Alcon (ALC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Alcon's (ALC) Debt Ratio was 0.15 for Q2 2026, up 0.4% from 0.15 a year earlier and up 731.6% from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q1 2009, Alcon's Debt Ratio record includes 36 quarters.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.15 in FY2024 (-4.4%), 0.16 in FY2023 (+0.4%), 0.16 in FY2022 (+9.4%) and 0.15 in FY2021 (+691.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio gained in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 17.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 691.7%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 49.2%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 0.38 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.29 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.30 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 0.31 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 0.28 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 0.04 |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.33 |
| 10 | Alcon | 31.56 Bn | 24.76 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.00 |
API Access
Alcon Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();