Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Bausch & Lomb's (BLCO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.95% in Q2 2026, up 681.0% YoY from 0.76% in Q2 2025, and up 124.45% on a QoQ basis from 2.65% in Q1 2026.
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) has 6 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.95% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 681.0% year-over-year to 5.95% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 6.07% (up 533.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.22%, down 117.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 5.95% in Q2 2026, from 2.65% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.97% in Q4 2025 to a low of 7.3% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.5% and a median of 4.17% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Margin slumped 785 bps — and 2026, when it soared 995 bps.
- Tracing BLCO's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.12% in 2022, then declined by 18 bps to 4.18% in 2023, then surged by 63 bps to 6.8% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 7.97% in 2025, then dropped by 25 bps to 5.95% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.95% (Q2 2026), 2.65% (Q1 2026), and 7.97% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 132.71 Bn | 127.50 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 51.57 Bn | 50.71 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 3 | Alcon | 35.52 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.39% |
| 4 | Resmed | 33.28 Bn | 31.81 Bn | 861.22 Mn | 30.66% |
| 5 | Medline | 27.86 Bn | 25.18 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 5.14% |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.15 Bn | 24.71 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 20.53% |
| 7 | Solventum | 15.31 Bn | 14.91 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Cooper Companies | 14.86 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 735.40 Mn | -2.87% |
| 9 | Baxter International | 13.63 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 7.33% |
| 10 | Bausch & Lomb | 6.16 Bn | 5.78 Bn | 867.00 Mn | 5.95% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.91% |