Alcon (ALC) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Cash from Operations of 418000000.0 for Q1 2026, down 36.47% on a QoQ basis from 658000000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon (ALC) has reported Cash from Operations for 11 consecutive years, with 418000000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations changed N/A year-over-year to 418000000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2305000000.0 (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2271000000.0, up 9.34% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations slipped to 418000000.0 in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from 658000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Operations for ALC reached as high as 747000000.0 in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 66000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 436687500.0 and a median of 434500000.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Operations sank 57.69% — and 2024, when it soared 301.18%.
  • Year by year, Cash from Operations stood at 345000000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 30.72% to 451000000.0 in 2023, then grew by 1.77% to 459000000.0 in 2024, then surged by 43.36% to 658000000.0 in 2025, then sank by 36.47% to 418000000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations over the past three periods registered 418000000.0, 658000000.0, and 724000000.0 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 418.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 1.06 Bn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 671.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 412.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 554.13 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 124.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 182.80 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn -189.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 151.04 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 213.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 418.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 418.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 658.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 658.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 724.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 724.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 505.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 505.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 459.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 459.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 747.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 747.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 530.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 530.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 451.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 451.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 527.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 527.00 Mn