Corning (XSWX:GLW) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,787 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


XSWX:GLW Corning Inc XSWX:GLW
68 GF Score
Price CHF153.24
GF Value CHF50.32
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What is Corning Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Corning XSWX:GLW -3.25% 68 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,787 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSWX:GLW with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF50.32. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Corning's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF463 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF1,787 Mil.


Corning  (XSWX:GLW) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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Corning Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Corning Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Corning Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Corning Quarterly Data
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XSWX:GLW vs APH, TEL, FLEX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Corning Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Corning Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF1,787 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,787 Mil mean?
Corning (XSWX:GLW) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,787 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Corning and its competitors.
Is Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Corning's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,787 Mil. Overall, Corning has a GF Score™ of 68/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to APH and TEL?
Corning's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,787 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Corning and its competitors. Corning's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,787 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Corning stock overvalued right now?
Corning (XSWX:GLW) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,787 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF50.32, compared to a current price of CHF153.24 — trading 204.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,787 Mil. Corning's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Corning (XSWX:GLW), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,787 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Corning (XSWX:GLW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Corning stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF153.24 is trading 204.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF50.32.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:GLW:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,787 Mil
  • GF Value™: CHF50.32 vs. price of CHF153.24 (204.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:GLW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Corning Business Description

Address One Riverfront Plaza, Corning, NY, USA, 14831
Corning is a provider of glass, ceramics, and optical fiber across six distinct end markets. Corning's largest segments by revenue are display glass for TVs and optical fiber for telecom networks and data centers. It also provides cover glass for smartphones as well as filters and substrates and glass for cars, produces pharmaceutical glass, and produces polysilicon for solar panels. Corning is a US producer and is vertically integrated across its products and markets.
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