Bausch & Lomb Corp
BLCOAnalytical Summary
Bausch & Lomb Corp faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Profit Margin (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
7-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
6.5%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+29%)
|
15.6%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+211%)
|
10.0%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+101%)
|
0.1%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-98%)
|
10.3%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+107%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-13.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-21.6%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M |
-96.2%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-13.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-21.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M |
-96.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M | — | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-11.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
70.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M |
-75.0%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
152.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
10.6%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
8.4%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
6.7%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
8.4%
Good
Good
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
2.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-82%)
|
3.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-72%)
|
3.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-74%)
|
5.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-54%)
|
8.7%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-27%)
|
7.6%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-36%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-11.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-30.3%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-49.4%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
79.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
39.3%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
105.9%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
-7.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-188%)
|
-6.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-183%)
|
-6.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-178%)
|
0.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-98%)
|
4.8%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-40%)
|
-0.5%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-107%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
-1.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-4.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
4.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
18.1%
Good
Good
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
7.9%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
0.18x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.19x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.76x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
28.33x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
3.74x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-14.94x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
1.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.7%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
0.4%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.1%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
0.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.0%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
-5.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-137%)
|
-4.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-133%)
|
-3.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-125%)
|
0.1%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-99%)
|
2.0%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-87%)
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.78x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+12%)
|
0.74x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+6%)
|
0.67x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
0.35x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-51%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
0.27x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
0.41x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
0.46x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
1.42x
Weak
Weak
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— | — | — |
| Net Debt (USD) | $4.67B | $4.48B | $4.23B | $2.08B | $-174.00M | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
18.29x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
15.43x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
16.77x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
7.12x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $1.06B | $1.05B | $1.16B | $841.00M | $536.00M | — | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $5.05B | $4.78B | $4.56B | $2.44B | $0.00 | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $6.45B | $6.47B | $6.85B | $7.03B | $9.33B | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $5.10B | $4.79B | $4.15B | $3.77B | $3.77B | $3.41B | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $163.00M | $148.00M | $142.00M | $135.00M | $123.00M | $119.00M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-360.00M | $-317.00M | $-260.00M | $6.00M | $182.00M | $-18.00M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $283.00M | $232.00M | $-17.00M | $345.00M | $873.00M | $522.00M | — |
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Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
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