Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) reported Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.74% on a YoY basis from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.34% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bausch & Lomb has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure 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.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $835.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses grew 19.96% — and 2026, when it slipped 0.74%.
- Bausch & Lomb's Operating Expenses stood at $945.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 18.94% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 6.14% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 8.38% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then fell 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 | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 718.70 Mn |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 5.32 Bn | 5.12 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 |