Alcon AG (ALC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 3.02x

Alcon AG (ALC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.02x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of CHF661.33 Million exceeds net income of CHF218.77 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore ALC strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.02x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

CHF661.33 Million
CHF

Net Income

CHF218.77 Million
CHF

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Alcon AG Cash Flow Quality Index (2015–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Alcon AG across 7 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check how tangible is Alcon AG's equity to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Alcon AG (2015–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Alcon AG. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see ALC market cap.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (CHF) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.32x CHF2.38 Billion CHF1.03 Billion ▲ +13.6%
2024 2.04x CHF2.08 Billion CHF1.02 Billion ▲ +43.2%
2023 1.43x CHF1.39 Billion CHF974.00 Million ▼ -60.8%
2022 3.63x CHF1.22 Billion CHF335.00 Million ▲ +1.6%
2021 3.58x CHF1.34 Billion CHF376.00 Million ▼ -24.8%
2017 4.76x CHF1.22 Billion CHF256.00 Million ▲ +7.0%
2015 4.45x CHF1.37 Billion CHF308.00 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.