Corning reported third-quarter 2026 core earnings of 91 cents per share, up 36% year over year and above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 89 cents, while core revenue rose 19% to $5.08 billion. Optical Communications sales jumped 44% to $2.38 billion on AI infrastructure demand, and Enterprise Networks revenue rose 84%. Core gross margin expanded 150 basis points to 40.5%. For the fourth quarter of 2026 the company guides core sales of $5.2 to $5.3 billion and targets a $30 billion annualized sales run rate by the end of 2028. Zacks ranks Corning #1 (Strong Buy), and the average short-term brokerage target implies a 41.6% increase from the $131.20 last close.
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