Alcon (ALC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 7.04% in Q1 2026, down 12.35% quarter-over-quarter from 8.03% in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon's Net Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.04% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 7.04%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.76% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.5%, down 85.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 7.04% for Q1 2026 at Alcon, down from 8.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 11.47% in Q4 2024 to a low of 1.44% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 8.08% across 5 years, with a median of 8.93% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin tumbled 805 bps in 2022, then soared 864 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 1.44% in 2022, then surged by 601 bps to 7.2% in 2023, then surged by 59 bps to 11.47% in 2024, then decreased by 30 bps to 8.03% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 7.04% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.04% (Q1 2026), 8.03% (Q4 2025), and 9.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 29.81%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn -5.81%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 3.25%
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 27.86%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 16.03%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.65%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn -7.20%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 10.84%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 0.07%
10 Alcon 25,681.50 -1.66 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.04%
Dec 31, 2025 8.03%
Sep 30, 2025 9.15%
Jun 30, 2025 6.83%
Dec 31, 2024 11.47%
Sep 30, 2024 10.81%
Jun 30, 2024 8.98%
Mar 31, 2024 10.15%
Dec 31, 2023 7.20%
Sep 30, 2023 10.33%
Jun 30, 2023 8.87%
Mar 31, 2023 9.13%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.44%
Sep 30, 2022 6.92%
Jun 30, 2022 6.68%
Mar 31, 2022 9.20%
Dec 31, 2021 6.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.10%
Jun 30, 2021 9.12%
Mar 31, 2021 5.71%