Alcon (ALC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of -$139.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.75% on a QoQ basis from -$169.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Capital Expenditures for 11 consecutive years, with -$139.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures changed N/A year-over-year to -$139.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$576.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$543.0 million, down 14.8% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures climbed to -$139.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$169.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for ALC reached as high as $1.0 billion in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$169.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $15.3 million and a median of -$118.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures increased 22.5% — and 2024, when it sank 115.05%.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 2.9% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 115.05% to -$151.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 11.92% to -$169.0 million in 2025, then gained by 17.75% to -$139.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered -$139.0 million, -$169.0 million, and -$166.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -139.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn -34.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 125.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 96.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 33.65 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 43.20 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 86.40 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 84.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 30.79 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 137.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -169.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -169.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -166.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -102.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -102.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -151.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -151.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -118.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -118.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -92.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -92.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -112.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -124.00 Mn