Alcon (ALC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
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 - 2026) 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 | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 24.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 21.86% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 28.51% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 41.08% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 25.55% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 29.67% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 28.17% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 31.93% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 24.62% |
| 10 | Alcon | 31.56 Bn | 24.76 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 28.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.51% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 22.44% |
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();