Corning Announces Outstanding Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results(1) Highlighted by Record Core Sales and Core EPS

Company exceeded Q2 guidance, delivering strong sales growth and powerful incrementals: YoY, core sales grew 12%, core operating margin expanded 160 bps, core EPS grew 28%, and adjusted free cash flow grew 28%

Optical Communications’ Enterprise sales grew 81% year over year on continued strong demand for new Gen AI products

For Q3, management expects continued strong performance on its Springboard plan, with double-digit YoY core sales growth to $4.2 billion and profit again growing faster than sales, with core EPS in a range of $0.63 to $0.67

(1) Second-quarter GAAP results: Sales were $3.86 billion, EPS was $0.54, operating margin was 14.8%, and GAAP operating cash flow was $708 million. Second-quarter core results: Sales were $4.05 billion, EPS was $0.60, operating margin was 19%, and adjusted free cash flow was $451 million.

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced its second-quarter 2025 results and provided its outlook for third-quarter 2025.

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Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “We delivered an outstanding second quarter, with core sales up 12% year over year to $4.05 billion and core EPS growing more than double that rate to $0.60. Overall, key secular trends and our ‘More Corning’ content strategy drove demand for our capabilities, and we continued to capture the powerful profitable growth outlined in our recently upgraded Springboard plan.”

Weeks continued, “Looking ahead, we expect our strong Springboard performance to continue. We’re seeing remarkable customer response to both our new Gen AI and U.S.-made solar products. And we’re driving more Corning content into our Mobile Consumer Electronics, Display, Automotive, and Optical Communications platforms. We also expect an additional growth driver to emerge in the coming months, as new and existing customers seek to leverage our large U.S. advanced manufacturing footprint. In total, we are positioned to deliver durable growth that will serve us well through 2026 and beyond.”

Ed Schlesinger, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said, “Our excellent second-quarter results exceeded guidance, and we again demonstrated our ability to significantly enhance our return profile as we execute Springboard. Year over year, core sales grew 12% while core operating margin expanded 160 basis points to 19%, core EPS grew 28%, and core ROIC grew 210 basis points to 13.1%. Additionally, adjusted free cash flow grew 28% year over year to $451 million.”

Schlesinger continued, “For the third quarter, we expect continued strong performance on our Springboard plan and double-digit sales and earnings growth year over year, with core sales of $4.2 billion and core EPS in a range of $0.63 to $0.67. Our guidance factors in about $0.01 to $0.02 for the impact of currently enacted tariffs, along with $0.02 to $0.03 of temporarily higher cost as we ramp to meet increased demand for our new Gen AI and U.S.-made solar products.”

Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights:

• GAAP sales were $3.86 billion. Core sales were $4.05 billion.
• GAAP EPS was $0.54. Core EPS was $0.60. The difference between GAAP and core EPS primarily reflected non-cash, mark-to-market adjustments associated with the company’s translated earnings contracts and foreign-denominated debt and also reflected constant currency adjustments.
• GAAP gross margin was 36.0% and core gross margin was 38.4%, reflecting 680-basis-point and 50-basis-point year-over-year improvements, respectively.
• GAAP operating cash flow was $708 million, and adjusted free cash flow was $451 million, both up year over year.

Third-Quarter 2025 Outlook:

• In the third quarter, management expects continued strong performance on its Springboard plan and double-digit sales and earnings growth year over year, with core sales of $4.2 billion and profit again growing faster than sales, with core EPS in a range of $0.63 to $0.67. Third-quarter guidance factors in about $0.01 to $0.02 for the impact of currently enacted tariffs, along with $0.02 to $0.03 of temporarily higher cost as production ramps to meet increased demand for new Gen AI and U.S.-made solar products.

Second-Quarter 2025 Results and Comparisons

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Second-Quarter 2025 Segment Results

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The second-quarter results below are prepared on a basis consistent with Corning’s segment reporting as presented in the company’s consolidated financial statements.

As of Jan. 1, 2025, the company moved its Automotive Glass Solutions business along with its Environmental Technologies business into a new Automotive segment. The comparative segment information has been recast to conform to the changes in Corning’s segment reporting.

Upcoming Investor Events

Corning will attend Citi’s 2025 Global TMT Conference on Sept. 4, 2025. In addition, the company will schedule management visits to investor offices in select cities. Visit the company’s Investor Relations website for up-to-date information.

Second-Quarter Conference Call Information

The company will host its second-quarter conference call on Tuesday, July 29, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. To participate, individuals may preregister here prior to the start of the call. Once the required fields are completed, click “Register.” A telephone number and PIN will be auto generated and will pop up on screen. Participants will have the choice to “Dial In” or have the system “Call Me.” A confirmation email will also be sent with specific dial-in information. To listen to a live audio webcast of the call, go to the company’s Investor Relations events page and follow the instructions.

Presentation of Information in this News Release

This news release includes non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP. Corning’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of items that are driven by general economic conditions and events that do not reflect the underlying fundamentals and trends in the company’s operations. The company believes presenting non-GAAP financial measures assists in analyzing financial performance without the impact of items that may obscure trends in the company’s underlying performance. Definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found on the company’s website by going to the Investor Relations page and clicking “Quarterly Results” under the “Financials and Filings” tab. These reconciliations also accompany this news release.

With respect to the outlook for future periods, it is not possible to provide reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures because management does not forecast the movement of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, or other items that do not reflect ongoing operations, nor does it forecast items that have not yet occurred or are out of management’s control. As a result, management is unable to provide outlook information on a GAAP basis.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained in this release and related comments by management that are not historical facts or information and contain words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “see,” “would,” “target,” “estimate,” “forecast” or similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include estimates and assumptions related to economic, competitive and legislative developments. Such statements relate to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company’s Springboard plan, the company’s future operating performance, the company’s share of new and existing markets, the company’s revenue and earnings growth rates, the company’s ability to innovate and commercialize new products, the company’s expected capital expenditure and the company’s implementation of cost-reduction initiatives and measures to improve pricing, including the optimization of the company’s manufacturing capacity.

Although the company believes that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding, among other things, current estimates and forecasts, general economic conditions, its knowledge of its business and key performance indicators that impact the company, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws.

Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: global economic trends, competition and geopolitical risks, or an escalation of sanctions, tariffs or other trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries, and related impacts on our businesses’ global supply chains and strategies; changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility, including developments and volatility arising from health crisis events, inflation, interest rates, the value of securities and other financial assets, precious metals, oil, natural gas, raw materials and other commodity prices and exchange rates (particularly between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, South Korean won, Chinese yuan, New Taiwan dollar, Mexican peso and euro), decreases or sudden increases of consumer demand, and the impact of such changes and volatility on our financial position and businesses; the availability of or adverse changes relating to government grants, tax credits or other government incentives; the duration and severity of health crisis events, such as an epidemic or pandemic, and its impact across our businesses on demand, personnel, operations, our global supply chains and stock price; possible disruption in commercial activities or our supply chain due to terrorist activity, cyber-attack, armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters, international trade disputes or major health concerns; loss of intellectual property due to theft, cyber-attack, or disruption to our information technology infrastructure; ability to enforce patents and protect intellectual property and trade secrets; disruption to Corning’s, our suppliers’ and manufacturers’ supply chain, equipment, facilities, IT systems or operations; product demand and industry capacity; competitive products and pricing; availability and costs of critical components, materials, equipment, natural resources and utilities; new product development and commercialization; order activity and demand from major customers; the amount and timing of our cash flows and earnings and other conditions, which may affect our ability to pay our quarterly dividend at the planned level or to repurchase shares at planned levels; the amount and timing of any future dividends; the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and other similar transactions; the effect of regulatory and legal developments; ability to pace capital spending to anticipated levels of customer demand; our ability to increase margins through implementation of operational changes, pricing actions and cost reduction measures; rate of technology change; adverse litigation; product and component performance issues; retention of key personnel; customer ability to maintain profitable operations and obtain financing to fund ongoing operations and manufacturing expansions and pay receivables when due; loss of significant customers; changes in tax laws, regulations and international tax standards; the impacts of audits by taxing authorities; the potential impact of legislation, government regulations, and other government action and investigations; and other risks detailed in Corning’s SEC filings.

For a complete listing of risks and other factors, please reference the risk factors and forward-looking statements described in our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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About Corning Incorporated

Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science, with a 170-year track record of life-changing inventions. Corning applies its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramic science, and optical physics along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people’s lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in RD&E, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and deep, trust-based relationships with customers who are global leaders in their industries. Corning’s capabilities are versatile and synergistic, which allows the company to evolve to meet changing market needs, while also helping its customers capture new opportunities in dynamic industries. Today, Corning’s markets include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display, automotive, solar, semiconductors, and life sciences.

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