TTM
36.3%
YoY change
+2.68pp
Trough year (2002)
19.0%
Peak year (1998)
53.4%
Latest annual
35.3%
Gross Margin history chart for Corning (GLW) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 35.3%
Gross Margin change chart for Corning (GLW) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +2.68pp
Gross Margin history table for Corning (GLW) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 35.3% | +2.68pp | ||
| 2024 | 32.6% | +1.37pp | ||
| 2023 | 31.2% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2022 | 31.8% | -4.20pp | ||
| 2021 | 36.0% | +4.71pp | ||
| 2020 | 31.2% | -3.84pp | ||
| 2019 | 35.1% | -4.44pp | ||
| 2018 | 39.5% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2017 | 39.7% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2016 | 40.1% | -0.02pp | ||
| 2015 | 40.1% | -1.61pp | ||
| 2014 | 41.7% | -0.80pp | ||
| 2013 | 42.5% | +1.09pp | ||
| 2012 | 41.4% | -3.90pp | ||
| 2011 | 45.3% | -0.65pp | ||
| 2010 | 46.0% | +7.18pp | ||
| 2009 | 38.8% | -7.24pp | ||
| 2008 | 46.0% | -0.88pp | ||
| 2007 | 46.9% | +2.79pp | ||
| 2006 | 44.1% | +0.80pp | ||
| 2005 | 43.3% | +6.61pp | ||
| 2004 | 36.7% | +9.24pp | ||
| 2003 | 27.5% | +8.45pp | ||
| 2002 | 19.0% | -9.99pp | ||
| 2001 | 29.0% | -11.01pp | ||
| 2000 | 40.0% | -2.12pp | ||
| 1999 | 42.1% | -11.21pp | ||
| 1998 | 53.4% | +10.31pp | ||
| 1997 | 43.0% | +3.44pp | ||
| 1996 | 39.6% | +11.82pp | ||
| 1995 | 27.8% | -15.15pp | ||
| 1994 | 42.9% | +0.78pp | ||
| 1993 | 42.2% | +0.48pp | ||
| 1992 | 41.7% | -0.33pp | ||
| 1991 | 42.0% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1990 | 41.7% | +0.30pp | ||
| 1989 | 41.4% | +0.02pp | ||
| 1988 | 41.4% | +1.93pp | ||
| 1987 | 39.4% | -1.82pp | ||
| 1986 | 41.3% | -0.56pp | ||
| 1985 | 41.8% | — |
- 202535.3%+2.68pp
- 202432.6%+1.37pp
- 202331.2%-0.53pp
- 202231.8%-4.20pp
- 202136.0%+4.71pp
- 202031.2%-3.84pp
- 201935.1%-4.44pp
- 201839.5%-0.23pp
- 201739.7%-0.34pp
- 201640.1%-0.02pp
- 201540.1%-1.61pp
- 201441.7%-0.80pp
- 201342.5%+1.09pp
- 201241.4%-3.90pp
- 201145.3%-0.65pp
- 201046.0%+7.18pp
- 200938.8%-7.24pp
- 200846.0%-0.88pp
- 200746.9%+2.79pp
- 200644.1%+0.80pp
- 200543.3%+6.61pp
- 200436.7%+9.24pp
- 200327.5%+8.45pp
- 200219.0%-9.99pp
- 200129.0%-11.01pp
- 200040.0%-2.12pp
- 199942.1%-11.21pp
- 199853.4%+10.31pp
- 199743.0%+3.44pp
- 199639.6%+11.82pp
- 199527.8%-15.15pp
- 199442.9%+0.78pp
- 199342.2%+0.48pp
- 199241.7%-0.33pp
- 199142.0%+0.31pp
- 199041.7%+0.30pp
- 198941.4%+0.02pp
- 198841.4%+1.93pp
- 198739.4%-1.82pp
- 198641.3%-0.56pp
- 198541.8%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Corning's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Corning (GLW)
According to Corning's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 36.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Corning (GLW) reported gross margin of 35.28% – expanded 2.7 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 53.36% was reported in 1998. The lowest in the available history was 19.03% in 2002.
Corning Gross Margin by Year
Corning Gross Margin 2025: 35.3%
Corning posted gross margin of 35.28% in 2025, expanded 2.7 percentage points from 2024.
Corning Gross Margin 2024: 32.6%
In 2024, Corning reported gross margin of 32.60%, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2023.
Corning Gross Margin 2023: 31.2%
Corning gross margin in 2023 was 31.23%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2022.
Corning Gross Margin 2022: 31.8%
2022's gross margin for Corning came in at 31.76%, contracted 4.2 percentage points from 2021.
Corning Gross Margin 2021: 36.0%
Corning gross margin in 2021 was 35.95%.
See more financial history for Corning (GLW).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Corning (GLW), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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