Alcon (ALC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 consecutive years, with $557.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Free Cash Flow changed N/A year-over-year to $557.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion (up 37.39% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 10.35% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow slipped to $557.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from $827.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for ALC reached as high as $890.0 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$688.0 million in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of $421.4 million and a median of $559.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 30.3% — and 2024, when it surged 210.51%.
• Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$688.0 million in 2022, then grew by 19.77% to -$552.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 210.51% to $610.0 million in 2024, then soared by 35.57% to $827.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.65% to $557.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $557.0 million, $827.0 million, and $890.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.