Growth Metrics

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

Alcon's quarterly Change in Cash came in at $51.0 million in Q1 2026, up 75.86% quarter-over-quarter from $29.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Change in Cash for 11 years, with the latest figure at $51.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash changed N/A year-over-year to $51.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $166.0 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$149.0 million, down 125.6% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at $51.0 million, up from $29.0 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 $16.7 million, with a median of $49.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Change in Cash sank 8871.43% in 2022 and surged 201.32% in 2024.
  • Tracing ALC's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at -$197.0 million in 2022, then surged by 121.83% to $43.0 million in 2023, then soared by 155.81% to $110.0 million in 2024, then sank by 73.64% to $29.0 million in 2025, then soared 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 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn -1.36 Bn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 64.00 Mn
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 243.44 Mn
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn -269.90 Mn
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn -318.00 Mn
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 14.40 Mn
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -35.05 Mn
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 51.00 Mn
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn -179.90 Mn
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 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
Dec 31, 2020 148.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 564.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 222.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 272.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 88.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 329.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -99.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -834.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 488.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 259.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -830.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 641.00 Mn