Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Alcon has reported Operating Expenses for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.5 billion (down 44.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$4.4 billion, down 7.59% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.1 billion, up from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$907.0 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$1.0 billion, with a median of -$1.0 billion recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Operating Expenses grew 15.13% in 2022 and declined 13.54% in 2025.
• Tracing ALC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$1.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 1.99% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.08% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then fell by 13.54% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 4.0% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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