Alcon ALC
NYSE ALC
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As of: Sep 11, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Alcon (ALC) posted Change in Cash of -$223.0 million for Q2 2026, down 537.25% on a QoQ basis from $51.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 5475.0% year-over-year from $4.1 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Alcon has reported Change in Cash for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$223.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash fell 5475.0% year-over-year to -$223.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$53.0 million, a 111.32% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$149.0 million, down 125.6% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was -$223.0 million for Q2 2026 at Alcon, down from $51.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $390.0 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$614.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is $6.3 million, with a median of $49.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Cash plunged 8871.43% in 2022, then jumped 201.32% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at $147.0 million in 2022, then surged by 165.31% to $390.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 50.26% to $194.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 85.05% to $29.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 868.97% to -$223.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$223.0 million (Q2 2026), $51.0 million (Q1 2026), and $29.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 178.01 Bn 172.41 Bn 7.27 Bn -1.70 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 131.29 Bn 126.08 Bn 1.96 Bn 753.60 Mn
3 Medtronic 116.38 Bn 107.56 Bn 6.34 Bn -258.00 Mn
4 Stryker 106.01 Bn 102.53 Bn 4.50 Bn 513.00 Mn
5 Boston Scientific 63.40 Bn 62.86 Bn 3.85 Bn -890.00 Mn
6 Edwards Lifesciences 48.89 Bn 44.64 Bn 1.35 Bn 462.20 Mn
7 Alcon 32.59 Bn 31.13 Bn 1.68 Bn -223.00 Mn
8 Dexcom 31.84 Bn 29.89 Bn 830.00 Mn -13.20 Mn
9 Steris 20.61 Bn 20.13 Bn 684.20 Mn 42.80 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 18.00 Bn 17.59 Bn 1.54 Bn -14.20 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -223.00 Mn
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
Sep 30, 2023 390.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 147.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -614.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 199.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 564.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -62.00 Mn