Alcon Inc.
HealthcareNYSE:ALC · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.18 today
Vol 0.76M · Avg 1.93M
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $980.0M -3.7% | $1.0B +4.5% | $974.0M +190.7% | $335.0M -10.9% | $376.0M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $1.2B -3.0% | $1.2B +0.6% | $1.2B +8.7% | $1.1B -7.9% | $1.2B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 -100.0% | $238.0M +267.6% | -$142.0M -210.9% | $128.0M +204.8% | $42.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 -100.0% | $150.0M +4.2% | $144.0M +2.9% | $140.0M +1.4% | $138.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$300.0M -58.7% | -$189.0M +56.2% | -$431.2M +17.4% | -$522.0M -66.2% | -$314.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $0 +100.0% | -$55.0M +53.2% | -$117.4M +28.4% | -$164.0M +17.2% | -$198.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 +100.0% | -$47.0M +83.8% | -$289.3M -33.3% | -$217.0M +33.4% | -$326.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $0 +100.0% | -$15.0M +72.4% | -$54.4M -13.4% | -$48.0M -180.0% | $60.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$300.0M -316.7% | -$72.0M -340.9% | $29.9M +132.1% | -$93.0M -162.0% | $150.0M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $400.0M +208.7% | -$368.0M +2.6% | -$377.8M -3006.0% | $13.0M +111.2% | -$116.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.3B +9.3% | $2.1B +49.6% | $1.4B +14.1% | $1.2B -9.5% | $1.3B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$543.0M +19.0% | -$670.0M +21.3% | -$851.0M -14.2% | -$745.0M +36.9% | -$1.2B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$692.0M -214.5% | -$220.0M -2100.0% | -$10.0M +98.5% | -$666.0M -238.8% | $480.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 +100.0% | -$278.0M -11.8% | -$248.7M -397.4% | -$50.0M -163.2% | -$19.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 -100.0% | $9.0M +350.0% | $2.0M -97.5% | $81.0M +8000.0% | $1.0M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$109.0M +46.8% | -$205.0M -15.6% | -$177.3M +63.4% | -$485.0M -1.0% | -$480.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$1.3B -15.2% | -$1.2B -6.7% | -$1.1B +41.3% | -$1.9B -55.7% | -$1.2B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$96.0M +29.9% | -$137.0M -1857.1% | -$7.0M -103.4% | $208.0M +430.2% | -$63.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$723.0M | $0 +100.0% | -$49.0M +2.0% | -$50.0M -127.3% | -$22.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$166.0M -27.7% | -$130.0M -12.1% | -$116.0M -12.3% | -$103.3M -90.9% | -$54.1M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$134.0M -143.6% | -$55.0M -41.0% | -$39.0M +37.8% | -$62.7M -489.2% | $16.1M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$1.1B -247.5% | -$322.0M -52.6% | -$211.0M -2537.5% | -$8.0M +93.5% | -$123.0M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $43.0M +816.7% | -$6.0M -119.4% | $31.0M -49.2% | $61.0M +1116.7% | -$6.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$149.0M -125.6% | $582.0M +410.5% | $114.0M +119.2% | -$595.0M -3405.6% | $18.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.7B +22.8% | $1.4B +162.0% | $537.0M +13.8% | $472.0M +186.1% | $165.0M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does ALC generate free cash flow?
Alcon Inc. (ALC) generated $1.73B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does ALC produce?
Operating cash flow was $2.27B, before capital expenditures of $543.00M.
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