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

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $557.0 million in 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 was $557.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcon, down from $827.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $890.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$688.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $421.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $559.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 30.3% in 2022, then jumped 210.51% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$688.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 19.77% to -$552.0 million in 2023, then surged by 210.51% to $610.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 35.57% to $827.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.65% to $557.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $557.0 million (Q1 2026), $827.0 million (Q4 2025), and $890.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 808.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 546.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 316.00 Mn
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 520.48 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 63.80 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -273.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 120.26 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 Bn 1.53 Bn 557.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 557.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 827.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 827.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 890.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 890.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 607.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 607.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 610.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 610.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 865.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 865.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 622.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 622.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 453.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 453.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -552.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -552.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 651.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 651.00 Mn