ALC

NYSE Alcon AG
Sep 29, 2026 · 1:35 AM ET EOD Market Closed

$65.26 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $65.26, $0.18 below the day’s high of $65.45

YTD change
-17.19%
vs 20-day SMA
-3.86%
vs 200-day SMA
-11.37%

Price ranges

Previous day
$64.02 $64.70
open $64.02 close $64.47
+$0.45 (+0.70%)
Today
$64.36 $65.45
open $65.01 now $65.26
+$0.25 (+0.38%)
Past week
$64.02 $65.83
from $65.04 now $65.26
+$0.22 (+0.34%)
Past month
$64.02 $73.52
from $72.23 now $65.26
-$6.97 (-9.65%)
This year
$61.84 $87.64
from $78.81 now $65.26
-$13.55 (-17.19%)

Price & Performance

-8.41 (-11.42%) / 6M

$60.48$67.94$75.40$82.86Mar 30Jun 29Sep 28

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 35.5% away from all-time highs of $101.10
  • ALC is down 17% since the beginning of the year
  • ALC is down 12% over the past 12 months
  • ALC is down 10% over the past 1 month
  • 4% of all ALC investors are betting against ALC
  • Number of investors short ALC has gone up 28% versus last month

ALC reads not so good: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is -11.9%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.84
Earnings momentum +3.8% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +3.8%

Valuation

P/E ratio 48.91
Enterprise value $35.3B
Beta 0.44

Balance sheet & scale

Income$643.0K
Revenue$10.9B
Cash$1.5B
Debt$5.3M
Income / Debt 0.12×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Manufacturing
Sub Sector Machinery Manufacturing
Market cap $31.5B

Alcon, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of market surgical equipment and devices, pharmaceutical eye drops, and consumer vision care products to treat eye diseases and disorders. It operates through the Surgical and Vision Care segments. The Surgical segment offers implantable products, consumables and equipment for use in surgical procedures to address cataracts, vitreoretinal conditions, refractive errors, and glaucoma. The Vision Care segment comprises daily disposable, reusable and color-enhancing contact lenses, as well as portfolio of ocular health products, including over-the-counter products for dry eye, contact lens care, and ocular allergies, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was founded by Mr. Robert Alexander and Mr. William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Competitor comparison

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ENTG Entegris, Inc. $150.63 -0.83%

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