Corning Incorporated

SWX:GLW Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 90.3b

Corning Valuation

Is GLW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of GLW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: GLW (CHF116.55) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF121.09)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: GLW is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GLW?

Key metric: As GLW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GLW. This is calculated by dividing GLW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GLW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio72.4x
EarningsUS$1.60b
Market CapUS$115.60b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GLW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GLW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.4x
2308 Delta Electronics
57x17.89%NT$3.5t
DELTA Delta Electronics (Thailand)
128.2x20.13%฿3.2t
LOGN Logitech International
18.5x4.02%CHF 10.3b
APH Amphenol
38x16.11%US$167.5b
GLW Corning
72.4x21.40%CHF 115.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GLW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.4x) compared to the peer average (61.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GLW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Electronic Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GLW 72.4xIndustry Avg. 23.3xNo. of Companies13PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GLW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.4x) compared to the European Electronic industry average (24x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GLW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GLW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio72.4x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GLW's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GLW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 116.55
CHF 97.22
-16.58%
18.96%CHF 131.46CHF 69.96n/a13
Feb ’27CHF 80.35
CHF 88.48
+10.12%
10.69%CHF 100.49CHF 70.34n/a13
Jan ’27n/a
CHF 75.23
0%
12.14%CHF 86.73CHF 47.74n/a13
Dec ’26CHF 65.43
CHF 75.10
+14.78%
12.74%CHF 87.73CHF 48.29n/a13
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 74.63
0%
12.55%CHF 80.47CHF 48.28n/a12
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 59.52
0%
17.51%CHF 73.97CHF 37.38n/a12
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 55.05
0%
12.91%CHF 64.52CHF 37.91n/a12
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 53.08
0%
14.19%CHF 65.10CHF 38.25n/a13
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 42.49
0%
8.19%CHF 48.71CHF 35.72n/a13
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 42.96
0%
8.17%CHF 49.40CHF 36.23n/a13
May ’26n/a
CHF 42.91
0%
8.75%CHF 49.52CHF 36.25n/a13
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 48.90
0%
11.33%CHF 59.96CHF 38.73n/a13
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 49.79
0%
11.77%CHF 58.68CHF 38.82n/a13
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 50.46
0%
10.19%CHF 59.11CHF 39.10CHF 80.3514
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 47.25
0%
11.30%CHF 53.57CHF 33.03n/a14
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 46.58
0%
13.18%CHF 53.46CHF 32.97CHF 65.4314
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 44.32
0%
15.13%CHF 51.97CHF 32.05n/a14
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 38.33
0%
14.09%CHF 46.38CHF 31.20n/a14
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 37.06
0%
12.34%CHF 46.83CHF 31.51n/a14
Aug ’25n/a
CHF 37.87
0%
12.69%CHF 48.27CHF 31.61n/a14
Jul ’25n/a
CHF 34.02
0%
10.91%CHF 40.24CHF 25.93n/a14
Jun ’25n/a
CHF 32.85
0%
9.84%CHF 38.85CHF 26.20n/a14
May ’25n/a
CHF 32.81
0%
8.82%CHF 36.77CHF 26.66n/a13
Apr ’25n/a
CHF 30.73
0%
8.68%CHF 35.34CHF 25.62n/a13
Mar ’25n/a
CHF 30.03
0%
8.84%CHF 34.82CHF 25.24n/a13
CHF 109.39
Fair Value
6.5% overvalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/06 00:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/02 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Corning Incorporated is covered by 32 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Amir RozwadowskiBarclays
Timothy LongBarclays