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Net Profit Margin: 8.95%

Is the net profit margin high or low?

The net profit margin of 8.95% is in line with its 5-year average of 8.26%, around the middle of its 5-year range (-3.45%–18.21%).

As of Friday, June 26, 2026. 8.54% below its 12-month average of 9.79%.

Profit Margin

GLW Profit Margin

8.95%

Reported quarterly profit margin; no daily interpolation.

-30.19% 5Y
GLW Net Profit Margin

GLW Average Net Profit Margin Chart

GLW Net Profit Margin

GLW Current vs Average Net Profit Margin Chart

GLW Net Profit Margin Metrics

NET PROFIT MARGIN

8.95%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG TTM

9.79%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG 3Y

7.17%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG 5Y

8.26%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG 10Y

9.07%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG 15Y

14.60%

NET PROFIT MARGIN AVG 20Y

20.68%

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

-8.54%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

+24.84%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

+8.41%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-1.33%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

-38.66%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

-56.72%

GLW Competitors' Net Profit Margin

NAMEMARKET CAPNET PROFIT MARGINTTM3Y5Y
Corning Inc (GLW)$196.34B8.95%9.79%7.17%8.26%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)vs ›$199.74B7.95%22.20%11.48%4.40%
Amphenol Corporation (APH)vs ›$203.17B17.28%17.20%16.21%15.58%
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI)vs ›$203.57B26.01%18.96%21.62%21.35%
Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET)vs ›$208.33B38.32%39.86%36.55%33.68%
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)vs ›$215.96B22.31%19.27%22.00%22.84%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD)vs ›$172.76B-0.48%-1.94%-2.28%-5.98%
SAP SE (SAP)vs ›$172.52B19.58%14.30%14.00%15.72%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX)vs ›$229.92B21.60%10.63%7.06%8.35%
Western Digital Corporation (WDC)vs ›$232.79B55.07%3.46%-2.94%-1.40%

Margin Comparison

Operating Margin

15.3%

Net Profit Margin

9.0%

Net Profit Margin Formula & Definition

Net Profit Margin = Net Income / Revenue

Net profit margin is the percentage of revenue that becomes net income after all expenses, taxes, and interest.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Net Profit Margin FAQ

What is the net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The net profit margin for GLW stock is 8.95%.
Is Corning Inc's net profit margin high or low?
The net profit margin of 8.95% is in line with its 5-year average of 8.26%, around the middle of its 5-year range (-3.45%–18.21%).
What is the TTM average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The TTM average net profit margin for GLW stock is 9.79%.
What is the 3Y average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 3Y average net profit margin for GLW stock is 7.17%.
What is the 5Y average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 5Y average net profit margin for GLW stock is 8.26%.
What is the 10Y average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 10Y average net profit margin for GLW stock is 9.07%.
What is the 15Y average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 15Y average net profit margin for GLW stock is 14.60%.
What is the 20Y average net profit margin for Corning Inc (GLW)?
The 20Y average net profit margin for GLW stock is 20.68%.

GLW Net Profit Margin History

DATENET PROFIT MARGIN
2026-03-318.95%
2025-12-3112.81%
2025-09-3010.49%
2025-06-3012.14%
2025-03-314.55%
2024-12-318.85%
2024-09-30-3.45%
2024-06-303.20%
2024-03-317.03%
2023-12-31-1.34%
2023-09-305.17%
2023-06-308.66%
2023-03-315.54%
2022-12-31-1.06%
2022-09-305.96%
2022-06-3015.57%
2022-03-3115.79%
2021-12-3113.25%
2021-09-3010.26%
2021-06-3012.82%
2021-03-3118.21%
2020-12-317.52%
2020-09-3014.23%
2020-06-30-2.77%
2020-03-31-4.02%
2019-12-311.14%
2019-09-3011.49%
2019-06-303.13%
2019-03-3117.75%
2018-12-319.62%
2018-09-3020.78%
2018-06-3026.87%
2018-03-31-23.56%
2017-12-31-53.55%
2017-09-3014.96%
2017-06-3017.58%
2017-03-313.62%
2016-12-3163.49%
2016-09-3011.33%
2016-06-3093.52%
2016-03-31-17.98%
2015-12-3110.04%
2015-09-309.33%
2015-06-3021.17%
2015-03-3117.97%
2014-12-3141.10%
2014-09-3039.92%
2014-06-306.81%
2014-03-3113.15%
2013-12-3121.52%
2013-09-3019.74%
2013-06-3032.19%
2013-03-3127.23%
2012-12-3113.19%
2012-09-3026.15%
2012-06-3024.84%
2012-03-3124.69%
2011-12-3126.02%
2011-09-3039.08%
2011-06-3037.66%
2011-03-3138.90%
2010-12-3159.15%
2010-09-3049.00%
2010-06-3053.33%
2010-03-3152.54%
2009-12-3148.30%
2009-09-3043.48%
2009-06-3043.80%
2009-03-311.42%
2008-12-3122.97%
2008-09-3049.39%
2008-06-30189.78%
2008-03-3163.64%
2007-12-3145.32%
2007-09-3039.73%
2007-06-3034.49%
2007-03-3125.02%
2006-12-3147.19%
2006-09-3034.17%
2006-06-3040.76%
2006-03-3120.36%
2005-12-31-2.67%
2005-09-3017.09%
2005-06-3014.46%
2005-03-3123.81%
2004-12-3115.78%
2004-09-30-247.61%
2004-06-3011.12%
2004-03-316.52%
2003-12-31-3.54%
2003-09-304.27%
2003-06-30-2.93%
2003-03-31-27.48%
2002-12-31-133.02%
2002-09-30-15.89%
2002-06-30-41.29%

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