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

Alcon (ALC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 10 consecutive years, with 28.56% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 28.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.56% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.87%, down 23.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 28.56% in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from 17.9% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ALC reached as high as 28.56% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 4.09% in Q4 2024.
• A 5-year average of 10.63% and a median of 7.99% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1157 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1382 bps.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.52% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 8.23% in 2023, then sank by 50 bps to 4.09% in 2024, then surged by 338 bps to 17.9% in 2025, then surged by 59 bps to 28.56% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 28.56%, 17.9%, and 10.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.