Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026)

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) posted FCF Margin of 5.47% for Q1 2026, down 121.45% on a QoQ basis from 25.48% in Q4 2025, and up 131.0% year-over-year from 2.37% in Q1 2025.

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) FCF Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bausch & Lomb's FCF Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.47% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 131.0% year-over-year to 5.47% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.63% (up 204.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.55%, up 87.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 5.47% for Q1 2026 at Bausch & Lomb, down from 25.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 25.48% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 11.25% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 1.38% and a median of 0.2% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 4311 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 9640 bps in 2022.
  • Bausch & Lomb's FCF Margin stood at 0.2% in 2022, then plunged by 5704 bps to 11.25% in 2023, then surged by 109 bps to 1.02% in 2024, then jumped by 2409 bps to 25.48% in 2025, then plunged by 121 bps to 5.47% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BLCO's FCF Margin at 5.47% in Q1 2026, 25.48% in Q4 2025, and 7.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 20.74%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 37.88%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 11.58%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 4.30%
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 36.36%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 9.26%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 8.91%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn -13.60%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 11.56%
10 Bausch & Lomb 5.68 Bn 5.47 Bn 973.00 Mn -5.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.47%
Dec 31, 2025 25.48%
Sep 30, 2025 -7.26%
Jun 30, 2025 3.44%
Mar 31, 2025 -6.77%
Dec 31, 2024 1.02%
Sep 30, 2024 13.04%
Jun 30, 2024 2.71%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.37%
Dec 31, 2023 -11.25%
Sep 30, 2023 7.75%
Jun 30, 2023 -6.38%
Mar 31, 2023 -8.38%
Dec 31, 2022 0.20%
Sep 30, 2022 3.18%
Jun 30, 2022 18.81%
Mar 31, 2022 -4.39%
Dec 31, 2021 96.60%
Sep 30, 2021 -4.32%
Jun 30, 2021 -24.30%