Corning (GLW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $25.8M in 2025, up 19% from $21.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 451:1, on median employee pay of $57,059.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$25.8M+19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
451:1median $57,059
CEO pay in equity
47%$12M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$25.8MFiscal year 2025
Median Employee Pay
$57,059Excluding CEO
CEO Pay Ratio
451:1To median employee
2025 Core Net Sales
$16,408MCore performance measure

How Weeks was paid

$25.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards47%Non-equity incentive36%Pension and deferred comp9%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Wendell P. WeeksChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President$25,756,121
Edward A. SchlesingerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,415,346
Eric S. MusserFormer President and Chief Operating Officer$12,102,878
A. Hal Nelson IIIExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$6,789,224
Lewis A. SteversonVice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administration Officer$9,083,355
John Z. ZhangExecutive Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer$8,278,183

What changed and why

  • $25.8MWendell P. Weeks received total compensation of $25,756,121 for fiscal year 2025.
  • Corning achieved all-time record core sales and core EPS under the Springboard plan.
  • The CEO pay ratio was calculated at 451 to 1 against median employee pay.
  • Springboard core operating margin targets were successfully achieved a full year early.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.