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

Alcon has reported Research & Development for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$663.0 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 170.61% year-over-year to -$663.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$1.4 billion, a 55.21% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$990.0 million, down 13.01% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was -$663.0 million for Q2 2026 at Alcon, down from -$245.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was -$159.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$663.0 million in Q2 2026.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$240.1 million, with a median of -$217.0 million recorded in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Research & Development surged 50.0% in 2022, then plunged 170.61% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$196.0 million in 2022, then declined by 6.12% to -$208.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 11.54% to -$232.0 million in 2024, then declined by 17.67% to -$273.0 million in 2025, then sank by 142.86% to -$663.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$663.0 million (Q2 2026), -$245.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$273.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.