Alcon Inc.
ALC | NYSE
$64.87
-$0.17 (-0.26%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$64.87
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 5:31 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $31.72B
Enterprise Value $35.48B
Beta 0.70
Average Volume 2.11M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 488.7M
Shares Change YoY -1.85%
Institutional Ownership 47.01%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN CH0432492467
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -11.6%
Price Change 3M -1.9%
Price Change 6M -13.8%
Price Change YTD -16.4%
Price Change 1Y -16.4%
Price Change 3Y -17.1%
Price Change 5Y -23.8%
1M CAGR (ann.) -6.5%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -15.3%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -4.6%
All-Time CAGR 1.8%
Valuation
PE Ratio 49.90
Forward PE 16.42
PEG Ratio -1.25
Forward PEG 3.72
PS Ratio 2.93
Forward PS 2.70
PB Ratio 1.47
P/FCF Ratio 18.80
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 17.98
P/OCF Ratio 13.86
EV/Sales 3.28
EV/EBIT 39.45
EV/EBITDA 20.10
EV/FCF 21.08
Earnings Yield 2.0%
FCF Yield 5.3%
Adj. FCF Yield 5.6%
Financial Health
Net Debt $3.26B
Total Debt $5.3B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.46B
Total Assets $31.1B
Current Ratio 2.09
Quick Ratio 1.30
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.25
Debt / EBITDA 3.00
Debt / FCF 3.15
OCF / Debt 0.43
Interest Coverage 5.13
Altman Z-Score 2.58
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 56.5%
Operating Profit Margin 9.9%
EBITDA Margin 18.7%
Net Profit Margin 5.9%
FCF Margin 15.6%
Adj. FCF Margin 16.3%
SBC / Revenue -0.7%
SBC Impact (per share) -4.5%
Returns
Return on Assets 2.1%
Return on Equity 2.9%
Return on Invested Capital 3.2%
Return on Capital Employed 3.8%
Return on Tangible Assets 4.7%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 6.0%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 6.7%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 4.8%
EPS CAGR 3Y 21.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y 28.6%
EPS CAGR 10Y 12.5%
FCF CAGR 3Y 73.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y 40.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y 6.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 26
EPS Growth Next 3Y 57.4%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.3%
Earnings Date Nov 9, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.89
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 12.7%
Revenue Est (next Q) $2.69B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 3.1%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $36.03
Graham Upside -44.5%
Lynch Fair Value $32.50
Lynch Upside -49.9%
Price Target $73.43
Price Target Upside 13.2%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.28B
Free Cash Flow $1.68B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.76B
FCF Per Share $3.46
OCF Per Share $4.68
OCF/S Ratio 21.1%
Income Statement
Revenue $10.81B
Gross Profit $6.1B
Operating Income $1.07B
EBITDA $1.77B
Net Income $639.33M
EPS (Diluted) $1.30
Revenue / Employee $432.34K
Profit / Employee $25.57K
Employees 25,000
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.36
Dividend Yield 0.55%
Payout Ratio 27.6%
FCF Payout Ratio 10.0%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 9.6%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 7.8%
Pay Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date May 5, 2026
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