Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) posted Gross Margin of 60.21% for Q2 2026, up 6.01% on a QoQ basis from 56.8% in Q1 2026, and up 635.0% year-over-year from 8.19% in Q2 2025.
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Alcon (ALC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alcon has reported Gross Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 60.21% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 635.0% year-over-year to 60.21% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 57.39%, a 204.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 55.67%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 60.21% for Q2 2026 at Alcon, up from 56.8% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 60.21% in Q2 2026, with the low at 53.86% in Q2 2025.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 55.75%, with a median of 55.48% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin sank 351 bps in 2022, then surged 635 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin 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 grew by 7 bps to 60.21% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 60.21% (Q2 2026), 56.8% (Q1 2026), and 56.11% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 183.04 Bn | 177.44 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 57.71% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 125.02 Bn | 119.81 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 67.78% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 117.84 Bn | 109.02 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 64.99% |
| 4 | Stryker | 105.50 Bn | 102.02 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 68.27% |
| 5 | Boston Scientific | 66.27 Bn | 65.73 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 70.71% |
| 6 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.60 Bn | 45.35 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 77.46% |
| 7 | Alcon | 33.70 Bn | 32.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 60.21% |
| 8 | Dexcom | 32.06 Bn | 30.11 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 63.44% |
| 9 | Steris | 21.02 Bn | 20.54 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 45.84% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 18.20 Bn | 17.79 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 70.81% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 60.21% |
| 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% |