Corning Incorporated Cash Flow Quality Index
Corning Incorporated cash flow quality index. Corning Incorporated (GLW) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.89x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $362.00 Million is below net income of $408.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Corning Incorporated cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Corning Incorporated (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Corning Incorporated from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Corning Incorporated across 31 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See Corning Incorporated net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Corning Incorporated Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
Corning Incorporated cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Corning Incorporated. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Corning Incorporated.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.69x | $2.69 Billion | $1.60 Billion | ▼ -48.4% |
| 2024 | 3.28x | $1.94 Billion | $592.00 Million | ▲ +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.09x | $2.00 Billion | $648.00 Million | ▲ +64.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89x | $2.62 Billion | $1.39 Billion | ▲ +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.79x | $3.41 Billion | $1.91 Billion | ▼ -58.0% |
| 2020 | 4.26x | $2.18 Billion | $512.00 Million | ▲ +101.3% |
| 2019 | 2.12x | $2.03 Billion | $960.00 Million | ▼ -22.7% |
| 2018 | 2.74x | $2.92 Billion | $1.07 Billion | ▲ +304.7% |
| 2016 | 0.68x | $2.50 Billion | $3.69 Billion | ▼ -67.7% |
| 2015 | 2.10x | $2.81 Billion | $1.34 Billion | ▲ +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.90x | $4.71 Billion | $2.47 Billion | ▲ +34.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42x | $2.79 Billion | $1.96 Billion | ▼ -23.4% |
| 2012 | 1.86x | $3.21 Billion | $1.73 Billion | ▲ +63.2% |
| 2011 | 1.14x | $3.19 Billion | $2.81 Billion | ▲ +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08x | $3.83 Billion | $3.56 Billion | ▲ +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03x | $2.08 Billion | $2.01 Billion | ▲ +155.5% |
| 2008 | 0.40x | $2.13 Billion | $5.26 Billion | ▼ -58.1% |
| 2007 | 0.97x | $2.08 Billion | $2.15 Billion | ▼ -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.97x | $1.80 Billion | $1.85 Billion | ▼ -70.7% |
| 2005 | 3.31x | $1.94 Billion | $585.00 Million | ▼ -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.36x | $1.42 Billion | $423.00 Million | ▲ +108.6% |
| 1999 | 1.61x | $775.70 Million | $481.70 Million | ▲ +45.7% |
| 1998 | 1.11x | $465.60 Million | $421.30 Million | ▼ -31.0% |
| 1997 | 1.60x | $704.80 Million | $439.80 Million | ▼ -29.1% |
| 1996 | 2.26x | $397.00 Million | $175.60 Million | ▼ -73.0% |
| 1995 | 8.37x | $698.60 Million | $83.50 Million | ▲ +485.2% |
| 1994 | 1.43x | $402.20 Million | $281.30 Million | ▼ -23.1% |
| 1992 | 1.86x | $495.10 Million | $266.30 Million | ▲ +22.8% |
| 1991 | 1.51x | $471.00 Million | $311.20 Million | ▲ +74.6% |
| 1990 | 0.87x | $250.60 Million | $289.10 Million | ▼ -39.1% |
| 1989 | 1.42x | $369.50 Million | $259.40 Million | — |