Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.0% on a QoQ basis from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Operating Expenses for 11 consecutive years, with -$1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$4.5 billion (down 44.95% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$4.4 billion, down 7.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ALC reached as high as -$912.0 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.0 billion and a median of -$1.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses climbed 15.13% — and 2025, when it dropped 13.54%.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$1.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 1.99% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then retreated by 1.08% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then retreated by 13.54% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then advanced by 4.0% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$1.1 billion, -$1.2 billion, and -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -1.13 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 988.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 4.62 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 391.17 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 137.30 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 718.70 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 594.63 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 867.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -993.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -931.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -988.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -912.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -963.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -865.00 Mn