All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GLW total return snapshot: GLW returned +101.57% over the past year and +82.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 31, 1981, GLW is up +20,024.05% in nominal total return, or +12.59%/yr, and is currently −37.71% below its total-return high on Jun. 29, 2026.
Data ending Mon Sep. 21, 2026
| Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLW × |
+20,024.05%
+12.59%/yr |
+7.91%/yr
R2=0.772 |
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| Corning Incorporated NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLW × |
$10,000.00
1981-12-31 |
$2,012,405.06
2026-09-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLW × | +82.53% | +101.57% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLW × |
−37.71%
on 2026-09-21 from 2026-06-29 peak |
−99.02%
on 2002-10-08 from 2000-09-01 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-09-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLW × | +101.57% |
+268.17% +91.88%/yr |
+442.91% +75.76%/yr |
+382.94% +37.02%/yr |
+790.47% +24.44%/yr |
| Year | GLW |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +82.53% |
| 2025 | +87.76% |
| 2024 | +60.64% |
| 2023 | −1.22% |
| 2022 | −11.56% |
| 2021 | +5.92% |
| 2020 | +27.57% |
| 2019 | −1.02% |
| 2018 | −3.28% |
| 2017 | +34.63% |
| 2016 | +36.23% |
| 2015 | −18.32% |
| 2014 | +31.21% |
| 2013 | +45.03% |
| 2012 | −0.24% |
| 2011 | −31.91% |
| 2010 | +1.23% |
| 2009 | +105.59% |
| 2008 | −59.81% |
| 2007 | +28.79% |
| 2006 | −4.83% |
| 2005 | +67.03% |
| 2004 | +12.85% |
| 2003 | +215.11% |
| 2002 | −62.89% |
| 2001 | −83.02% |
| 2000 | +23.27% |
| 1999 | +189.75% |
| 1998 | +23.66% |
| 1997 | −2.88% |
| 1996 | +46.90% |
| 1995 | +9.16% |
| 1994 | +8.70% |
| 1993 | −23.96% |
| 1992 | −0.88% |
| 1991 | +73.32% |
| 1990 | +6.21% |
| 1989 | +26.50% |
| 1988 | +52.25% |
| 1987 | −12.71% |
| 1986 | −9.11% |
| 1985 | +84.24% |
| 1984 | +2.61% |
| 1983 | +9.16% |
| 1982 | +33.04% |
