Alcon (ALC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Alcon's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.48% in Q2 2026, down 1.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Alcon came in at 3.17%, down 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +5.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.40% in FY2024 (+0.08 pp), 3.31% in FY2023 (+2.14 pp), 1.17% in FY2022 (-0.18 pp) and 1.35% in FY2021 (+3.27 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2023.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 3.81 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 0.48 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Alcon | 31.07 Bn | 24.27 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.20% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.42% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.93% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -2.61% |
API Access
Alcon Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ALC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();