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

Alcon's Research & Development history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$245.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development changed N/A year-over-year to -$245.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.0 billion (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$990.0 million, down 13.01% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was -$245.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcon, up from -$273.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$159.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$273.0 million in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$213.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$212.5 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development jumped 50.0% in 2022, then dropped 26.42% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$196.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.12% to -$208.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 11.54% to -$232.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.67% to -$273.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 10.26% to -$245.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$245.0 million (Q1 2026), -$273.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$250.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.