Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) posted Gross Margin of 78.22% for Q1 2026, down 22.01% on a QoQ basis from 100.28% in Q4 2025, and down 2178.0% year-over-year from 3.76% in Q1 2025.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bausch & Lomb's Gross Margin history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 78.22% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 2178.0% year-over-year to 78.22% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 94.83% (down 519.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 100.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 78.22% for Q1 2026 at Bausch & Lomb, down from 100.28% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 209.64% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 59.94% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 96.9% and a median of 99.92% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin jumped 25449 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 13095 bps.
- Bausch & Lomb's Gross Margin stood at 209.64% in 2022, then tumbled by 62 bps to 78.69% in 2023, then increased by 27 bps to 100.16% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 100.28% in 2025, then decreased by 22 bps to 78.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLCO's Gross Margin at 78.22% in Q1 2026, 100.28% in Q4 2025, and 100.0% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 56.80% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 67.78% |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 45.69% |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 25.04% |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 62.25% |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 37.74% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 68.00% |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 54.66% |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 70.82% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 5.68 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 973.00 Mn | 78.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 78.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 100.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 99.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 100.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 100.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 100.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 99.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 100.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 78.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 99.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 100.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 60.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 209.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 99.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -44.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.96% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 99.68% |