Alcon (ALC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

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

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

Alcon's Capital Expenditures history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$139.0 million for Q1 2026.

In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures changed N/A year-over-year to -$139.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$576.0 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$543.0 million, down 14.8% from the prior year.
Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at -$139.0 million, up from -$169.0 million in the prior quarter.
The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $1.0 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at -$169.0 million in Q4 2025.
The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is -$118.0 million (2022), against an average of $15.3 million.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures climbed 22.5% in 2023, then sank 115.05% in 2024.
Alcon's Capital Expenditures stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then slipped by 2.9% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then sank by 115.05% to -$151.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 11.92% to -$169.0 million in 2025, then grew by 17.75% to -$139.0 million in 2026.
Business Quant data shows ALC's Capital Expenditures at -$139.0 million in Q1 2026, -$169.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$166.0 million in Q3 2025.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Capex (Qtr)
1	Intuitive Surgical	134.16 Bn	128.94 Bn	1.96 Bn	112.60 Mn
2	Becton Dickinson	52.48 Bn	51.61 Bn	2.32 Bn	143.00 Mn
3	Alcon	35.70 Bn	34.34 Bn	1.68 Bn	374.00 Mn
4	Resmed	33.66 Bn	32.19 Bn	861.22 Mn	51.13 Mn
5	Medline	29.16 Bn	26.48 Bn	2.22 Bn	111.00 Mn
6	West Pharmaceutical Services	25.04 Bn	24.61 Bn	329.20 Mn	43.20 Mn
7	Solventum	15.37 Bn	14.96 Bn	1.29 Bn	83.00 Mn
8	Cooper Companies	14.79 Bn	14.65 Bn	735.40 Mn	86.40 Mn
9	Baxter International	13.57 Bn	11.42 Bn	1.03 Bn	116.00 Mn
10	Align Technology	11.52 Bn	10.42 Bn	757.43 Mn	35.67 Mn

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