Alcon Cash Flow Statement
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Alcon free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Alcon generated $2.27 billion of operating cash flow and spent $543.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.73 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 16.6% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 7.7% from the prior year's $1.60 billion.
Alcon returned $842.0 million to shareholders: $166.0 million in dividends and $676.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 49% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 10.4 times.
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Alcon cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20102010-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 980.00M | 1.02B | 974.00M | 335.00M | 376.00M | -531.00M | -656.00M | -227.00M | 256.00M | 2.21B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -3.73% | +4.52% | +190.75% | -10.90% | — | — | — | -188.67% | -88.42% | +10.11% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.27B | 2.08B | 1.39B | 1.22B | 1.34B | 823.00M | 920.00M | 1.14B | 1.22B | 2.38B |
| Capital Expenditures | -543.00M | -473.00M | -658.00M | -636.00M | -700.00M | -479.00M | -553.00M | -524.00M | -415.00M | -309.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.34B | -1.17B | -1.09B | -1.86B | -1.20B | -572.00M | -1.01B | -1.00B | -679.00M | -1.71B |
| Dividends Paid | -166.00M | -130.00M | -116.00M | -100.00M | -54.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — | -1.04B |
| Share Repurchases | -676.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -33.00M |
| Debt Issued | 59.00M | 59.00M | 69.00M | 2.59B | 0 | 0 | 3.72B | 0 | 0 | — |
| Debt Repaid | -112.00M | -47.00M | -34.00M | -2.27B | 0 | 0 | -509.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.12B | -322.00M | -211.00M | -8.00M | -123.00M | 466.00M | 659.00M | -78.00M | -539.00M | -1.15B |
| Net Change in Cash | -149.00M | 582.00M | 114.00M | -595.00M | 18.00M | 735.00M | 595.00M | 55.00M | 10.00M | -482.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.73B | 1.60B | 730.00M | 581.00M | 645.00M | 344.00M | 367.00M | 616.00M | 803.00M | 2.07B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Alcon's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2010, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ALC's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?