Alcon (ALC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Alcon's quarterly Net Margin came in at 8.94% in Q1 2026, down 8.52% quarter-over-quarter from 9.77% in Q4 2025.
Alcon has reported Net Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 8.94% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 8.94%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.34% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.5%, down 85.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.94%, down from 9.77% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 14.09% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.43% in Q4 2022.
- Average Net Margin over 5 years is 9.06%, with a median of 9.1% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin sank 799 bps in 2022 and jumped 863 bps in 2023.
- Tracing ALC's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.43% in 2022, then soared by 605 bps to 7.2% in 2023, then surged by 96 bps to 14.09% in 2024, then plunged by 31 bps to 9.77% in 2025, then fell by 9 bps to 8.94% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 8.94% (Q1 2026), 9.77% (Q4 2025), and 10.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 29.81% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | -5.81% |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 27.86% |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.65% |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 12.77% |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 10.84% |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 0.07% |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 7.40% |
| 10 | Alcon | 26,430.30 | -1.58 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 8.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.05% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.36% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -9.14% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -41.35% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -5.59% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -3.43% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -3.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -4.87% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -16.91% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.32% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.43% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 175.33% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 28.52% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 40.72% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 39.28% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 169.91% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 36.80% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 38.82% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 34.43% |