Alcon (ALC) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025)
Alcon's Change in Account Payables was $116 million in Q4 2025, compared with -$15 million a year earlier.
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Alcon (ALC) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alcon's Change in Account Payables was $45 million through Dec 31, 2025; for FY2024, it came in at -$15 million.
- In earlier years, Change in Account Payables was -$51 million in FY2023, -$48 million in FY2022, $60 million in FY2021 and -$21 million in FY2020.
- The Q4 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Change in Account Payables in data going back to Q1 2009.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.71 Bn | 229.74 Bn | 4.88 Bn | - |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 178.38 Bn | 148.81 Bn | 7.27 Bn | - |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.61 Bn | 145.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | -38.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 154.15 Bn | 134.44 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 4.70 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 123.21 Bn | 88.46 Bn | 6.34 Bn | - |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.50 Bn | 103.61 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 71.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.50 Bn | 62.26 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.80 Bn | 51.95 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.78 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 10 | Alcon | 34.78 Bn | 25.74 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 116.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -51.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 39.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -1.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 19.00 Mn |
API Access
Alcon Change in Account Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-account-payables", "ticker": "ALC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-account-payables&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();