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

Alcon's Return on Capital Employed history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.14% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 4.14%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.14% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.87%, down 23.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 4.14% for Q1 2026 at Alcon, down from 4.52% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.03% in Q4 2024 to a low of 2.55% in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 3.65% across 5 years, with a median of 3.83% in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 383 bps in 2022, then slumped 52 bps in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.61% in 2022, then soared by 47 bps to 3.83% in 2023, then jumped by 31 bps to 5.03% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 4.52% in 2025, then fell 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.