Alcon (ALC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2025)
Alcon (ALC) recorded Change in Inventory of -$156 million in Q4 2025, compared with -$47 million a year earlier.
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Alcon (ALC) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Alcon's Change in Inventory came in at -$470 million as of Dec 31, 2025; for FY2024, it came in at -$47 million.
- Across earlier years, Change in Inventory came in at -$271 million in FY2023, -$217 million in FY2022, -$326 million in FY2021 and -$159 million in FY2020.
- The Q4 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Change in Inventory since Q4 2023.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.99 Bn | 237.02 Bn | 4.88 Bn | - |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 175.01 Bn | 145.44 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 301.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.93 Bn | 148.74 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 46.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 151.84 Bn | 131.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 248.00 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 119.05 Bn | 84.30 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 240.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 113.89 Bn | 100.00 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 65.37 Bn | 60.13 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 133.00 Mn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 53.36 Bn | 50.51 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.83 Bn | 34.83 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.50 Mn |
| 10 | Alcon | 33.27 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -47.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -271.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -18.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -9.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 28.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | -43.00 Mn |
API Access
Alcon Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "ALC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();