Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Alcon has reported Operating Expenses for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 45.92% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$5.0 billion, a 18.91% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$4.4 billion, up 1.75% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was -$1.6 billion for Q2 2026 at Alcon, down from -$1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$713.0 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2026.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$1.1 billion, with a median of -$1.0 billion recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses plunged 80.5% in 2023, then rose 19.66% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$713.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 80.5% to -$1.3 billion in 2023, then rose by 19.66% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 13.54% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then sank by 38.59% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.6 billion (Q2 2026), -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), and -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.