Alcon (ALC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of -$139.0 million in 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 was -$139.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcon, up from -$169.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$169.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $15.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$118.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Capital Expenditures grew 22.5% in 2023, then slumped 115.05% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then dropped by 2.9% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 115.05% to -$151.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 11.92% to -$169.0 million in 2025, then increased 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 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 103.30 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 125.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 96.00 Mn
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 33.65 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 26.10 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 84.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 86.40 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 30.79 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 137.00 Mn
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 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