Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) reported Free Cash Flow of -$10.0 million for Q1 2026, up 92.59% on a YoY basis from -$5.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 116.67% quarter-over-quarter from $60.0 million in Q4 2025.

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bausch & Lomb has reported Free Cash Flow for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$10.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 92.59% year-over-year to -$10.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $59.0 million (up 135.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$66.0 million, down 11.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$10.0 million, down from $60.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $122.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$135.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$2.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$22.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow soared 526.67% — and 2025, when it slumped 419.23%.
  • Bausch & Lomb's Free Cash Flow stood at $109.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 56.88% to $47.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 248.94% to -$70.0 million in 2024, then surged by 185.71% to $60.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 116.67% to -$10.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$10.0 million (Q1 2026), $60.0 million (Q4 2025), and $63.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 808.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 546.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 316.00 Mn
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 520.48 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 63.80 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -273.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 120.26 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
10 Bausch & Lomb 5.32 Bn 5.12 Bn 973.00 Mn -10.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -135.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -135.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 94.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 47.00 Mn