Bausch & Lomb BLCO
NYSE BLCO
$17.20 -0.25 (-1.43%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Bausch & Lomb's (BLCO) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 62.2% in Q2 2026, up 312.0% YoY from 15.1% in Q2 2025, and up 1.54% on a QoQ basis from 61.25% in Q1 2026.

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

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) has 6 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 62.2% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 312.0% year-over-year to 62.2% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 61.5% (up 171.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 59.91%, down 110.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 62.2% in Q2 2026, from 61.25% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 62.2% in Q2 2026 to a low of 57.7% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 60.46% and a median of 60.71% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Gross Margin plunged 381 bps — and 2026, when it surged 356 bps.
  • Tracing BLCO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 58.03% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 60.7% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 61.02% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 62.14% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 62.2% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 62.2% (Q2 2026), 61.25% (Q1 2026), and 62.14% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 132.71 Bn 127.50 Bn 1.96 Bn 67.78%
2 Becton Dickinson 51.57 Bn 50.71 Bn 2.32 Bn 46.46%
3 Alcon 35.52 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.68 Bn 59.33%
4 Resmed 33.28 Bn 31.81 Bn 861.22 Mn 58.84%
5 Medline 27.86 Bn 25.18 Bn 2.22 Bn 28.82%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.15 Bn 24.71 Bn 329.20 Mn 37.74%
7 Solventum 15.31 Bn 14.91 Bn 1.29 Bn 58.22%
8 Cooper Companies 14.86 Bn 14.72 Bn 735.40 Mn 68.00%
9 Baxter International 13.63 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.03 Bn 34.86%
10 Bausch & Lomb 6.16 Bn 5.78 Bn 867.00 Mn 62.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 62.20%
Mar 31, 2026 61.25%
Dec 31, 2025 62.14%
Sep 30, 2025 60.27%
Jun 30, 2025 59.08%
Mar 31, 2025 57.70%
Dec 31, 2024 61.02%
Sep 30, 2024 61.20%
Jun 30, 2024 60.36%
Mar 31, 2024 61.51%
Dec 31, 2023 60.70%
Sep 30, 2023 61.17%
Jun 30, 2023 59.71%
Mar 31, 2023 60.15%
Dec 31, 2022 58.03%
Sep 30, 2022 60.72%
Jun 30, 2022 59.94%
Mar 31, 2022 61.08%
Dec 31, 2021 59.84%
Sep 30, 2021 61.96%