Corning Q2 2025 core EPS up 28% to $0.60; Q3 core EPS guided to $0.63-$0.67
Corning reported second-quarter 2025 results, with core sales up 12% year over year to $4.05 billion and core EPS up 28% to $0.60, which the company said exceeded its Q2 guidance. GAAP net income attributable to Corning was $469 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared with $104 million, or $0.12, a year earlier. For the third quarter, management expects core sales of $4.2 billion and core EPS of $0.63 to $0.67.
Key points
- Core sales were $4.05 billion, up 12% year over year; GAAP sales were $3.86 billion, up 19%
- Optical Communications Enterprise sales grew 81% year over year
- Adjusted free cash flow was $451 million, up 28% year over year
- Q3 2025 guidance: core sales of $4.2 billion and core EPS of $0.63 to $0.67, including about $0.01 to $0.02 for tariffs
The filing
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