Corning (GLW) reported $4.05 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.2%. EPS of $0.60 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.85 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.57, the EPS surprise was +5.26%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Corning performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Automotive: $460 million versus $443.97 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Sales- Display Technologies: $898 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $919.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11.4%.
- Net Sales- Optical Communications: $1.57 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.47 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +40.7%.
- Net Sales- Specialty Materials: $545 million compared to the $520.03 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.8% year over year.
- Net Sales- Life Sciences: $250 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $245.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.4%.
- Net Sales- Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses: $326 million versus $242.92 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.1% change.
- Segment Net Income- Display Technologies: $243 million versus $233.14 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Segment Net income- Automotive: $79 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $67.78 million.
- Segment Net Income- Life Sciences: $18 million versus $16.13 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Segment Net Income- Optical Communications: $247 million compared to the $202.79 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Segment Net Income- Specialty Materials: $81 million versus $76.36 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Segment Net Income- Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses: $-10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $17.21 million.
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Shares of Corning have returned +5.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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