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Total assets reported in FY2025.
Total liabilities reported in FY2025.
Shareholders' equity reported in FY2025.
Equity as a share of the latest capital base.
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Corning’s balance sheet shows a modest contraction in scale over the five-year period, followed by a partial rebound in 2025. Total assets declined from $30.2 billion in 2021 to $27.7 billion in 2024, then rose to $31.0 billion in 2025, exceeding the 2021 level. This suggests a period of asset resizing or portfolio adjustment, with a stronger expansion in the most recent year. In a capital-intensive materials and technology business like Corning, swings in asset levels can reflect investment timing, acquisitions/divestitures, or changes in working capital tied to demand cycles. Liabilities moved generally lower from $17.6 billion in 2021 to $16.7 billion in 2024, before increasing to $18.7 billion in 2025. Equity followed a somewhat similar pattern but with a clearer downward trend: stockholders’ equity fell from $12.5 billion in 2021 to $10.7 billion in 2024, then recovered to $11.8 billion in 2025. Overall, Corning remains meaningfully equity-funded, but the 2024 dip in equity and the 2025 rebound indicate some volatility in retained earnings, accumulated comprehensive income, or capital allocation decisions. The balance sheet appears to have become slightly more leveraged in 2025 as liabilities rose faster than equity, though the company still maintains a solid capital base.
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