All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

GLW: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

GLW real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GLW returned +75.08% over the past year and +73.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 31, 1981, GLW is up +5,445.57% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.38%/yr, and is currently −39.01% below its real total-return high on Jun. 29, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
GLW × 		+5,445.57%
+9.38%/yr 		+5.17%/yr
R2=0.611
Corning Incorporated NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
GLW × 		$10,000.00
1981-12-31 		$554,556.93
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
GLW × 		+73.40% +75.08%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
GLW × 		−39.01%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-06-29 peak 		−99.07%
on 2002-10-08
from 2000-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
GLW × 		+75.08% +224.17%
+80.05%/yr 		+418.77%
+73.11%/yr 		+290.77%
+31.34%/yr 		+508.69%
+19.80%/yr

Annual Returns

Year GLW
2026 (YTD) +73.40%
2025 +82.87%
2024 +56.14%
2023 −4.42%
2022 −16.94%
2021 −1.04%
2020 +25.86%
2019 −3.23%
2018 −5.09%
2017 +31.85%
2016 +33.47%
2015 −18.92%
2014 +30.23%
2013 +42.88%
2012 −1.94%
2011 −33.87%
2010 −0.26%
2009 +100.14%
2008 −59.84%
2007 +23.73%
2006 −7.17%
2005 +61.50%
2004 +9.29%
2003 +209.30%
2002 −63.75%
2001 −83.28%
2000 +19.23%
1999 +182.17%
1998 +21.70%
1997 −4.51%
1996 +42.18%
1995 +6.45%
1994 +5.87%
1993 −25.99%
1992 −3.67%
1991 +68.17%
1990 +0.08%
1989 +20.89%
1988 +45.82%
1987 −16.41%
1986 −10.10%
1985 +77.50%
1984 −1.29%
1983 +5.18%
1982 +28.13%