Alcon (ALC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Alcon's Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.21 in Q2 2026, down 95.7% from 4.84 a year earlier and down 96.3% from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Alcon's Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.13 through Jun 30, 2026, down 36.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.67, down 9.4% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.36 in FY2024 (+33.9%), 5.50 in FY2023 (+9.6%), 5.01 in FY2022 (+3.8%) and 4.83 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 10.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 834.6%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 95.7%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.71 Bn | 229.74 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 5.20 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 178.38 Bn | 148.81 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.82 |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.61 Bn | 145.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 10.53 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 154.15 Bn | 134.44 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 123.21 Bn | 88.46 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 9.48 |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.50 Bn | 103.61 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 11.77 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.50 Bn | 62.26 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 12.27 |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.80 Bn | 51.95 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.02 |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.78 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 10 | Alcon | 34.78 Bn | 25.74 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.91 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.84 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.55 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.43 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.63 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.03 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.45 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.65 |
API Access
Alcon Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();