Buyback yield (TTM)
0.01%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.46%
5Y share count change
11.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$30M
Cumulative buybacks
$21.7B
Key takeaways
- Corning (GLW) repurchased about $30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 11.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.07× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +7.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 2% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Corning (GLW)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Corning (GLW)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Corning (GLW)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Corning (GLW)
Latest: $163M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Corning (GLW) came in at $163M – plunged 33.7% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Corning buyback spend compounded at +7.0% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Corning buyback spend plunged from $4.24B in 2016 to $163M in 2025, a 96.2% drawdown.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $4.24B in 2016 and its low of $0.00 in 1994.
Corning Buyback Spend 2025: $163M
In 2025, Corning reported buyback spend of $163M, plunged 33.7% below 2024.
Corning Buyback Spend 2024: $246M
Corning buyback spend in 2024 was $246M, surged 132.1% from 2023.
Corning Buyback Spend 2023: $106M
2023's buyback spend for Corning came in at $106M, plunged 60.4% below 2022.
Corning Buyback Spend 2022: $268M
Corning posted buyback spend of $268M in 2022, declined 20.0% below 2021.
Corning Buyback Spend 2021: $335M
Corning buyback spend in 2021 was $335M.
See more financial history for Corning (GLW).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $163M | $286M | -$123M | 0.22% | 860M | -1.0% | |
| 2024 | $246M | $273M | -$27M | 0.59% | 869M | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | $106M | $218M | -$112M | 0.41% | 859M | +0.2% | |
| 2022 | $268M | $175M | $93M | 1.00% | 857M | +1.5% | |
| 2021 | $335M | $190M | $145M | 1.06% | 844M | +9.3% | |
| 2020 | $116M | $207M | -$91M | 0.42% | 772M | -14.1% | |
| 2019 | $957M | $56M | $901M | 4.30% | 899M | -4.5% | |
| 2018 | $2.23B | $51M | $2.18B | 9.27% | 941M | +5.1% | |
| 2017 | $2.45B | $46M | $2.41B | 9.31% | 895M | -21.8% | |
| 2016 | $4.24B | $42M | $4.2B | 18.56% | 1.14B | -14.8% | |
| 2015 | $3.25B | $46M | $3.2B | 15.50% | 1.34B | -5.9% | |
| 2014 | $2.48B | $58M | $2.43B | 8.49% | 1.43B | -2.4% | |
| 2013 | $1.52B | $54M | $1.46B | 6.02% | 1.46B | -2.9% | |
| 2012 | $720M | $70M | $650M | 3.88% | 1.51B | -4.9% | |
| 2011 | $780M | $86M | $694M | 3.89% | 1.58B | +0.1% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $92M | -$92M | — | 1.58B | +0.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $127M | -$127M | — | 1.57B | -1.0% | |
| 2008 | $625M | $118M | $507M | 4.24% | 1.58B | +1.1% | |
| 2007 | $250M | $138M | $112M | 0.68% | 1.57B | -2.1% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.6B | +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 | $31M | $0.00 | $31M | 0.79% | 1.03B | +10.2% | |
| 2001 | $42M | $0.00 | $42M | 0.50% | 934M | +6.5% | |
| 2000 | $57M | $0.00 | $57M | — | 877M | 0.0% | |
| 1999 | $114M | $0.00 | $114M | — | 877M | +26.3% | |
| 1998 | $74.3M | $0.00 | $74.3M | — | 695M | -0.0% | |
| 1997 | $50.1M | $0.00 | $50.1M | — | 695M | +1.3% | |
| 1996 | $83.9M | $0.00 | $83.9M | — | 686M | — | |
| 1995 | $33.1M | $0.00 | $33.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $58.6M | $0.00 | $58.6M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $101M | $0.00 | $101M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $67.6M | $0.00 | $67.6M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $163M | $0.00 | $163M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $67.1M | $0.00 | $67.1M | — | — | — |
- 2025$163M
- 2024$246M
- 2023$106M
- 2022$268M
- 2021$335M
- 2020$116M
- 2019$957M
- 2018$2.23B
- 2017$2.45B
- 2016$4.24B
- 2015$3.25B
- 2014$2.48B
- 2013$1.52B
- 2012$720M
- 2011$780M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$625M
- 2007$250M
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$31M
- 2001$42M
- 2000$57M
- 1999$114M
- 1998$74.3M
- 1997$50.1M
- 1996$83.9M
- 1995$33.1M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$58.6M
- 1992$101M
- 1991$67.6M
- 1990$163M
- 1989$67.1M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Corning (GLW)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.07×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Corning (GLW)
How Corning splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.4B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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