Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 56.8% for Q1 2026, up 1.23% on a QoQ basis from 56.11% in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon (ALC) has reported Gross Margin for 11 consecutive years, with 56.8% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 56.8% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 55.79% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 55.67%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin grew to 56.8% in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from 56.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for ALC reached as high as 56.8% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 53.86% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 55.67% and a median of 55.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin sank 353 bps — and 2023, when it soared 202 bps.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 54.29% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 55.32% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 55.91% in 2024, then advanced by 0 bps to 56.11% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 56.8% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 56.8%, 56.11%, and 56.32% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 56.80%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 67.78%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 45.69%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 25.04%
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 62.25%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 37.74%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 68.00%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 54.66%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 70.82%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 32.99%

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%