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

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Change in Intangibles of -$52.0 million for Q1 2026, down 62.5% on a QoQ basis from -$32.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon (ALC) has reported Change in Intangibles for 11 consecutive years, with -$52.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Intangibles changed N/A year-over-year to -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$138.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$120.0 million, up 39.09% from the prior year.
  • Change in Intangibles slipped to -$52.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$32.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Intangibles for ALC reached as high as -$11.0 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$107.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$39.8 million and a median of -$31.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Change in Intangibles.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Intangibles soared 97.23% — and 2023, when it slumped 872.73%.
  • Year by year, Change in Intangibles stood at -$16.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 125.0% to -$36.0 million in 2023, then sank by 119.44% to -$79.0 million in 2024, then surged by 59.49% to -$32.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 62.5% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Intangibles over the past three periods registered -$52.0 million, -$32.0 million, and -$23.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Intangibles (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 125.80 Bn 120.59 Bn 1.96 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 44.67 Bn 43.85 Bn 2.15 Bn -
3 Alcon 33.10 Bn 31.44 Bn 1.53 Bn -52.00 Mn
4 Medline 32.86 Bn 30.63 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 29.32 Bn 27.66 Bn 890.98 Mn -
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.66 Bn 23.22 Bn 329.20 Mn -
7 Solventum 14.00 Bn 13.44 Bn 1.10 Bn -
8 Cooper Companies 13.88 Bn 13.74 Bn 735.40 Mn -
9 Align Technology 12.04 Bn 10.98 Bn 736.59 Mn -
10 Baxter International 11.94 Bn 9.92 Bn 891.00 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