Alcon (ALC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Alcon (ALC) posted Tax Rate of 100.0% for Q2 2026, down 370.59% on a QoQ basis from 21.25% in Q1 2026, and down 8844.0% year-over-year from 1.14% in Q2 2025.
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Alcon (ALC) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alcon has reported Tax Rate for 11 years, with the latest figure at 100.0% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 8844.0% year-over-year to 100.0% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 13.23%, a 231.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 15.52%, up 343.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 100.0% for Q2 2026 at Alcon, down from 21.25% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 212.9% in Q4 2022, with the low at 100.0% in Q2 2026.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 2.1%, with a median of 17.8% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Rate surged 21432 bps in 2022, then plunged 17279 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 212.9% in 2022, then declined by 28 bps to 154.17% in 2023, then plunged by 112 bps to 18.62% in 2024, then increased by 4 bps to 17.8% in 2025, then tumbled by 462 bps to 100.0% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 100.0% (Q2 2026), 21.25% (Q1 2026), and 17.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 179.79 Bn | 174.18 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 127.69 Bn | 122.47 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 117.23 Bn | 108.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 16.34% |
| 4 | Stryker | 103.55 Bn | 100.07 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 5 | Boston Scientific | 63.24 Bn | 62.70 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 6 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.97 Bn | 45.72 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 7 | Alcon | 32.83 Bn | 31.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -100.00% |
| 8 | Dexcom | 32.30 Bn | 30.35 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 21.54% |
| 9 | Steris | 20.73 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 26.51% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.73 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 21.76% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -100.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -21.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -11.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 154.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -14.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -20.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -18.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 212.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -21.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -108.70% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -20.94% |