Growth Metrics

Alcon (ALC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Alcon's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 10.88% in Q1 2026, down 6.12% quarter-over-quarter from 11.58% in Q4 2025.

Alcon has reported Operating Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 10.88% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 10.88%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.22% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.18%, down 119.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.88%, down from 11.58% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 15.95% in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.97% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 11.07%, with a median of 11.32% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 863 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 750 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing ALC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.97% in 2022, then soared by 822 bps to 8.92% in 2023, then soared by 79 bps to 15.95% in 2024, then decreased by 27 bps to 11.58% in 2025, then dropped 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 30.87%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 1.97%
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 34.92%
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 20.96%
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 4.04%
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 20.78%
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 13.65%
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.44%
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 10.94%
10 Alcon 26,430.30 -1.58 Bn 1.53 Bn 10.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.88%
Dec 31, 2025 11.58%
Sep 30, 2025 12.82%
Jun 30, 2025 9.58%
Dec 31, 2024 15.95%
Sep 30, 2024 13.65%
Jun 30, 2024 12.81%
Mar 31, 2024 15.06%
Dec 31, 2023 8.92%
Sep 30, 2023 12.58%
Jun 30, 2023 11.15%
Mar 31, 2023 11.39%
Dec 31, 2022 0.97%
Sep 30, 2022 9.58%
Jun 30, 2022 9.02%
Mar 31, 2022 11.24%
Dec 31, 2021 8.47%
Sep 30, 2021 0.95%
Jun 30, 2021 10.85%
Mar 31, 2021 7.72%
Dec 31, 2020 7.27%
Sep 30, 2020 -7.02%
Jun 30, 2020 -38.39%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.52%
Dec 31, 2019 -3.55%
Sep 30, 2019 -0.96%
Jun 30, 2019 -2.79%
Mar 31, 2019 -2.63%
Dec 31, 2018 -4.20%
Sep 30, 2018 -16.12%
Jun 30, 2018 2.09%
Mar 31, 2018 4.10%
Dec 31, 2010 31.79%
Sep 30, 2010 28.13%
Jun 30, 2010 39.82%
Mar 31, 2010 37.94%
Dec 31, 2009 31.31%
Sep 30, 2009 35.81%
Jun 30, 2009 37.69%
Mar 31, 2009 34.43%