TREE NEWS reports: Corning reported third-quarter sales of $5.1 billion, up 19% year over year, with earnings per share rising 36% to $0.91 — both above the top end of its guidance. Gross margin expanded 150 basis points to 40.5% and operating margin rose 310 basis points to 22.7%, while free cash flow reached $661 million despite more than $500 million in capacity investment. The company guided fourth-quarter sales to $5.2–5.3 billion and EPS to $0.96–1.00, each up about 19% and 36% year over year.
Corning Q3 sales rise 19% to $5.1B, EPS up 36% to $0.91
AI take
Corning's beat is really a margin story: gross and operating margins expanded sharply while the company kept spending heavily on capacity, and free cash flow still came in strong. That combination suggests pricing power and operating leverage are holding up even as capex rises, which matters for anyone tracking the hardware and infrastructure supply chain that sits beneath data-center and connectivity buildouts. The fourth-quarter guide implies the momentum is expected to carry, so the open question is whether margin expansion persists once the current capacity investment cycle matures.
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