Alcon (ALC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) reported Free Cash Flow of $606 million for Q2 2026, down 0.2% from $607 million a year earlier but up 8.8% from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Alcon's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.6 billion, down 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.81 billion, up 10.4% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $2.55 billion in FY2024 (+24.6%), $2.05 billion in FY2023 (+10.4%), $1.85 billion in FY2022 (-9.4%) and $2.05 billion in FY2021 (+57.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of $184 million in Q1 2022 and a high of $865 million in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 9.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 139.7%); the low point was Q1 2022 (a decline of 30.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 255.90 Bn | 234.93 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 175.61 Bn | 146.04 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 165.56 Bn | 149.36 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 152.63 Bn | 132.05 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 948.40 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 120.14 Bn | 85.39 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 116.23 Bn | 102.34 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.09 Bn | 60.85 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 53.91 Bn | 51.06 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.22 Bn | 35.22 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 10 | Alcon | 33.92 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 136.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 557.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -259.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 191.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -336.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 453.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -552.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 189.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -688.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 184.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -693.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 56.00 Mn |
API Access
Alcon Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ALC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();