Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) posted Free Cash Flow of -$68.0 million for Q1 2026, down 118.99% on a QoQ basis from $358.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 11.69% year-over-year from -$60.9 million in Q1 2025.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bausch & Lomb's Free Cash Flow history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$68.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 11.69% year-over-year to -$68.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $241.0 million (up 92.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $232.0 million, up 31.82% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$68.0 million for Q1 2026 at Bausch & Lomb, down from $358.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $358.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$132.0 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $18.4 million and a median of $2.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow slumped 6700.0% — and 2025, when it surged 2653.85%.
- Bausch & Lomb's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 6700.0% to -$132.0 million in 2023, then surged by 109.85% to $13.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 2653.85% to $358.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 118.99% to -$68.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLCO's Free Cash Flow at -$68.0 million in Q1 2026, $358.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$93.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 557.00 Mn |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 546.00 Mn |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 316.00 Mn |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 520.48 Mn |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 80.80 Mn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 96.40 Mn |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -273.00 Mn |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 120.26 Mn |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 5.68 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 973.00 Mn | -68.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -68.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 358.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 358.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -93.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -93.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -77.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 156.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 156.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -132.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -132.00 Mn |