Growth Metrics

Alcon (ALC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's quarterly FCF Margin came in at 20.74% in Q1 2026, down 32.22% quarter-over-quarter from 30.61% in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported FCF Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 20.74% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 20.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.3% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.27%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.74%, down from 30.61% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 35.55% in Q3 2024, with the low at 31.69% in Q4 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 16.89%, with a median of 23.57% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin sank 534 bps in 2023 and jumped 4830 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing ALC's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 31.69% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 23.67% in 2023, then surged by 204 bps to 24.63% in 2024, then grew by 24 bps to 30.61% in 2025, then tumbled 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 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 29.18%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 11.58%
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 36.36%
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 7.55%
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn -13.60%
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 15.50%
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 11.56%
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.81%
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 5.42%
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 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 27.95%
Jun 30, 2023 18.25%
Mar 31, 2023 8.04%
Dec 31, 2022 -31.69%
Sep 30, 2022 26.26%
Jun 30, 2022 23.59%
Mar 31, 2022 8.41%
Dec 31, 2021 -32.25%
Sep 30, 2021 27.31%
Jun 30, 2021 23.70%
Mar 31, 2021 13.68%
Dec 31, 2020 -15.93%
Sep 30, 2020 23.23%
Jun 30, 2020 8.73%
Mar 31, 2020 6.52%
Dec 31, 2019 34.45%
Sep 30, 2019 -13.22%
Jun 30, 2019 30.27%
Mar 31, 2019 -3.78%
Dec 31, 2018 -34.36%
Sep 30, 2018 28.15%
Dec 31, 2010 5.08%
Sep 30, 2010 29.66%
Jun 30, 2010 52.76%
Mar 31, 2010 26.55%
Dec 31, 2009 4.26%
Sep 30, 2009 46.28%
Jun 30, 2009 53.49%
Mar 31, 2009 23.91%