Alcon (ALC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Alcon has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 years, with the latest figure at 4.14% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 4.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.14% (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.87%, down 23.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.14%, down from 4.52% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.03% in Q4 2024, with the low at 2.55% in Q2 2022.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 3.65%, with a median of 3.83% recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 383 bps in 2022 and slumped 52 bps in 2025.
• Tracing ALC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.61% in 2022, then jumped by 47 bps to 3.83% in 2023, then surged by 31 bps to 5.03% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 4.52% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.14% (Q1 2026), 4.52% (Q4 2025), and 4.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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