Alcon (ALC) Change in Working Capital (2018 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Change in Working Capital of -$2.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$2.0 million in Q4 2025.
Alcon (ALC) Change in Working Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alcon (ALC) has reported Change in Working Capital for 9 consecutive years, with -$2.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Working Capital changed N/A year-over-year to -$2.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$8.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$8.0 million, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Change in Working Capital held at -$2.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$2.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Change in Working Capital for ALC reached as high as -$1.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$516.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$58.9 million and a median of -$2.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Working Capital.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Working Capital slumped 261.76% — and 2024, when it soared 99.75%.
- Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at -$516.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 22.87% to -$398.0 million in 2023, then surged by 99.75% to -$1.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 100.0% to -$2.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to -$2.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Working Capital over the past three periods registered -$2.0 million, -$2.0 million, and -$2.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Working Capital (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | -2.00 Mn |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | - |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | - |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | - |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | - |
| 10 | Baxter International | 11.17 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 891.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -398.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -398.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.00 Mn |