Alcon annual r&d spending
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Alcon R&D Spending Growth & History (ALC)
Alcon's r&d spending was $990.0M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $990.0M | $114.0M | +13.01% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $876.0M | $48.0M | +5.80% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $828.0M | $126.0M | +17.95% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $702.0M | −$140.0M | −16.63% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $842.0M | $169.0M | +25.11% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $673.0M | $17.0M | +2.59% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $656.0M | $69.0M | +11.75% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $587.0M | $3.0M | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $584.0M | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $747.0M | $82.0M | +12.33% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $665.0M | $46.0M | +7.43% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $619.0M | $55.0M | +9.75% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $564.0M | — | — |
Alcon quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $663.0M | $418.0M | +170.61% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $245.0M | $23.0M | +10.36% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $273.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $250.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $245.0M | $25.0M | +11.36% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $222.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $220.0M | $3.0M | +1.38% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $217.0M | $36.0M | +19.89% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $181.0M | $3.0M | +1.69% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $178.0M | $15.0M | +9.20% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $163.0M | −$4.0M | −2.40% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $167.0M | $15.0M | +9.87% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $152.0M | — | — |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $210.0M | $6.0M | +2.94% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $184.0M | $26.0M | +16.46% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | $184.0M | $27.0M | +17.20% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | $169.0M | $23.0M | +15.75% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $204.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $158.0M | −$16.0M | −9.20% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | $157.0M | $15.0M | +10.56% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-03-31 | $146.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $174.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2008 | 2008-06-30 | $142.0M | — | — |
Alcon r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Alcon's r&d spending increased from $673.0M to $990.0M, a change of $317.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $663.0M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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