Alcon AG (ALC) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 0.07x

Alcon AG (ALC) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.07x as of December 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of CHF661.33 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (CHF9.51 Billion) in one year. See Alcon AG free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.07x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

CHF661.33 Million
CHF

Total Liabilities

CHF9.51 Billion
CHF

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Alcon AG Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2015–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Alcon AG across 11 annual periods. Also explore ALC net assets growth trend to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Alcon AG (2015–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Alcon AG. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see ALC stock market capitalisation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (CHF) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.25x CHF2.38 Billion CHF9.51 Billion ▲ +5.9%
2024 0.24x CHF2.08 Billion CHF8.79 Billion ▲ +53.0%
2023 0.15x CHF1.39 Billion CHF8.99 Billion ▲ +20.9%
2022 0.13x CHF1.22 Billion CHF9.53 Billion ▼ -17.0%
2021 0.15x CHF1.34 Billion CHF8.74 Billion ▲ +64.1%
2020 0.09x CHF823.00 Million CHF8.78 Billion ▼ -14.9%
2019 0.11x CHF920.00 Million CHF8.35 Billion ▼ -24.8%
2018 0.15x CHF1.14 Billion CHF7.79 Billion ▼ -47.6%
2017 0.28x CHF1.22 Billion CHF4.36 Billion ▲ +6.1%
2016 0.26x CHF1.25 Billion CHF4.73 Billion ▼ -12.3%
2015 0.30x CHF1.37 Billion CHF4.57 Billion
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.