Alcon (ALC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 3.56% for Q2 2026, down 1.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Alcon (ALC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Alcon posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.50%, down 0.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +7.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 4.83% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 4.83% in FY2023 (+3.11 pp), 1.72% in FY2022 (-0.25 pp) and 1.97% in FY2021 (+4.76 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 5.57 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 0.58 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.57 Bn | 230.60 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 177.84 Bn | 148.27 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.29 Bn | 145.10 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.16 Bn | 135.58 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.40 Bn | 87.65 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.79 Bn | 103.91 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.02 Bn | 61.79 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.46 Bn | 51.61 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.36 Bn | 35.37 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 10 | Alcon | 34.61 Bn | 25.57 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.74% |
API Access
Alcon Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();