Corning shares outstanding GLW
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 875M
- On a year earlier
- +1.2%
- more shares
Corning had 875M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is 1.2% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 868M | +0% |
| FY2024 | 866M | +2% |
| FY2023 | 851M | +1% |
| FY2022 | 843M | −2% |
| FY2021 | 864M | −3% |
| FY2020 | 894M | +16% |
| FY2019 | 771M | −16% |
| FY2018 | 920M | +6% |
| FY2017 | 865M | −19% |
| FY2016 | 1.1B | −16% |
| FY2015 | 1.3B | −9% |
| FY2014 | 1.4B | −2% |
| FY2013 | 1.4B | −4% |
| FY2012 | 1.5B | −5% |
| FY2011 | 1.6B | −1% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 875M | +1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 871M | +1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 868M | +0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 868M | +2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 865M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 866M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 866M | +2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 854M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 864M | +1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 862M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 851M | +1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 859M | +0% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.