Growth Metrics

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

Alcon's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $557.0 million in Q1 2026, down 32.65% quarter-over-quarter from $827.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Free Cash Flow for 11 years, with the latest figure at $557.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow changed N/A year-over-year to $557.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (up 37.39% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result 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.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $421.4 million, with a median of $559.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plunged 30.3% in 2022 and soared 210.51% in 2024.
  • Tracing ALC's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$688.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 19.77% to -$552.0 million in 2023, then soared by 210.51% to $610.0 million in 2024, then surged by 35.57% to $827.0 million in 2025, then slumped 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) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 808.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 546.00 Mn
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 520.48 Mn
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 63.80 Mn
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn -273.00 Mn
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 158.70 Mn
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 120.26 Mn
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 53.30 Mn
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 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
Jun 30, 2023 442.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 442.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -688.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -688.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 562.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 562.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 523.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 523.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -693.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -693.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 574.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 574.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 500.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 500.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 264.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -309.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -309.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 427.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 427.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 106.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 106.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 120.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 120.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 659.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 659.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -247.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -247.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 576.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 576.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -614.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -614.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 496.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 496.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 92.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 522.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 522.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 995.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 995.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 457.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 457.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 73.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 747.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 747.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 897.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 897.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 357.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 357.00 Mn