 20.48% ($1.25B).

Free Cash Flow

GLW Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$30.00M

Reported quarterly free cash flow; no daily interpolation.

-93.29% 5Y

GLW Quarterly Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY)

Free Cash Flow growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 20 quarters.

GLW Free Cash Flow (FCF)

GLW Average Free Cash Flow (FCF) Chart

GLW Free Cash Flow (FCF)

GLW Current vs Average Free Cash Flow (FCF) Chart

GLW Free Cash Flow (FCF) Metrics

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF)

$1.50B

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG TTM

$1.25B

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG 3Y

$926.86M

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG 5Y

$1.13B

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG 10Y

$906.19M

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG 15Y

$1.18B

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF) AVG 20Y

$1.09B

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

+20.48%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

+61.84%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

+32.33%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

+65.53%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

+27.49%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

+37.67%

FCF Analysis

Free Cash Flow (TTM)

$1.50B

FCF Yield

0.76%

Price/FCF

131.2

Formula: FCF = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

Why FCF matters:

  • Shows actual cash available (not accounting earnings)
  • Funds dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction
  • Less susceptible to accounting manipulation than net income
  • Key metric for DCF valuation models

Free Cash Flow (FCF) Formula & Definition

Free Cash Flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures. It's the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt reduction, or reinvestment.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Free Cash Flow (FCF) FAQ

What is the free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $1.50B.
What is the TTM average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The TTM average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $1.25B.
What is the 3Y average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 3Y average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $926.86M.
What is the 5Y average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 5Y average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $1.13B.
What is the 10Y average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 10Y average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $906.19M.
What is the 15Y average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 15Y average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $1.18B.
What is the 20Y average free cash flow (FCF) for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 20Y average free cash flow (FCF) for GLW stock is $1.09B.

GLW Free Cash Flow (FCF) History

DATEFREE CASH FLOW (FCF)
2026-03-31$1.50B
2025-09-30$1.16B
2025-03-31$1.07B
2024-09-30$1.04B
2024-03-31$890.00M
2023-09-30$395.00M
2023-03-31$429.00M
2022-09-30$1.20B
2022-03-31$1.49B
2021-09-30$1.76B
2021-03-31$1.53B
2020-09-30$1.06B
2020-03-31$300.00M
2019-09-30$-272.00M
2019-03-31$394.00M
2018-09-30$617.00M
2018-03-31$38.00M
2017-09-30$980.00M
2017-03-31$1.57B
2016-09-30$933.00M
2016-03-31$938.00M
2015-09-30$1.68B
2015-03-31$2.41B
2014-09-30$3.80B
2014-03-31$2.83B
2013-09-30$1.53B
2013-03-31$1.48B
2012-09-30$1.08B
2012-03-31$1.07B
2011-09-30$1.99B
2011-03-31$2.40B
2010-09-30$1.96B
2010-03-31$1.67B
2009-09-30$51.00M
2009-03-31$367.00M
2008-09-30$939.00M
2008-03-31$707.00M
2007-09-30$802.00M
2007-03-31$651.00M
2006-09-30$465.00M
2006-03-31$468.00M
2005-09-30$269.00M
2005-03-31$60.00M
2004-09-30$-8.00M
2004-03-31$-290.00M
2003-09-30$-327.00M
2003-03-31$-380.00M

About Corning Inc

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.

Corning, NY
67,200 employees
Technology / Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Sector
Technology
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
CEO
Wendell Weeks