Alcon (ALC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) posted FCF Margin of 21.78% for Q2 2026, down 1.77 percentage points from 23.55% a year earlier but up 1.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Alcon was 24.17%, down 2.96 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 27.27%, up 1.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Alcon's FCF Margin was 25.93% in FY2024 (+4.09 pp), 21.84% in FY2023 (+0.42 pp), 21.41% in FY2022 (-3.25 pp) and 24.67% in FY2021 (+5.61 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of 8.04% in Q1 2023 to a high of 35.55% in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in two of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.43 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 10.50 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 8.14 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.97% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 15.81% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 20.19% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 32.79% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.22% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 16.07% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 23.50% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 33.60% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 12.70% |
| 10 | Alcon | 31.56 Bn | 24.76 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 21.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.61% |
| 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 | 32.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.59% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 23.70% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.68% |
API Access
Alcon FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();