-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师总结如下：康宁公司公布了2026年第一季度强劲的业绩，核心每股收益同比增长30%至0.70美元，核心销售额达43.5亿美元（同比增长18%），主要得益于光通信业务的强劲需求。光通信业务销售额同比增长36%至18.46亿美元，其中该业务板块收入同比增长93%至3.87亿美元，反映出人工智能数据中心对光纤技术的加速应用。此外，康宁还宣布与两家超大规模客户达成协议，其规模与Meta合作类似，这显著增强了GLW在人工智能基础设施建设领域的地位，并验证了我们关于光纤是关键瓶颈的论点。管理层对2026年第二季度业绩给出了积极的预期，预计核心销售额约为46亿美元（同比增长14%），核心每股收益为0.73美元至0.77美元（同比增长25%）。我们预计，随着公司将“跳板计划”（Springboard Plan）的增量销售额从80亿美元上调至2028年的110亿美元，核心营业利润率将达到20.2%（同比增长220个基点），公司将继续保持增长势头，这表明其人工智能基础设施战略的执行情况良好。
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