Alcon AG Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.26x

Alcon AG cash flow reinvestment rate. Alcon AG (ALC) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.26x as of December 2025, reinvesting CHF169.91 Million (capex CHF169.91 Million ) from operating cash flow of CHF661.33 Million. Explore Alcon AG cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Reinvestment Rate

0.26x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

CHF169.91 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

CHF661.33 Million
CHF

Capital Expenditures

CHF169.91 Million
CHF

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of Alcon AG (2015–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of Alcon AG from 2015 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for Alcon AG across 11 annual periods. Explore Alcon AG capital reinvestment ratio to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Alcon AG Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (2015–2025)

Alcon AG cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 2015 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Alcon AG. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see ALC cash generation efficiency.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (CHF) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.25x CHF590.83 Million CHF2.38 Billion CHF568.83 Million ▼ -71.9%
2024 0.88x CHF1.84 Billion CHF2.08 Billion CHF670.00 Million ▼ -36.9%
2023 1.40x CHF1.95 Billion CHF1.39 Billion CHF851.00 Million ▼ -34.7%
2022 2.14x CHF2.61 Billion CHF1.22 Billion CHF745.00 Million ▲ +140.8%
2021 0.89x CHF1.20 Billion CHF1.34 Billion CHF1.18 Billion ▲ +26.8%
2020 0.70x CHF578.00 Million CHF823.00 Million CHF567.00 Million ▼ -11.1%
2019 0.79x CHF727.00 Million CHF920.00 Million CHF676.00 Million ▲ +18.2%
2018 0.67x CHF762.00 Million CHF1.14 Billion CHF712.00 Million ▲ +33.9%
2017 0.50x CHF608.00 Million CHF1.22 Billion CHF496.00 Million ▼ -53.9%
2016 1.08x CHF1.35 Billion CHF1.25 Billion CHF506.00 Million ▲ +231.3%
2015 0.33x CHF448.00 Million CHF1.37 Billion CHF446.00 Million —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow