Alcon AG Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 3.02x

Alcon AG cash flow quality index. 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. See ALC FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

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

Cash Flow Quality Index of Alcon AG (2015–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Alcon AG from 2015 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Alcon AG across 7 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore how well can Alcon AG service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Alcon AG Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2015–2025)

Alcon AG cash flow quality index by year from 2015 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Alcon AG. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Alcon AG.

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.