Alcon (ALC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's (ALC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, up 4.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Alcon's Operating Expenses history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$4.5 billion, a 44.99% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure 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.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$907.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$1.0 billion (2023), against an average of -$1.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses climbed 16.04% in 2022 and declined 13.54% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$958.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 4.59% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then dropped by 3.19% to -$1.0 billion in 2024, then declined by 13.54% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 4.0% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ALC Operating Expenses figures stand at -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.1 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alcon 33,163,703.85 Bn 33,163,702.19 Bn 1.53 Bn -1.13 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 119.67 Bn 114.45 Bn 1.96 Bn 988.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 43.92 Bn 43.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 4.62 Bn
4 Medline 31.71 Bn 29.47 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Resmed 28.46 Bn 26.80 Bn 890.98 Mn 391.17 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.80 Bn 23.28 Bn 296.40 Mn 115.30 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.77 Bn 13.63 Bn 735.40 Mn 718.70 Mn
8 Solventum 13.63 Bn 13.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Align Technology 11.94 Bn 10.88 Bn 736.59 Mn 594.63 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.56 Bn 9.54 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 -1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -999.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -987.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -958.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -921.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -984.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -907.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -993.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -963.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -865.00 Mn