Corning (GLW) ROIC: History & Chart

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Corning Inc(GLW)

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Corning, NY

$156.70+2.55 (+1.65%)

Delayed quote: Sep 25, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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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

www.corning.com

Technology / Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Sector: Technology
Industry: Hardware, Equipment & Parts
CEO: Wendell Weeks

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GLW Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Metrics

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

8.19%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG TTM

7.15%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 3Y

4.60%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 5Y

5.09%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 10Y

4.47%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 15Y

4.64%

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 20Y

4.81%

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

+14.55%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

+78.30%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

+60.96%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

+83.47%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

+76.62%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

+70.29%

SECTOR MEDIAN · TECHNOLOGY

8.17%

median of 193 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

+0.30%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)	TTM	3Y	5Y
Corning Inc (GLW)	$134.98B	8.19%	7.15%	4.60%	5.09%
ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW)vs ›	$140.21B	5.54%	9.17%	7.47%	6.18%
Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)vs ›	$141.72B	13.01%	9.02%	3.43%	-2.77%
Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT)vs ›	$127.27B	32.78%	27.98%	29.21%	26.02%
Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)vs ›	$123.84B	-6.90%	-5.13%	-6.98%	-7.11%
Snowflake Inc. (SNOW)vs ›	$116.44B	-24.89%	-27.77%	-22.54%	-19.06%
Western Digital Corporation (WDC)vs ›	$157.45B	40.19%	39.70%	19.73%	12.92%
Accenture plc (ACN)vs ›	$107.77B	17.13%	18.32%	20.20%	20.44%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)vs ›	$105.40B	23.85%	24.26%	32.39%	31.71%
AppLovin Corporation (APP)vs ›	$104.39B	63.79%	50.00%	28.59%	18.74%

NAME

MARKET CAP

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

TTM

Corning Inc (GLW)

$134.98B

8.19%

7.15%

4.60%

5.09%

ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW)vs ›

$140.21B

5.54%

9.17%

7.47%

6.18%

Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)vs ›

$141.72B

13.01%

9.02%

3.43%

-2.77%

Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT)vs ›

$127.27B

32.78%

27.98%

29.21%

26.02%

Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)vs ›

$123.84B

-6.90%

-5.13%

-6.98%

-7.11%

Snowflake Inc. (SNOW)vs ›

$116.44B

-24.89%

-27.77%

-22.54%

-19.06%

Western Digital Corporation (WDC)vs ›

$157.45B

40.19%

39.70%

19.73%

12.92%

Accenture plc (ACN)vs ›

$107.77B

17.13%

18.32%

20.20%

20.44%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)vs ›

$105.40B

23.85%

24.26%

32.39%

31.71%

AppLovin Corporation (APP)vs ›

$104.39B

63.79%

50.00%

28.59%

18.74%

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Formula & Definition

ROIC = NOPAT / Invested Capital, where NOPAT = Operating Income × (1 − effective tax rate) and Invested Capital = Total Assets − (Current Liabilities − Short-Term Debt)

Return on invested capital measures the after-tax operating return a company earns on the capital invested in the business. TGMCharts computes it from reported statements: trailing-twelve-month operating income after tax, over invested capital at the latest balance sheet — total assets less the non-interest-bearing current liabilities (payables, accruals, deferred revenue) that fund them; short-term debt stays in the capital base. The tax rate is the period's own effective rate (income tax ÷ pretax income), capped at 45%; when pretax income is zero or negative, or the tax line is a net benefit, no tax is deducted — the operating figure is shown untaxed rather than adjusted by an assumed rate. Not shown for banks, insurers or funds.

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) FAQ

What is the return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 8.19%.

Is Corning Inc's return on invested capital (ROIC) high or low?

The return on invested capital (ROIC) of 8.19% is 61% above its 5-year average of 5.09%, near the high end of its 5-year range (2.26%–8.19%).

What is the TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 7.15%.

What is the 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 4.60%.

What is the 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 5.09%.

What is the 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 4.47%.

What is the 15Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The 15Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 4.64%.

What is the 20Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Corning Inc (GLW)?

The 20Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for GLW stock is 4.81%.

DATE	RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
2026-06-30	8.19%
2026-03-31	7.89%
2025-12-31	7.45%
2025-09-30	6.56%
2025-06-30	5.67%
2025-03-31	4.18%
2024-12-31	3.57%
2024-09-30	2.26%
2024-06-30	2.54%
2024-03-31	2.75%
2023-12-31	2.88%
2023-09-30	2.80%
2023-06-30	3.00%
2023-03-31	3.77%
2022-12-31	4.52%
2022-09-30	6.20%
2022-06-30	6.82%
2022-03-31	7.00%
2021-12-31	6.63%
2021-09-30	6.45%
2021-06-30	5.77%
2021-03-31	3.28%
2020-12-31	1.54%
2020-09-30	0.64%
2020-06-30	0.88%
2020-03-31	2.12%
2019-12-31	4.06%
2019-09-30	5.33%
2019-06-30	5.75%
2019-03-31	6.29%
2018-12-31	4.62%
2018-09-30	3.47%
2018-06-30	3.31%
2018-03-31	3.18%
2017-12-31	3.61%
2017-09-30	4.66%
2017-06-30	4.99%
2017-03-31	5.89%
2016-12-31	5.48%
2016-09-30	3.94%
2016-06-30	3.17%
2016-03-31	4.20%
2015-12-31	4.53%
2015-09-30	5.19%
2015-06-30	5.40%
2015-03-31	5.30%
2014-12-31	4.82%
2014-09-30	3.82%
2014-06-30	3.33%
2014-03-31	3.55%
2013-12-31	4.06%
2013-09-30	5.84%
2013-06-30	5.93%
2013-03-31	5.67%
2012-12-31	5.45%
2012-09-30	3.90%
2012-06-30	4.62%
2012-03-31	5.06%
2011-12-31	5.74%
2011-09-30	7.06%
2011-06-30	6.42%
2011-03-31	6.89%
2010-12-31	6.97%
2010-09-30	5.69%
2010-06-30	5.75%
2010-03-31	4.99%
2009-12-31	1.97%
2009-09-30	0.87%
2009-06-30	1.58%
2009-03-31	2.90%
2008-12-31	8.80%
2008-09-30	11.02%
2008-06-30	11.12%
2008-03-31	11.91%
2007-12-31	8.49%
2007-09-30	8.82%
2007-06-30	7.08%
2007-03-31	6.86%
2006-12-31	6.51%
2006-09-30	4.08%
2006-06-30	4.07%
2006-03-31	2.96%
2005-12-31	3.73%
2005-09-30	2.87%
2005-06-30	-15.57%
2005-03-31	-16.46%
2004-12-31	-18.50%
2004-09-30	-26.70%
2004-06-30	-3.81%
2004-03-31	-5.75%
2003-12-31	-7.01%
2003-09-30	-20.73%
2003-06-30	-23.36%

DATE

RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)

2026-06-30

8.19%

2026-03-31

7.89%

2025-12-31

7.45%

2025-09-30

6.56%

2025-06-30

5.67%

2025-03-31

4.18%

2024-12-31

3.57%

2024-09-30

2.26%

2024-06-30

2.54%

2024-03-31

2.75%

2023-12-31

2.88%

2023-09-30

2.80%

2023-06-30

3.00%

2023-03-31

3.77%

2022-12-31

4.52%

2022-09-30

6.20%

2022-06-30

6.82%

2022-03-31

7.00%

2021-12-31

6.63%

2021-09-30

6.45%

2021-06-30

5.77%

2021-03-31

3.28%

2020-12-31

1.54%

2020-09-30

0.64%

2020-06-30

0.88%

2020-03-31

2.12%

2019-12-31

4.06%

2019-09-30

5.33%

2019-06-30

5.75%

2019-03-31

6.29%

2018-12-31

4.62%

2018-09-30

3.47%

2018-06-30

3.31%

2018-03-31

3.18%

2017-12-31

3.61%

2017-09-30

4.66%

2017-06-30

4.99%

2017-03-31

5.89%

2016-12-31

5.48%

2016-09-30

3.94%

2016-06-30

3.17%

2016-03-31

4.20%

2015-12-31

4.53%

2015-09-30

5.19%

2015-06-30

5.40%

2015-03-31

5.30%

2014-12-31

4.82%

2014-09-30

3.82%

2014-06-30

3.33%

2014-03-31

3.55%

2013-12-31

4.06%

2013-09-30

5.84%

2013-06-30

5.93%

2013-03-31

5.67%

2012-12-31

5.45%

2012-09-30

3.90%

2012-06-30

4.62%

2012-03-31

5.06%

2011-12-31

5.74%

2011-09-30

7.06%

2011-06-30

6.42%

2011-03-31

6.89%

2010-12-31

6.97%

2010-09-30

5.69%

2010-06-30

5.75%

2010-03-31

4.99%

2009-12-31

1.97%

2009-09-30

0.87%

2009-06-30

1.58%

2009-03-31

2.90%

2008-12-31

8.80%

2008-09-30

11.02%

2008-06-30

11.12%

2008-03-31

11.91%

2007-12-31

8.49%

2007-09-30

8.82%

2007-06-30

7.08%

2007-03-31

6.86%

2006-12-31

6.51%

2006-09-30

4.08%

2006-06-30

4.07%

2006-03-31

2.96%

2005-12-31

3.73%

2005-09-30

2.87%

2005-06-30

-15.57%

2005-03-31

-16.46%

2004-12-31

-18.50%

2004-09-30

-26.70%

2004-06-30

-3.81%

2004-03-31

-5.75%

2003-12-31

-7.01%

2003-09-30

-20.73%

2003-06-30

-23.36%

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 8.19%

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