Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%