Alcon (ALC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) posted EBT Margin of -1.65% for Q2 2026, down 9.38 percentage points from 7.72% a year earlier and down 10.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Alcon was 6.11%, down 5.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.24%, down 1.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +20.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alcon's EBT Margin was 12.77% in FY2024 (+3.89 pp), 8.88% in FY2023 (+3.53 pp), 5.35% in FY2022 (+0.31 pp) and 5.04% in FY2021 (+14.33 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in two of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.72 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 39.29 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 9.38 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 16.04% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 12.10% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.21% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 36.46% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.13% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 23.74% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 19.48% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.86% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.12% |
| 10 | Alcon | 31.56 Bn | 24.76 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.05% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.65% |
API Access
Alcon EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();