Corning (GLW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.25% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.25%.
Corning
GLW
TTM buyback yield
0.25%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.25%
5Y share count change
11.4%
TTM buyback spend
$192.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.67x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.67x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $163.00M | $286.00M | −$123.00M | 0.86B | -1.0% | 0.22% |
| 2024 | $246.00M | $273.00M | −$27.00M | 0.87B | 1.2% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | $106.00M | $218.00M | −$112.00M | 0.86B | 0.2% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | $268.00M | $175.00M | $93.00M | 0.86B | 1.5% | 1.00% |
| 2021 | $335.00M | $190.00M | $145.00M | 0.84B | 9.3% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | $116.00M | $207.00M | −$91.00M | 0.77B | -14.1% | 0.42% |
| 2019 | $957.00M | $56.00M | $901.00M | 0.90B | -4.5% | 4.30% |
| 2018 | $2.23B | $51.00M | $2.18B | 0.94B | 5.1% | 9.27% |
| 2017 | $2.45B | $46.00M | $2.41B | 0.90B | -21.8% | 9.31% |
| 2016 | $4.24B | $42.00M | $4.20B | 1.14B | -14.8% | 18.56% |
| 2015 | $3.25B | $46.00M | $3.20B | 1.34B | -5.9% | 15.50% |
| 2014 | $2.48B | $58.00M | $2.42B | 1.43B | -2.4% | 8.49% |
| 2013 | $1.52B | $54.00M | $1.46B | 1.46B | -2.9% | 6.02% |
| 2012 | $720.00M | $70.00M | $650.00M | 1.51B | -4.9% | 3.88% |
| 2011 | $780.00M | $86.00M | $694.00M | 1.58B | 0.1% | 3.89% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $92.00M | −$92.00M | 1.58B | 0.8% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $127.00M | −$127.00M | 1.57B | -1.0% | — |
| 2008 | $625.00M | $118.00M | $507.00M | 1.58B | 1.1% | 4.24% |
| 2007 | $250.00M | $138.00M | $112.00M | 1.57B | -2.1% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.60B | 3.9% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.54B | 11.1% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.39B | 36.7% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 1.01B | -1.5% | — |
| 2002 | $31.00M | $0.00 | $31.00M | 1.03B | 10.2% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 0.93B | 6.5% | 0.50% |
| 2000 | $57.00M | $0.00 | $57.00M | 0.88B | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | $114.00M | $0.00 | $114.00M | 0.88B | 26.3% | — |
| 1998 | $74.30M | $0.00 | $74.30M | 0.69B | -0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $50.10M | $0.00 | $50.10M | 0.69B | 1.3% | — |
| 1996 | $83.90M | $0.00 | $83.90M | 0.69B | — | — |
| 1995 | $33.10M | $0.00 | $33.10M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $58.60M | $0.00 | $58.60M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $100.80M | $0.00 | $100.80M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $67.60M | $0.00 | $67.60M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $162.80M | $0.00 | $162.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $67.10M | $0.00 | $67.10M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)46% of headroom
Headroom $414.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Corning buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Corning (GLW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Corning spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $192.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Corning's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.25% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Corning's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.25% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Corning diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Corning's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 11.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).