Alcon ALC
NYSE ALC
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Alcon (ALC) posted Free Cash Flow of $606.0 million for Q2 2026, up 8.8% on a QoQ basis from $557.0 million in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from $607.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Alcon has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 years, with the latest figure at $606.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow changed 0.16% year-over-year to $606.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $2.9 billion, a 11.74% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.8 billion, up 10.35% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $606.0 million for Q2 2026 at Alcon, up from $557.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $890.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $184.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $555.9 million, with a median of $562.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow tumbled 30.3% in 2022, then surged 139.68% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $584.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 22.43% to $453.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.77% to $461.0 million in 2024, then surged by 73.97% to $802.0 million in 2025, then declined by 24.44% to $606.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $606.0 million (Q2 2026), $557.0 million (Q1 2026), and $802.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 179.79 Bn 174.18 Bn 7.27 Bn 1.99 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 127.69 Bn 122.47 Bn 1.96 Bn 948.40 Mn
3 Medtronic 117.23 Bn 108.41 Bn 6.34 Bn 1.29 Bn
4 Stryker 103.55 Bn 100.07 Bn 4.50 Bn 1.06 Bn
5 Boston Scientific 63.24 Bn 62.70 Bn 3.85 Bn 1.28 Bn
6 Edwards Lifesciences 49.97 Bn 45.72 Bn 1.35 Bn 585.00 Mn
7 Alcon 32.83 Bn 31.37 Bn 1.68 Bn 606.00 Mn
8 Dexcom 32.30 Bn 30.35 Bn 830.00 Mn 184.50 Mn
9 Steris 20.73 Bn 20.25 Bn 684.20 Mn 279.60 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.73 Bn 17.32 Bn 1.54 Bn 393.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 606.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 802.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 890.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 607.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 461.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 865.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 622.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 453.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 453.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 651.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 442.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 584.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 562.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 523.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 707.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 574.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 500.00 Mn