Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.74% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 0.74% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.0 billion (up 4.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.0 billion, up 7.76% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2023), against an average of $1.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses grew 19.96%; it then slipped 0.74% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $945.0 million in 2022, then grew by 18.94% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.14% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.38% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then retreated by 6.34% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 434.50 Mn |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 875.37 Mn |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 5.74 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 973.00 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 796.00 Mn |