Growth Metrics

Alcon (ALC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$139.0 million in Q1 2026, up 17.75% quarter-over-quarter from -$169.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Capital Expenditures for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$139.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures changed N/A year-over-year to -$139.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$576.0 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result 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.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $15.3 million, with a median of -$118.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures rose 22.5% in 2023 and slumped 115.05% in 2024.
  • Tracing ALC's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 2.9% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then sank by 115.05% to -$151.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 11.92% to -$169.0 million in 2025, then rose by 17.75% to -$139.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$139.0 million (Q1 2026), -$169.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$166.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 103.30 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 125.00 Mn
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 33.65 Mn
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 26.10 Mn
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 84.00 Mn
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 102.20 Mn
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 30.79 Mn
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 137.00 Mn
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 65.40 Mn
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 Bn 1.53 Bn -139.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2023 -117.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -104.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -104.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -160.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -160.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -119.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -119.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -118.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -118.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -158.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -158.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -114.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -114.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -108.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 748.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 748.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -101.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -90.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -313.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -313.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 520.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 520.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -305.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 99.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 99.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 840.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 840.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -137.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -137.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 519.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 519.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -68.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -68.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -73.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -73.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 568.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 568.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -87.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -87.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -191.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -191.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 52.00 Mn