Growth Metrics

Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's quarterly Gross Margin came in at 56.8% in Q1 2026, up 1.23% quarter-over-quarter from 56.11% in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Gross Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 56.8% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 56.8%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 55.79% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 55.67%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 56.8%, up from 56.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 56.8% in Q1 2026, with the low at 53.86% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 55.47%, with a median of 55.42% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 351 bps in 2022 and surged 197 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing ALC's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 53.89% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 55.32% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 55.91% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 56.11% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 56.8% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 56.8% (Q1 2026), 56.11% (Q4 2025), and 56.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 66.06%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 45.69%
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 62.25%
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 35.08%
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 54.66%
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 67.88%
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 70.82%
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 32.99%
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 35.80%
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 Bn 1.53 Bn 56.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.80%
Dec 31, 2025 56.11%
Sep 30, 2025 56.32%
Jun 30, 2025 53.86%
Dec 31, 2024 55.91%
Sep 30, 2024 56.35%
Jun 30, 2024 55.36%
Mar 31, 2024 56.55%
Dec 31, 2023 55.32%
Sep 30, 2023 55.35%
Jun 30, 2023 56.28%
Mar 31, 2023 55.48%
Dec 31, 2022 53.89%
Sep 30, 2022 54.49%
Jun 30, 2022 54.31%
Mar 31, 2022 55.19%
Dec 31, 2021 56.12%
Sep 30, 2021 56.85%
Jun 30, 2021 57.82%
Mar 31, 2021 53.42%
Dec 31, 2020 45.10%
Sep 30, 2020 46.14%
Jun 30, 2020 28.42%
Mar 31, 2020 47.37%
Dec 31, 2019 47.73%
Sep 30, 2019 50.86%
Jun 30, 2019 49.76%
Mar 31, 2019 46.71%
Dec 31, 2018 49.19%
Sep 30, 2018 32.24%
Jun 30, 2018 48.24%
Mar 31, 2018 48.71%
Dec 31, 2010 75.99%
Sep 30, 2010 76.02%
Jun 30, 2010 77.41%
Mar 31, 2010 77.22%
Dec 31, 2009 73.99%
Sep 30, 2009 75.28%
Jun 30, 2009 75.25%
Mar 31, 2009 76.29%