Alcon (ALC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's Operating Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.88% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 10.88%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.22% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.18%, down 119.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 10.88% for Q1 2026 at Alcon, down from 11.58% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 15.95% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.97% in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 11.11% across 5 years, with a median of 11.4% in 2022.
• Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 869 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 755 bps in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 0.97% in 2022, then surged by 815 bps to 8.92% in 2023, then surged by 79 bps to 15.95% in 2024, then retreated by 27 bps to 11.58% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 10.88% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.88% (Q1 2026), 11.58% (Q4 2025), and 12.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.