Alcon (ALC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 20.74% in Q1 2026, down 32.22% quarter-over-quarter from 30.61% in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon's FCF Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.74% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 20.74%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.3% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.27%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 20.74% for Q1 2026 at Alcon, down from 30.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 35.55% in Q3 2024 to a low of 31.93% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 16.93% across 5 years, with a median of 23.66% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin tumbled 537 bps in 2023, then surged 4830 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 31.93% in 2022, then increased by 26 bps to 23.67% in 2023, then jumped by 204 bps to 24.63% in 2024, then climbed by 24 bps to 30.61% in 2025, then plunged by 32 bps to 20.74% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 20.74% (Q1 2026), 30.61% (Q4 2025), and 34.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 29.18%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 11.58%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 4.30%
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 36.36%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 7.55%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -13.60%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 8.91%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 11.56%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.81%
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 Bn 1.53 Bn 20.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.74%
Dec 31, 2025 30.61%
Sep 30, 2025 34.38%
Jun 30, 2025 23.55%
Dec 31, 2024 24.63%
Sep 30, 2024 35.55%
Jun 30, 2024 25.06%
Mar 31, 2024 18.54%
Dec 31, 2023 -23.67%
Sep 30, 2023 28.27%
Jun 30, 2023 18.40%
Mar 31, 2023 8.10%
Dec 31, 2022 -31.93%
Sep 30, 2022 26.46%
Jun 30, 2022 23.77%
Mar 31, 2022 8.46%
Dec 31, 2021 -32.47%
Sep 30, 2021 27.54%
Jun 30, 2021 23.88%
Mar 31, 2021 13.82%