Alcon (ALC) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.84
- EPS estimate
- $0.75
- EPS surprise
- +12.66%
- Revenue surprise
- +2.54%
- Revenue
- $2.8B
- Revenue estimate
- $2.7B
- Reported
- Aug 10, 2026
Alcon reported Q2 2026 results on August 10, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.84, beating the $0.75 estimate by 12.66%. Revenue of $2.8 billion topped the $2.7 billion consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 9% from $0.77 and revenue rose from $2.6 billion. The $0.84 matched the highest quarterly EPS in the table, also reached in Q3 2024, and revenue was the highest shown.
Over the longer record, annual EPS climbed from $2.26 in 2022 to $2.73 in 2023 and $3.03 in 2024, then held at $3.01 in 2025. Annual revenue rose each year, from about $8.7 billion in 2022 to about $10.1 billion in 2025. The first half of 2026 brought $1.67 per share, about 14% more than the first half of 2025. The lowest quarter in the table was Q4 2022, at $0.43. Alcon beat the EPS estimate in 15 of the last 20 quarters, and its largest miss was 5.06%, in Q1 2025.
Alcon has reported Q3 results between November 9 and November 15 in each of the past five years. That points to mid-November 2026. The next report will show whether the year-over-year EPS gains of the first half carry into the third quarter.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | $0.75 | $0.84 | +12.66% | $2.8B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | May 5, 2026 | $0.79 | $0.83 | +4.24% | $2.6B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 24, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.76 | −2.51% | $2.6B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | $0.77 | $0.79 | +2.81% | $2.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.77 | +5.42% | $2.6B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 13, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.69 | −5.06% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 25, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.71 | +1.52% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | $0.75 | $0.84 | +11.80% | $2.5B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.70 | −2.72% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 13, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.78 | +8.44% | $2.5B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.73 | +4.39% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 14, 2023 | $0.64 | $0.64 | −0.84% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | $0.63 | $0.68 | +6.71% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $0.61 | $0.68 | +11.53% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | $0.43 | $0.43 | +0.12% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 | $0.48 | $0.48 | −0.31% | $2.0B | — |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 9, 2022 | $0.58 | $0.62 | +7.53% | $2.2B | — |
| Q1 2022 | May 10, 2022 | $0.54 | $0.73 | +35.31% | $2.3B | — |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 | $0.50 | $0.57 | +13.60% | $2.2B | — |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 9, 2021 | $0.50 | $0.53 | +7.13% | $2.0B | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Alcon (ALC) last report earnings?
Alcon last reported on Aug 10, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did ALC beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Alcon reported EPS of $0.84 for Q2 2026 against a $0.75 estimate — a 12.66% beat.
How much revenue did ALC report last quarter?
Alcon reported $2.8B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $2.7B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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