Corning said net sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 increased $477 million, or 16%, when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by an increase in sales for optical communication products of $425 million, display products of $72 million and specialty materials products of $45 million, partially offset by a decrease in sales for automotive products of $37 million.

1. 01

   Corning said net sales for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025 increased $477 million, or 16%, when compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily driven by an increase in sales for optical communication products of $425 million, display products of $72 million and specialty materials products of $45 million, partially offset by a decrease in sales for automotive products of $37 million.

2. 02

   Corning said gross margin for Q1 2025 increased $221 million, or 22%, compared to the same period in the prior year. Income before income taxes for the same period decreased $56 million, and the company cited losses in its translated earnings contracts as the primary factor.

3. 03

   Corning said core net income for Q1 2025 was $467 million, an increase of $137 million compared to $330 million in the same period in the prior year. Core earnings per share was $0.54, and the company cited higher segment net income of $101 million in Optical Communications and $42 million in Display as factors.

4. 04

   Corning said cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 were $1.4 billion. For Q1, capital expenditures were $208 million and share repurchases were $100 million. The company also said it expects full-year 2025 capital expenditures of approximately $1.3 billion.

Key figures

Quarter ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

$3.5B

Operating income

$445M

Net income

$157M

EPS

$0.18

Gross profit

$1.2B

Operating cash flow

$151M

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