Alcon (ALC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$218.0 million in Q1 2026, up 27.33% quarter-over-quarter from -$300.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$218.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities changed N/A year-over-year to -$218.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$984.0 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.3 billion, down 15.17% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$218.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcon, up from -$300.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$133.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$852.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$319.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$275.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 360.31% in 2022, then soared 74.3% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$852.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 56.1% to -$374.0 million in 2023, then rose by 10.96% to -$333.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.91% to -$300.0 million in 2025, then rose by 27.33% to -$218.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$218.0 million (Q1 2026), -$300.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$312.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn -914.50 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn -139.00 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 -58.03 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn -42.70 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -77.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn -90.00 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn -131.58 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn -133.00 Mn
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 Bn 1.53 Bn -218.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -218.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -218.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -300.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -300.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -312.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -312.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -154.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -333.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -333.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -483.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -483.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -133.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -133.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -218.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -218.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -374.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -374.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -152.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -152.00 Mn