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

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $557.0 million for Q1 2026, down 32.65% quarter-over-quarter from $827.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon's Free Cash Flow history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $557.0 million for Q1 2026.

In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow changed N/A year-over-year to $557.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (up 37.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 10.35% from the prior year.
Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $557.0 million, down from $827.0 million in the prior quarter.
The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $890.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$688.0 million in Q4 2022.
The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $559.5 million (2022), against an average of $421.4 million.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow tumbled 30.3% in 2022, then soared 210.51% in 2024.
Alcon's Free Cash Flow stood at -$688.0 million in 2022, then gained 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 slumped by 32.65% to $557.0 million in 2026.
Business Quant data shows ALC's Free Cash Flow at $557.0 million in Q1 2026, $827.0 million in Q4 2025, and $890.0 million in Q3 2025.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1	Intuitive Surgical	134.13 Bn	128.91 Bn	1.96 Bn	948.40 Mn
2	Becton Dickinson	52.76 Bn	51.90 Bn	2.32 Bn	633.00 Mn
3	Alcon	35.81 Bn	34.46 Bn	1.68 Bn	136.00 Mn
4	Resmed	33.72 Bn	32.25 Bn	861.22 Mn	403.50 Mn
5	Medline	29.38 Bn	26.70 Bn	2.22 Bn	604.00 Mn
6	West Pharmaceutical Services	25.00 Bn	24.57 Bn	329.20 Mn	80.80 Mn
7	Solventum	15.46 Bn	15.06 Bn	1.29 Bn	144.00 Mn
8	Cooper Companies	14.88 Bn	14.74 Bn	735.40 Mn	96.40 Mn
9	Baxter International	13.58 Bn	11.43 Bn	1.03 Bn	181.00 Mn
10	Align Technology	11.61 Bn	10.51 Bn	757.43 Mn	157.09 Mn

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