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

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Change in Cash of $51.0 million in Q1 2026, up 75.86% quarter-over-quarter from $29.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon's Change in Cash history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $51.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash changed N/A year-over-year to $51.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $166.0 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$149.0 million, down 125.6% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $51.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcon, up from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $390.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$614.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged $16.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $49.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Cash sank 8871.43% in 2022, then soared 201.32% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at -$197.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 121.83% to $43.0 million in 2023, then surged by 155.81% to $110.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 73.64% to $29.0 million in 2025, then surged by 75.86% to $51.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $51.0 million (Q1 2026), $29.0 million (Q4 2025), and $90.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn -1.36 Bn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 64.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 296.00 Mn
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 243.44 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn -269.90 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -318.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 14.00 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn -35.05 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 51.00 Mn
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 Bn 1.53 Bn 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
Dec 31, 2024 110.00 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