Growth Metrics

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

Alcon's quarterly Change in Intangibles came in at -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, down 62.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$32.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Change in Intangibles for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$52.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Intangibles changed N/A year-over-year to -$52.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$138.0 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$120.0 million, up 39.09% from the prior year.
  • Change in Intangibles for Q1 2026 stood at -$52.0 million, down from -$32.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Intangibles was -$11.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$107.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Change in Intangibles over 5 years is -$39.8 million, with a median of -$31.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Change in Intangibles jumped 97.23% in 2022 and tumbled 872.73% in 2023.
  • Tracing ALC's Change in Intangibles over 5 years: stood at -$16.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 125.0% to -$36.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 119.44% to -$79.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 59.49% to -$32.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 62.5% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Intangibles figures came in at -$52.0 million (Q1 2026), -$32.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$23.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Intangibles (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn -
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn -
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn -
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn -
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn -
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn -
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 592,000.00
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 Bn 1.53 Bn -52.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -79.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -59.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -59.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -28.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -36.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -107.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -107.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -70.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -44.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -44.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -397.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -397.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -30.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -26.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -26.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 146.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 146.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 36.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -49.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 274.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 274.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -24.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -113.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 1.00 Mn