Alcon (ALC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Alcon (ALC) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $81.0 million for Q1 2026, up 1.25% on a QoQ basis from $80.0 million in Q4 2025.

Alcon (ALC) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alcon (ALC) has reported Short-term Investments for 11 consecutive years, with $81.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments changed N/A year-over-year to $81.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $81.0 million (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $80.0 million, down 47.71% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments advanced to $81.0 million in Q1 2026 per ALC's latest filing, from $80.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for ALC reached as high as $939.0 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $80.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $452.1 million and a median of $540.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Short-term Investments surged 43.56% — and 2025, when it plunged 47.71%.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $540.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $540.0 million in 2023, then sank by 71.67% to $153.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 47.71% to $80.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.25% to $81.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $81.0 million, $80.0 million, and $153.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 151.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 551.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 553.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 540.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 758.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 540.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 551.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 939.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 528.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 939.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 824.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 936.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 813.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 936.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 379.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 533.00 Mn