Alcon ALC
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As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Alcon (ALC) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2024)

Alcon (ALC) posted Amortization - Intangibles of -$188.0 million for Q3 2024, down 2.17% on a QoQ basis from -$184.0 million in Q2 2024, and down 2.17% year-over-year from -$192.2 million in Q4 2023.

Analysis

Alcon (ALC) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Alcon has reported Amortization - Intangibles for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$188.0 million in Q3 2024.

  • On a quarterly basis, Amortization - Intangibles fell 2.17% year-over-year to -$188.0 million in Q3 2024; TTM through Sep 2024 was -$1.3 billion, a 7.08% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2023 full-year figure at -$745.0 million, down 14.09% from the prior year.
  • Amortization - Intangibles was -$188.0 million for Q3 2024 at Alcon, down from -$184.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Amortization - Intangibles was -$140.0 million in Q1 2021, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2020.
  • Average Amortization - Intangibles over 5 years is -$311.5 million, with a median of -$187.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Amortization - Intangibles surged 48.53% in 2021, then declined 17.28% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Amortization - Intangibles stood at -$1.1 billion in 2020, then jumped by 45.27% to -$590.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 10.68% to -$653.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 14.09% to -$745.0 million in 2023, then soared by 74.77% to -$188.0 million in 2024.
  • The last three Amortization - Intangibles figures came in at -$188.0 million (Q3 2024), -$184.0 million (Q2 2024), and -$183.0 million (Q1 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 178.01 Bn 172.41 Bn 7.27 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 131.29 Bn 126.08 Bn 1.96 Bn
3 Medtronic 116.38 Bn 107.56 Bn 6.34 Bn
4 Stryker 106.01 Bn 102.53 Bn 4.50 Bn
5 Boston Scientific 63.40 Bn 62.86 Bn 3.85 Bn
6 Edwards Lifesciences 48.89 Bn 44.64 Bn 1.35 Bn
7 Alcon 32.59 Bn 31.13 Bn 1.68 Bn
8 Dexcom 31.84 Bn 29.89 Bn 830.00 Mn
9 Steris 20.61 Bn 20.13 Bn 684.20 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 18.00 Bn 17.59 Bn 1.54 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2024 -188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -183.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -745.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -184.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -187.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -190.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -653.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -162.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -162.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -590.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -143.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -140.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -270.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -273.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -272.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.08 Bn