Alcon (ALC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) has reported Research & Development for 11 consecutive years, with -$245.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Research & Development changed N/A year-over-year to -$245.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.0 billion (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$990.0 million, down 13.01% from the prior year.
• Research & Development rose to -$245.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from -$273.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for ALC reached as high as -$159.0 million in Q3 2022 and fell as low as -$273.0 million in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of -$213.7 million and a median of -$212.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development surged 50.0% — and 2023, when it declined 26.42%.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$196.0 million in 2022, then fell by 6.12% to -$208.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 11.54% to -$232.0 million in 2024, then fell by 17.67% to -$273.0 million in 2025, then grew by 10.26% to -$245.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$245.0 million, -$273.0 million, and -$250.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.