Corning Incorporated Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.08x

Corning Incorporated free cash flow generation index. Corning Incorporated (GLW) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.08x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $30.00 Million represents 0% of operating cash flow ($362.00 Million). Check how resilient are Corning Incorporated's assets to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.

FCF Generation Index

0.08x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$30.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$362.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$332.00 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Corning Incorporated (1989–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Corning Incorporated from 1989 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Corning Incorporated across 36 annual periods. Explore GLW capex to operating cash flow ratio to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Corning Incorporated Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (1989–2025)

Corning Incorporated free cash flow generation index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Corning Incorporated. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Corning Incorporated.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.52x $1.41 Billion $2.69 Billion $1.28 Billion ▲ +4.4%
2024 0.50x $974.00 Million $1.94 Billion $965.00 Million ▲ +63.8%
2023 0.31x $615.00 Million $2.00 Billion $1.39 Billion ▼ -20.7%
2022 0.39x $1.01 Billion $2.62 Billion $1.60 Billion ▼ -25.7%
2021 0.52x $1.77 Billion $3.41 Billion $1.64 Billion ▲ +41.2%
2020 0.37x $803.00 Million $2.18 Billion $1.38 Billion ▲ +1600.3%
2019 0.02x $44.00 Million $2.03 Billion $1.99 Billion ▼ -90.7%
2018 0.23x $677.00 Million $2.92 Billion $2.24 Billion ▲ +132.4%
2017 0.10x $200.00 Million $2.00 Billion $1.80 Billion ▼ -82.1%
2016 0.56x $1.39 Billion $2.50 Billion $1.11 Billion ▲ +0.3%
2015 0.56x $1.56 Billion $2.81 Billion $1.25 Billion ▼ -28.1%
2014 0.77x $3.63 Billion $4.71 Billion $1.08 Billion ▲ +21.6%
2013 0.63x $1.77 Billion $2.79 Billion $1.02 Billion ▲ +44.8%
2012 0.44x $1.41 Billion $3.21 Billion $1.80 Billion ▲ +84.6%
2011 0.24x $757.00 Million $3.19 Billion $2.43 Billion ▼ -67.8%
2010 0.74x $2.83 Billion $3.83 Billion $1.01 Billion ▲ +29.0%
2009 0.57x $1.19 Billion $2.08 Billion $890.00 Million ▲ +487.5%
2008 0.10x $207.00 Million $2.13 Billion $1.92 Billion ▼ -75.1%
2007 0.39x $810.00 Million $2.08 Billion $1.27 Billion ▲ +13.2%
2006 0.34x $621.00 Million $1.80 Billion $1.18 Billion ▲ +73.0%
2005 0.20x $386.00 Million $1.94 Billion $1.55 Billion ▲ +32.1%
2004 0.15x $152.00 Million $1.01 Billion $857.00 Million ▲ +108.6%
2003 -1.75x $-233.00 Million $133.00 Million $366.00 Million ▼ -591.1%
2001 -0.25x $-364.00 Million $1.44 Billion $1.80 Billion ▼ -246.3%
2000 -0.07x $-104.00 Million $1.42 Billion $1.52 Billion ▲ +60.8%
1999 -0.19x $-145.00 Million $775.70 Million $920.70 Million ▲ +70.1%
1998 -0.63x $-291.50 Million $465.60 Million $757.10 Million ▼ -530.4%
1997 -0.10x $-70.00 Million $704.80 Million $774.80 Million ▲ +80.4%
1996 -0.51x $-200.80 Million $397.00 Million $597.80 Million ▼ -273.8%
1995 0.29x $203.30 Million $698.60 Million $495.30 Million ▲ +665.0%
1994 0.04x $15.30 Million $402.20 Million $386.90 Million ▼ -84.7%
1993 0.25x $146.50 Million $589.60 Million $443.10 Million ▲ +4.5%
1992 0.24x $117.70 Million $495.10 Million $377.40 Million ▼ -29.1%
1991 0.34x $158.00 Million $471.00 Million $313.00 Million ▲ +878.4%
1990 -0.04x $-10.80 Million $250.60 Million $261.40 Million ▼ -130.9%
1989 0.14x $51.60 Million $369.50 Million $317.90 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).