Alcon (ALC) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Alcon's EPS (Diluted) was $0.38 in Q1 2026, down 48.1% from $0.73 a year earlier and down 12.9% from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) EPS (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, EPS (Diluted) at Alcon came in at $1.98, down 3.5% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, EPS (Diluted) was $2.05 in FY2024 (+4.3%), $1.96 in FY2023 (+189.5%), $0.68 in FY2022 (-11.1%) and $0.76 in FY2021.
- Quarterly EPS (Diluted) has moved between -$0.20 (Q4 2022) and $0.86 (Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Diluted) has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 3.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Diluted) over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 98.2%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 48.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, ALC's EPS (Diluted) in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was $0.44 (Q4 2025), $0.48 (Q3 2025) and $0.35 (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.64 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 0.53 |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 1.75 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 1.49 |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.14 |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.96 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 0.40 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 0.52 |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 0.24 |
| 10 | Alcon | 36.19 Bn | 26.91 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 0.52 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00 |
API Access
Alcon EPS (Diluted) 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=eps-diluted&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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=eps-diluted&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();