# Alcon (ALC) — Earnings

ALC · NYSE · Stock

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## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/1167379/000116737926000030/alc-20260630.htm) |

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

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | $0.75 | $0.84 | 12.66% | $2.7B | $2.8B |
| Q1 2026 | May 5, 2026 | $0.79 | $0.83 | 4.24% | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 24, 2026 | $0.78 | $0.76 | -2.51% | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | $0.77 | $0.79 | 2.81% | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.77 | 5.42% | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | May 13, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.69 | -5.06% | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 25, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.71 | 1.52% | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | $0.75 | $0.84 | 11.80% | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.70 | -2.72% | $2.5B | $2.4B |
| Q1 2024 | May 13, 2024 | $0.72 | $0.78 | 8.44% | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.73 | 4.39% | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 14, 2023 | $0.64 | $0.64 | -0.84% | $2.3B | $2.2B |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | $0.63 | $0.68 | 6.71% | $2.3B | $2.4B |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $0.61 | $0.68 | 11.53% | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 0.12% | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 | $0.48 | $0.48 | -0.31% | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 9, 2022 | $0.58 | $0.62 | 7.53% | $2.3B | $2.2B |
| Q1 2022 | May 10, 2022 | $0.54 | $0.73 | 35.31% | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 15, 2022 | $0.50 | $0.57 | 13.60% | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 9, 2021 | $0.50 | $0.53 | 7.13% | $2.0B | $2.0B |

## 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.

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