Alcon AG Financial Flexibility Index
Alcon AG financial flexibility index. Alcon AG (ALC) has a Financial Flexibility Index of 0.09x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of CHF831.24 Million (operating CF CHF661.33 Million minus capex CHF169.91 Million) represents 0% of total liabilities (CHF9.51 Billion). See Alcon AG free cash flow efficiency to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.
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Financial Flexibility Index of Alcon AG (2015–2025)
Financial flexibility index of Alcon AG from 2015 to 2025. Historical Financial Flexibility Index trend for Alcon AG across 11 annual periods. Check ALC cash flow quality index to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.
Alcon AG Financial Flexibility Index by Year (2015–2025)
Alcon AG financial flexibility index by year from 2015 to 2025. Year-by-year free cash flow to debt coverage for Alcon AG. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Alcon AG operating cash flow efficiency.
| Year | Flexibility Index | Free Cash Flow (CHF) | Operating CF | Total Liabilities | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.31x | CHF2.95 Billion | CHF2.38 Billion | CHF9.51 Billion | ▼ -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.31x | CHF2.75 Billion | CHF2.08 Billion | CHF8.79 Billion | ▲ +25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.25x | CHF2.24 Billion | CHF1.39 Billion | CHF8.99 Billion | ▲ +21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.21x | CHF1.96 Billion | CHF1.22 Billion | CHF9.53 Billion | ▼ -28.7% |
| 2021 | 0.29x | CHF2.52 Billion | CHF1.34 Billion | CHF8.74 Billion | ▲ +82.4% |
| 2020 | 0.16x | CHF1.39 Billion | CHF823.00 Million | CHF8.78 Billion | ▼ -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.19x | CHF1.60 Billion | CHF920.00 Million | CHF8.35 Billion | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.24x | CHF1.85 Billion | CHF1.14 Billion | CHF7.79 Billion | ▼ -39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.39x | CHF1.71 Billion | CHF1.22 Billion | CHF4.36 Billion | ▲ +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.37x | CHF1.75 Billion | CHF1.25 Billion | CHF4.73 Billion | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.40x | CHF1.82 Billion | CHF1.37 Billion | CHF4.57 Billion | — |