Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 56.8% in Q1 2026, up 1.23% quarter-over-quarter from 56.11% in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon's Gross Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 56.8% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 56.8%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 55.79% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 55.67%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 56.8% for Q1 2026 at Alcon, up from 56.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 56.8% in Q1 2026 to a low of 53.86% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 55.67% across 5 years, with a median of 55.93% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin slumped 353 bps in 2022, then surged 202 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 54.29% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 55.32% in 2023, then gained by 1 bps to 55.91% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 56.11% in 2025, then grew 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 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 66.06%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 45.69%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 25.04%
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 62.25%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 35.08%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 54.66%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 68.00%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 70.82%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 32.99%
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 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 55.97%
Jun 30, 2023 56.74%
Mar 31, 2023 55.94%
Dec 31, 2022 54.29%
Sep 30, 2022 54.90%
Jun 30, 2022 54.73%
Mar 31, 2022 55.54%
Dec 31, 2021 56.51%
Sep 30, 2021 57.34%
Jun 30, 2021 58.26%
Mar 31, 2021 53.98%