Consolidated Income Statement (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||
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Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
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| Profit or loss [abstract] | ||||||
| Net sales | $ 2,782 | $ 2,577 | $ 5,467 | $ 5,028 | ||
| Other revenues | 41 | 19 | 62 | 41 | ||
| Net sales and other revenues | 2,823 | 2,596 | 5,529 | 5,069 | ||
| Cost of net sales | (1,130) | (1,196) | (2,293) | (2,267) | ||
| Cost of other revenues | (18) | (12) | (36) | (31) | ||
| Gross profit | 1,675 | 1,388 | 3,200 | 2,771 | ||
| Selling, general & administration | (964) | (870) | (1,846) | (1,683) | ||
| Research & development | (663) | (245) | (908) | (467) | ||
| Other income | 6 | 5 | 17 | 154 | ||
| Other expense | (43) | (31) | (160) | (60) | ||
| Operating income | 11 | 247 | 303 | 715 | ||
| Interest expense | (53) | (51) | (105) | (100) | ||
| Other financial income & expense | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Share of loss from associated companies | (4) | (1) | (6) | (15) | ||
| (Loss)/income before taxes | (46) | 199 | 194 | 613 | ||
| Taxes | 46 | (23) | (5) | (87) | ||
| Net income | 0 | 176 | 189 | 526 | ||
| Net income attributable to: | ||||||
| Shareholders of Alcon Inc. | 0 | 176 | 189 | 526 | ||
| Non-controlling interests | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
| Earnings per share | ||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | [1] | $ 0.00 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.39 | $ 1.06 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | [1] | $ 0.00 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.39 | $ 1.06 | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||
| Basic (in shares) | 486.7 | 495.2 | 486.9 | 495.2 | ||
| Diluted (in shares) | 488.7 | 497.9 | 489.4 | 497.9 | ||
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