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Q3 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 0.89Revenue estimate 2.68B
Q3 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 0.89Revenue estimate 2.68B
Alcon cash flow statement 2015–2026
Alcon's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 1.68B USD: operating cash flow of 2.28B USD less 593.38M USD of capital spending. That is 15.6% of its revenue and 3.42 a share.
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
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| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Jun 2026 | FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | FY2016 31 Dec 2016 | FY2015 31 Dec 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net income | — | 980.00M | 1.02B | 974.00M | 335.00M | 376.00M | -531.00M | -656.00M | -227.00M | 256.00M | -170.00M | 296.27M |
Depreciation and amortization | 1.88B | 1.34B | 1.23B | 1.22B | 1.12B | 1.22B | 1.62B | 1.43B | 1.62B | 1.31B | 1.25B | 1.21B |
Stock-based compensation | — | 162.00M | 150.00M | 144.00M | 140.00M | 138.00M | 105.00M | 83.00M | 93.00M | 71.00M | 0.00 | 65.00M |
Change in working capital | -334.79M | -240.00M | -189.00M | -431.22M | -522.00M | -314.00M | -45.00M | -48.00M | 80.00M | -84.00M | -10.00M | -122.00M |
Change in receivables | 14.78M | -129.00M | -55.00M | -117.41M | -164.00M | -198.00M | 43.00M | -115.00M | 53.00M | -54.00M | -150.00M | |
Change in inventory | -54.40M | -156.00M | -47.00M | -289.26M | -217.00M | -326.00M | -159.00M | -108.00M | -150.00M | -87.00M | -64.00M | |
Change in payables | — | 116.00M | -15.00M | -54.44M | -48.00M | 60.00M | -21.00M | 84.00M | 44.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Change in other working capital | -299.10M | -71.00M | -72.00M | 29.89M | -93.00M | 150.00M | 92.00M | 91.00M | 133.00M | 57.00M | 204.00M | |
Other non-cash items | 168.94M | -146.00M | -368.00M | -377.78M | 13.00M | -116.00M | -225.00M | -208.00M | -355.00M | 53.00M | 118.55M | -133.46M |
Operating cash flow | 2.28B | 2.27B | 2.08B | 1.39B | 1.22B | 1.35B | 823.00M | 920.00M | 1.14B | 1.22B | 1.25B | 1.32B |
Operating cash flow growth | +9.63% | +9.34% | +49.64% | +14.05% | -9.52% | +63.43% | -10.54% | -19.30% | -6.40% | -2.17% | -5.53% | |
Capital expenditure | -593.38M | -663.00M | -670.00M | -851.00M | -745.00M | -1.18B | -567.00M | -676.00M | -712.00M | -496.00M | -506.00M | -485.77M |
Acquisitions | — | -700.00M | -220.00M | -10.00M | -666.00M | 480.00M | 6.37M | -283.00M | -239.00M | -70.00M | -303.00M | -35.59M |
Purchases of investments | — | -136.00M | -278.00M | -248.70M | -50.00M | -19.00M | -11.00M | -59.00M | -57.00M | -114.00M | -2.00M | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | — | 158.00M | 9.00M | 2.00M | 81.00M | 1.00M | 81.63M | 8.00M | 7.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other investing | -154.69M | -123.00M | -205.00M | -177.30M | -485.00M | -480.00M | -82.00M | -1.00M | 0.00 | 1.00M | -14.57M | 3.85M |
Investing cash flow | -1.04B | -1.34B | -1.17B | -1.09B | -1.87B | -1.20B | -572.00M | -1.01B | -1.00B | -679.00M | -843.00M | -517.51M |
Debt issued (repaid) | -41.68M | -96.00M | -137.00M | -7.00M | 208.00M | -63.00M | 536.00M | 3.36B | -5.96M | -112.11M | -35.86M | 43.29M |
Shares issued | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| -921.01M | -723.00M | -47.00M | -49.00M | -50.00M | -22.00M | -16.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Dividends paid | — | -166.00M | -130.00M | -116.00M | -103.28M | -54.11M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other financing | -121.40M | -134.00M | -8.00M | -39.00M | -62.72M | 16.11M | -54.00M | -2.70B | -72.04M | -426.89M | -399.14M | -839.75M |
Financing cash flow | -1.25B | -1.12B | -322.00M | -211.00M | -8.00M | -123.00M | 466.00M | 659.00M | -78.00M | -539.00M | -435.00M | -796.47M |
Net change in cash | -49.60M | -149.00M | 582.00M | 114.00M | -595.00M | 18.00M | 735.00M | 595.00M | 55.00M | 10.00M | -123.00M | -31.15M |
| 1.68B | 1.61B | 1.41B | 537.00M | 472.00M | 165.00M | 256.00M | 244.00M | 428.00M | 722.00M | 739.00M | 832.06M | |
Free cash flow growth | +9.14% | +14.29% | +162.01% | +13.77% | +186.06% | -35.55% | +4.92% | -42.99% | -40.72% | -2.30% | -11.18% | |
Free cash flow margin | 15.57% | 15.46% | 14.20% | 5.68% | 5.41% | 1.99% | 3.75% | 3.25% | 5.98% | 10.63% | 11.20% | |
Free cash flow per share | 3.42 | 3.24 | 2.83 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.88 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.70 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +10.47% | +14.59% | +161.48% | +13.29% | +185.48% | -36.12% | +4.75% | -42.93% | -40.72% | -2.30% | -11.18% | |
Income taxes paid | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quarter | Q2 FY2026 30 Jun 2026 | Q1 FY2026 31 Mar 2026 | Q4 FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | Q3 FY2025 30 Sept 2025 | Q2 FY2025 30 Jun 2025 | Q1 FY2025 31 Mar 2025 | Q4 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | Q3 FY2024 30 Sept 2024 | Q2 FY2024 30 Jun 2024 | Q1 FY2024 31 Mar 2024 | Q4 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | Q3 FY2023 30 Sept 2023 | Q2 FY2023 30 Jun 2023 | Q1 FY2023 31 Mar 2023 | Q4 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | Q3 FY2022 30 Sept 2022 | Q2 FY2022 30 Jun 2022 | Q1 FY2022 31 Mar 2022 | Q4 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | Q3 FY2021 30 Sept 2021 | Q2 FY2021 30 Jun 2021 | Q1 FY2021 31 Mar 2021 | Q4 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | Q3 FY2020 30 Sept 2020 | Q2 FY2020 30 Jun 2020 | Q1 FY2020 31 Mar 2020 | Q4 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | Q3 FY2019 30 Sept 2019 | Q2 FY2019 30 Jun 2019 | Q1 FY2019 31 Mar 2019 | Q4 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | Q3 FY2018 30 Sept 2018 | Q2 FY2018 30 Jun 2018 | Q1 FY2018 31 Mar 2018 | Q4 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 |
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Net income | 0.00 | 185.33M | 217.00M | 238.13M | 176.00M | 350.00M | 274.37M | 268.90M | 223.00M | 248.00M | 449.97M | 196.87M | 169.64M | 174.00M | -97.00M | 116.00M | 148.00M | 168.00M | 139.00M | 2.00M | 151.00M | 84.00M | 95.00M | -147.00M | -422.00M | -57.00M | -91.00M | -66.00M | -390.00M | -109.00M | -73.00M | -207.00M | 15.00M | 26.50M | 329.00M |
Depreciation and amortization | 793.00M | 278.48M | 476.00M | 330.56M | 362.00M | 310.00M | 298.52M | 317.98M | 311.00M | 296.00M | 328.78M | 299.30M | 297.00M | 302.00M | 276.00M | 263.00M | 321.00M | 263.00M | 258.00M | 431.00M | 246.00M | 284.00M | 417.00M | 423.00M | 407.00M | 375.00M | 347.00M | 384.00M | 350.00M | 344.00M | 338.42M | 693.00M | 317.50M | 317.50M | 247.00M |
Stock-based compensation | 42.00M | 0.00 | -118.00M | 0.00 | 38.00M | 39.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.00M | 43.00M | 50.00M | 35.00M | 34.00M | 40.00M | 37.00M | 33.00M | 36.00M | 34.00M | 37.00M | 33.00M | 41.00M | 27.00M | 28.00M | 26.00M | 26.00M | 25.00M | 25.00M | 30.00M | 28.00M | 0.00 | 93.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.00M |
Change in working capital | -225.00M | -269.66M | 81.00M | 78.86M | -102.00M | -224.00M | -43.40M | 159.93M | -84.00M | -318.87M | 5.57M | 225.85M | -198.32M | -427.00M | -73.00M | -18.00M | -68.00M | -363.00M | -32.00M | -6.00M | -80.00M | -196.00M | 88.00M | 20.00M | 49.00M | -232.00M | 97.00M | 72.00M | -69.00M | -315.00M | 120.00M | 7.00M | -79.00M | -79.00M | 87.00M |
Change in receivables | -100.00M | -55.89M | 90.00M | 80.68M | -109.00M | -56.00M | -68.40M | 140.17M | -28.00M | -85.29M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | -90.00M | -74.52M | 176.00M | -65.88M | -38.00M | -69.00M | 42.36M | -18.28M | -41.00M | -29.08M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | 0.00 | 25.49M | 0.00 | -21.57M | 31.00M | 77.00M | -47.88M | -41.06M | 0.00 | 31.98M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | -35.00M | -164.74M | -185.00M | 85.63M | 14.00M | -176.00M | 30.52M | 79.11M | -15.00M | -236.49M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | -100.00M | 215.73M | 2.00M | 51.22M | 8.00M | -155.00M | -66.55M | -22.14M | 46.00M | -14.13M | 399.63M | 458.90M | -22.59M | -4.00M | 136.00M | -23.00M | -32.00M | -68.00M | -17.00M | -19.00M | -12.00M | -68.00M | -198.00M | 25.00M | 48.00M | -69.00M | -16.00M | -149.00M | 58.00M | 66.00M | -252.42M | -134.00M | 24.00M | 12.50M | -273.00M |
Operating cash flow | 510.00M | 409.88M | 658.00M | 698.77M | 505.00M | 384.00M | 462.94M | 724.68M | 530.00M | 341.00M | 479.37M | 501.71M | 323.73M | 85.00M | 345.00M | 402.00M | 404.00M | 66.00M | 387.00M | 416.00M | 386.00M | 156.00M | 439.00M | 326.00M | 28.00M | 30.00M | 346.00M | 273.00M | 271.00M | 30.00M | 226.00M | 359.00M | 277.50M | 277.50M | 461.00M |
Operating cash flow growth | +0.99% | +6.74% | +42.14% | -3.57% | -4.72% | +12.61% | -3.43% | +44.44% | +63.72% | +301.18% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -96.00M | -136.30M | -201.00M | -160.08M | -133.00M | -140.00M | -149.76M | -111.49M | -120.00M | -143.00M | -369.97M | -137.87M | -221.05M | -129.00M | -255.00M | -230.00M | -130.00M | -130.00M | -345.00M | -202.00M | -511.00M | -122.00M | -240.00M | -127.00M | -96.00M | -104.00M | -271.00M | -144.00M | -126.00M | -135.00M | -208.00M | -137.00M | -89.50M | -89.50M | -200.00M |
Acquisitions | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00M | -115.96M | -8.00M | -568.00M | -735.37K | -62.37M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.11M | 28.00M | 296.00M | 0.00 | -181.00M | -2.00M | -10.00M | -473.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.14M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -283.00M | -239.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Purchases of investments | 0.00 | -27.46M | -106.00M | -5.00M | -14.00M | -10.00M | -94.09M | -92.78M | -20.00M | -77.00M | -15.71M | 728.16K | -189.95M | -26.00M | -10.00M | -19.00M | -19.00M | -2.00M | -7.00M | -2.00M | -1.00M | -9.00M | -4.00M | -6.00M | -1.00M | 0.00 | -25.00M | -19.00M | -11.00M | -4.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00M | -2.86M | 1.00M | 150.00M | 108.50K | -403.95K | 7.11M | 2.00M | 1.06M | -16.77K | 1.00M | 0.00 | 79.00M | 70.00M | 11.00M | 2.00M | 1.01M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.16M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other investing | -126.00M | 980.57K | -31.00M | 1.33M | -31.00M | -44.00M | -9.54M | -153.37M | -28.11M | 0.00 | -10.54M | -28.00M | -296.00M | -25.00M | -501.00M | -70.00M | -11.00M | -12.00M | -10.47K | -44.00M | -397.00M | -14.00M | -24.00M | -26.00M | -18.00M | 0.00 | -16.39K | 0.00 | 1.00M | 0.00 | -93.00M | -49.00M | -48.00M | -48.00M | -116.00M |
Investing cash flow | -222.00M | -213.77M | -300.00M | -303.59M | -154.00M | -578.00M | -331.76M | -478.09M | -133.00M | -218.00M | -397.28M | -137.16M | -410.00M | -155.00M | -852.00M | -251.00M | -159.00M | -603.00M | -351.00M | -204.00M | -512.00M | -131.00M | -238.00M | -133.00M | -97.00M | -104.00M | -290.00M | -163.00M | -136.00M | -422.00M | -540.00M | -186.00M | -137.50M | -137.50M | -316.00M |
Debt issued (repaid) | -26.00M | 5.88M | -19.00M | -2.56M | -35.00M | -17.00M | -5.42M | 7.83M | 2.41M | -43.00M | -22.00M | 30.23M | 16.42M | -36.00M | 263.00M | -16.00M | -28.55M | -19.00M | -16.00M | -16.00M | -18.00M | 5.00M | -34.00M | -82.00M | 678.00M | -16.00M | -25.00M | 1.47B | 1.67B | 281.00M | 9.00M | 10.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Shares issued | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| -289.00M | -73.54M | -308.00M | -250.46M | -126.00M | -33.00M | -2.00M | -3.00M | -9.00M | -33.00M | -3.00M | -3.00M | -16.00M | -27.00M | -2.00M | -2.00M | -18.00M | -28.00M | -22.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Dividends paid | -174.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.35M | -166.00M | 0.00 | -1.57M | 5.83M | -130.00M | 0.00 | -509.29K | 1.95M | -116.44M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -155.22K | -100.95M | 0.00 | -215.73K | 0.00 | -54.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other financing | -21.00M | -62.76M | -3.00M | -34.64M | -56.00M | -46.00M | 1.29M | -82.85M | -34.41M | 10.00M | -33.13M | -16.74M | -28.91M | 42.00M | 20.00M | 6.16M | -40.50M | -42.00M | 5.22M | 2.00M | -1.00M | -8.00M | -23.00M | -30.00M | -61.00M | 34.00M | -19.00M | -1.51B | -1.59B | 384.00M | 396.00M | -195.00M | -149.00M | -149.00M | -122.00M |
Financing cash flow | -510.00M | -130.42M | -330.00M | -282.31M | -383.00M | -96.00M | -7.70M | -72.18M | -171.00M | -66.00M | -58.64M | 12.44M | -144.93M | -21.00M | 281.00M | -12.00M | -188.00M | -89.00M | -33.00M | -14.00M | -73.00M | -3.00M | -57.00M | -112.00M | 617.00M | 18.00M | -44.00M | -44.00M | 82.00M | 665.00M | 405.00M | -185.00M | -149.00M | -149.00M | -122.00M |
Net change in cash | -223.00M | 60.60M | 29.00M | 83.79M | -4.00M | -264.00M | 113.57M | 187.50M | 231.00M | 47.00M | 43.43M | 389.82M | -226.73M | -91.00M | -197.00M | 147.00M | 69.00M | -614.00M | 10.00M | 199.00M | -198.00M | 7.00M | 148.00M | 85.00M | 564.00M | -62.00M | 30.00M | 71.00M | 222.00M | 272.00M | 88.00M | -12.00M | -10.50M | -10.50M | 36.00M |
| 414.00M | 273.58M | 457.00M | 538.69M | 372.00M | 244.00M | 313.18M | 613.18M | 410.00M | 198.00M | 109.40M | 363.84M | 102.68M | -44.00M | 90.00M | 172.00M | 274.00M | -64.00M | 42.00M | 214.00M | -125.00M | 34.00M | 199.00M | 199.00M | -68.00M | -74.00M | 75.00M | 129.00M | 145.00M | -105.00M | 18.00M | 222.00M | 188.00M | 188.00M | 261.00M | |
Free cash flow growth | +11.29% | +12.12% | +45.92% | -12.15% | -9.27% | +23.23% | +186.28% | +68.53% | +299.31% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 14.67% | 10.31% | 16.81% | 20.61% | 14.33% | 9.87% | 12.52% | 24.99% | 16.43% | 8.05% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 1.23 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.73 | 0.21 | -0.09 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 0.55 | -0.13 | 0.09 | 0.43 | -0.25 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 0.41 | -0.14 | -0.15 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 0.30 | -0.21 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.53 |
Free cash flow per share growth | +13.39% | +13.91% | +47.46% | -11.83% | -9.43% | +22.89% | +183.81% | +68.06% | +298.27% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes paid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
Common questions about Alcon's cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep