Alcon (ALC) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Change in Cash of $51.0 million for Q1 2026, up 75.86% on a QoQ basis from $29.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Change in Cash for 11 consecutive years, with $51.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash changed N/A year-over-year to $51.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $166.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$149.0 million, down 125.6% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash grew to $51.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Cash for ALC reached as high as $390.0 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$614.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $10.5 million and a median of $47.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash plunged 8871.43% — and 2024, when it jumped 201.32%.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$197.0 million in 2022, then soared by 121.83% to $43.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 351.16% to $194.0 million in 2024, then sank by 85.05% to $29.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 75.86% to $51.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered $51.0 million, $29.0 million, and $90.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 51.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 753.60 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 64.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 296.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 243.44 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn -85.60 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 14.00 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn -318.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn -35.05 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 51.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 51.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 90.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 194.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 231.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 390.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -91.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -197.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 147.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -614.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 199.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 148.00 Mn