GLW Stock — Corning Inc.

Corning Inc. (GLW)

GLW is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.78%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.5%.

At the current 0.78% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $78 per year, or $6.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Corning Incorporated manufactures specialty glass, ceramics, and optical products across optical communications, display technologies, specialty materials, automotive, and life sciences markets worldwide. The company offers a modest current distribution rate with quarterly dividend payments. Corning appeals to income investors seeking exposure to diversified industrial and technology end markets with a modest dividend component.

GLW performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.5%.

GLW key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.69%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/31/1981

Distribution rate

0.78%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.77%

5-year average yield

2.5

Last close

$146.00

Market cap

$125,762,696,326

Average volume

8643102.0

Next dividend

$0.28

Last ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Next payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.148

Payout ratio

0.3902

P/E ratio

67.28

Forward P/E

35.0877

EPS

$2.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.78%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.77%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GLW risks and drawbacks

GLW's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.5%.

Who may consider GLW — and who may not

GLW may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GLW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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