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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |