GLW

Corning Inc

Technology · $123.6B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$164.19

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$56.84

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$22.74

buy price

Overpriced

GLW is Overpriced: at $164.19 it trades 189% above its fair value of $56.84. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $22.74, 86% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings have been shrinking, but the business still generates cash, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-7.8% a year✗
Equity per share growth2.8% a year✗
Sales growth5.9% a year✗
Free cash flow growth0.7% a year✗
Return on invested capital4.7%✗

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Superinvestors

5 of the investors we track hold GLW. In Q2 2026, 2 trimmed and 1 sold out. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Trimmed: Stephen Mandel, Lee Ainslie

Sold out: David Tepper

Insider activity

Since Jun 22, 2026: no open-market purchases, 2 sales worth $3.5M and 5 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

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…

Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works

GLW stock (Corning Inc): fair value $56.84, Overpriced — PaybackPrice