Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

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.