Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) posted Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 6.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and down 0.74% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bausch & Lomb's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 0.74% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.0 billion (up 4.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.0 billion, up 7.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Bausch & Lomb, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $835.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses gained 19.96% — and 2026, when it fell 0.74%.
  • Bausch & Lomb's Operating Expenses stood at $945.0 million in 2022, then increased by 18.94% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.14% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.38% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then decreased by 6.34% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BLCO's Operating Expenses at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -1.13 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 988.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 4.62 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 391.17 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 137.30 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 718.70 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 594.63 Mn
10 Bausch & Lomb 5.68 Bn 5.47 Bn 973.00 Mn 1.21 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 967.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 992.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 933.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 945.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 896.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 885.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 835.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 909.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 855.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 876.00 Mn