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Data last updated: Oct 26, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 26, 2026): Corning Incorporated (GLW) pays a $1.12 annual dividend ($0.28 quarterly), yielding 0.91% at $123.69/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-11-13. 18 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.91%
Annual Dividend: $1.12 per share
Payout Ratio: 51.4%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-11-13
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Technology
Years of Dividend History: 40
Corning Incorporated dividend investors are looking at a company that makes optical fiber, display glass, and specialty materials across five distinct business segments. GLW pays $1.12 per share annually, in quarterly installments of $0.28, with the next ex-dividend date on November 13, 2026. The current yield sits at 0.71%. With a beta of 1.123, this is a technology-sector stock with above-average price volatility, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than pure income seekers.
Corning Incorporated pays out 51.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings retained to fund operations across GLW's optical communications, display, and automotive businesses, none of which are low-capital. Corning Incorporated dividend safety faces its main pressure from the cyclical nature of display glass and semiconductor-adjacent markets, where demand can shift sharply, and the payout ratio offers only a moderate buffer if earnings compress.
Corning Incorporated dividend history shows a CAGR of 12.1% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share payment grew from $0.225 to $1.12 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the rate calculation). Growth has not been linear: the largest single-year jump was 40.0% in 2012, while 2023, 2024, and 2025 each held flat at $1.12, meaning the recent pace is well below the long-run average.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.2% | $1.08 (2022) | $1.12 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +4.9% | $0.88 (2020) | $1.12 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +8.8% | $0.48 (2015) | $1.12 (2025) |
GLW fits growth-and-income investors who want a rising dividend from a technology-oriented business and can accept a low current yield in exchange for a long growth runway. The yield of 0.71% is low (below 2%) and sits well below the 5-year average of 1.85%, largely because the stock price has risen faster than the dividend in recent years. Eighteen consecutive years of increases is a meaningful streak, but the dividend has been flat since 2023, so near-term growth momentum has stalled. The trade-off is clear: a diversified industrial-technology business with a moderate payout ratio, but limited income today.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.2800 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.2800 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.2800 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.2800 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.2800 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.2800 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.2800 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.2800 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.2800 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.2800 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8400 |
| 2025 | $1.1200 |
| 2024 | $1.1200 |
| 2023 | $1.1200 |
| 2022 | $1.0800 |
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