Alcon (ALC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of $67.0 million for Q1 2026, up 139.29% on a QoQ basis from $28.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Net Cash Flow for 11 consecutive years, with $67.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow changed N/A year-over-year to $67.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $165.0 million (down 68.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$192.0 million, down 132.65% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow grew to $67.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from $28.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Cash Flow for ALC reached as high as $385.0 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$626.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $11.2 million and a median of $57.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Cash Flow plunged 7633.33% — and 2024, when it surged 454.55%.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at -$226.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 109.73% to $22.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 454.55% to $122.0 million in 2024, then sank by 77.05% to $28.0 million in 2025, then surged by 139.29% to $67.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $67.0 million, $28.0 million, and $102.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 67.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 746.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 118.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 303.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 240.86 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn -84.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 17.00 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn -316.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn -28.67 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 69.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 67.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 28.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 102.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 102.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 122.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 183.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 183.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 385.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 385.00 Mn