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NYSE: ALC
Alcon Inc Stock

$95.91+0.48 (+0.5%)
Updated Oct 8, 2024
ALC Price
$95.91
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$47.43B
52 Week Low
$69.44
52 Week High
$101.10
P/E
43.01x
P/B
2.26x
P/S
4.57x
PEG
2.2x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$9.64B
Earnings
$1.10B
Gross Margin
55.4%
Operating Margin
12.56%
Profit Margin
11.4%
Debt to Equity
0.42
Operating Cash Flow
$2B
Beta
0.8
Next Earnings
Nov 12, 2024
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

ALC Overview

Alcon, Inc., an eye care company, researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products for eye care professionals and their patients. It operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. The Surgical segment offers equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables; and consumables, including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and other products for use in surgical procedures, such as cataracts, vitreoretinal, refractive laser, and glaucoma surgery. Its cataract products include centurion vision system, LenSx femtosecond laser, LuxOR ophthalmic microscope, verion imaged guided system, and ORA System for intra-operative measurements and guidance; vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision system, grieshaber DSP and MIVS instrumentation, ultravit high speed vitrectomy probes, purepoint laser, and NGENUITY 3D visualization system; refractive surgery products, including WaveLight lasers and diagnostics used for LASIK; and glaucoma product, such as EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device, as well as AcrySof IQ IOLs products include monofocal IOLs and advanced technology IOLs under PanOptix and ReSTOR brands for the correction of presbyopia and astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. The Vision Care segment provides daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, including devices and over-the-counter products for dry eye, over-the-counter products for contact lens care, and ocular allergies, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers under the TOTAL, PRECISION, Dailies, Air Optix, Systane, Opti-Free, Clear Care, Tears Naturale, Genteal, ICAPS, and Vitalux brands. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed the name to Alcon, Inc. in December 2001. Alcon, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Zen Score

Industry Average (29)
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ALC ($95.91) is trading above its intrinsic value of $28.90, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
ALC is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (43.01x), compared to the US market average (27.24x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation

ALC price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
43.01x
Industry
-55.9x
Market
27.24x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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ALC price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
2.26x
Industry
3.94x
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ALC price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PEG Value Valuation

ALC's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$2.5B
Net Income
$223.0M
Profit Margin
8.9%
ALC's Earnings (EBIT) of $1.21B... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$29.7B
Liabilities
$8.8B
Debt to equity
0.42
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$530.0M
Investing
-$133.0M
Financing
-$171.0M
ALC's operating cash flow ($1.85B)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

ALC vs Medical Stocks

TickerMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
ALC$47.43B+0.50%43.01x2.26x
RMD$34.68B+1.62%34.01x7.13x
BDX$68.55B-0.12%48.90x2.65x
COO$21.03B+0.11%58.19x2.65x
WST$20.78B-1.36%40.29x8.06x

Alcon Stock FAQ

What is Alcon's quote symbol?

(NYSE: ALC) Alcon trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ALC. Alcon stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: ALC.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Alcon (NYSE: ALC)?

(NYSE: ALC) Alcon's 52-week high was $101.10, and its 52-week low was $69.44. It is currently -5.13% from its 52-week high and 38.12% from its 52-week low.

How much is Alcon stock worth today?

(NYSE: ALC) Alcon currently has 494,500,000 outstanding shares. With Alcon stock trading at $95.91 per share, the total value of Alcon stock (market capitalization) is $47.43B.

Alcon stock was originally listed at a price of $58.04 in Apr 9, 2019. If you had invested in Alcon stock at $58.04, your return over the last 5 years would have been 65.25%, for an annualized return of 10.57% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Alcon's stock price per share?

(NYSE: ALC) Alcon stock price per share is $95.91 today (as of Oct 8, 2024).

What is Alcon's Market Cap?

(NYSE: ALC) Alcon's market cap is $47.43B, as of Oct 9, 2024.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Alcon's market cap is calculated by multiplying ALC's current stock price of $95.91 by ALC's total outstanding shares of 494,500,000.
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