Corning Inc. (GLW)
NYSEInformation TechnologyElectronic ComponentsSnapshot 2026-07-07
$185.45-4.80%
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Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $185.45. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $185 GLW trades at 69× p/e, in line with its 56× p/e peer median — but our blended $114 fair value sits well below the price. We hold it with low confidence: our number sits below the analyst range and it trades at 2.5× its own p/e history. Analysts target $140–$270. Note: our $114 fair value sits below the entire analyst range ($140–$270). The flat-multiple read looks rich, but earnings are inflecting up — trailing growth is accelerating and forward estimates confirm — so we've softened our read rather than brand an accelerating name expensive. Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $190 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
$140.00 – $270.00 (median $192.50) · 14 analysts · as of 2026-07-07
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Flags: expensive valuation, weak execution quality. Capped at elevated by the Mania regime.
For similar setups historically (n=2,301): about 43% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 77% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 1182% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly 17.8 years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $1.09/sh owner earnings.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $192.50 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $53.49 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $47.52 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $21.51 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M | $29.29 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $61.02 | 35.4 | 1.72 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $238.48 | 56.2 | 4.25 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $92.38 | 4.9 | 18.74 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M | $104.19 | 24.5 | 4.25 | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $122.90 | 28.9 | 4.25 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $153.70 | 56.2 | 2.74 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $92.80 | 35.4 | 2.62 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | low |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $122.72 | 35.4 | 3.46 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.