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Corning acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Corning bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
HSGWord for word“Corning obtained a controlling interest in HSG during the third quarter of 2020 and has consolidated results in Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses beginning on September 9, 2020.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | September 9, 2020 | — |
Siemens Communication Cable DivisionWord for word“Mr. Becker joined Corning in 2000 through Corning’s acquisition of Siemens Communication Cable Division.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | 2000 | — |
a U.S. solar module manufacturing facilityWord for word“In April 2025, the Company acquired 100 % of the equity interests in a U.S. solar module manufacturing facility.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | April 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $333 million | — | $205 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $171 million | $14 million | $99 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $842 million | — | $259 million |
| 2020-12-31 | −$4 million | $37 million | $495 million |
| 2021-12-31 | — | $103 million | — |
| 2022-12-31 | — | $76 million | $5 million |
| 2024-12-31 | — | — | $11 million |
| 2025-12-31 | — | — | $98 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2025-07-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-03-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-06-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-04-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-07-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-06-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Read from Corning’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.