Alcon (ALC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2023)
Alcon (ALC) reported EBITDA Margin of 28.90% for Q2 2026, up 5.31 percentage points from 23.59% a year earlier and up 5.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Alcon's EBITDA Margin came in at 24.95%, down 0.96 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.72%, down 2.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +7.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 26.83% in FY2024 (+2.66 pp), 24.17% in FY2023 (+3.57 pp), 20.60% in FY2022 (-1.11 pp) and 21.71% in FY2021 (+4.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2010.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in three of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.12 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 23.78 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 7.53 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.68 Bn | 229.71 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 24.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 177.86 Bn | 148.29 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 21.86% |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.61 Bn | 145.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 28.51% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 154.33 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 25.90% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.70 Bn | 87.95 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 25.55% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.16 Bn | 103.27 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 29.67% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.25 Bn | 62.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 28.17% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.64 Bn | 51.79 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.63 Bn | 35.64 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 31.93% |
| 10 | Alcon | 34.77 Bn | 25.73 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | -26.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -22.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -52.37% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -63.67% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 35.98% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 31.99% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 43.32% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 41.55% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 34.75% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 39.22% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 40.85% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 37.84% |
API Access
Alcon EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();