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

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$218.0 million for Q1 2026, up 27.33% on a QoQ basis from -$300.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon (ALC) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 11 consecutive years, with -$218.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities changed N/A year-over-year to -$218.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$984.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.3 billion, down 15.17% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities rose to -$218.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$300.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for ALC reached as high as -$133.0 million in Q2 2024 and fell as low as -$852.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$319.4 million and a median of -$275.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 360.31% — and 2023, when it jumped 74.3%.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$852.0 million in 2022, then soared by 56.1% to -$374.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.96% to -$333.0 million in 2024, then increased by 9.91% to -$300.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 27.33% to -$218.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$218.0 million, -$300.0 million, and -$312.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 126.05 Bn 120.83 Bn 1.96 Bn -26.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 44.78 Bn 43.96 Bn 2.15 Bn -139.00 Mn
3 Alcon 32.95 Bn 31.30 Bn 1.53 Bn -218.00 Mn
4 Medline 32.84 Bn 30.60 Bn 1.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
5 Resmed 29.46 Bn 27.80 Bn 890.98 Mn -58.03 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.59 Bn 23.15 Bn 329.20 Mn -43.20 Mn
7 Solventum 14.02 Bn 13.45 Bn 1.10 Bn -77.00 Mn
8 Cooper Companies 13.77 Bn 13.64 Bn 735.40 Mn -90.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.06 Bn 11.00 Bn 736.59 Mn -131.58 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.98 Bn 9.96 Bn 891.00 Mn -133.00 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