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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |