Alcon Inc (ALC) stock

ALCNYSEOphthalmic GoodsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Feb 24, 2026Score 7/30

$74.12+2.29 (+3.19%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $36.13BP/E 37.4Yield –

Alcon statistics

106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: May 5, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $36.13B; $498.53M
Enterprise Value: $39.49B; $433.11M
PE Ratio: 37.43; 29.52
PS Ratio: 3.47; 2.94
PB Ratio: 1.67; 3.24
P/TBV Ratio: 8.89; 4.81
P/FCF Ratio: 20.91; 26.31
P/OCF Ratio: 15.91; 21.97

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.80; 2.60
EV / EBITDA: 29.04; 18.41
EV / EBIT: 29.04; 24.14
EV / FCF: 22.85; 27.51

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 487M; 43M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.26%; 3.32%
Float: 487M; 37M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.00%; 10.5%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 18M; –
Short Interest Change: -5.67%; -2.57%
Short % of Float: 3.78%; 5.11%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.78%; 3.98%
Days to Cover: 12.64; 3.94

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $87.64; –
52-Week Low: $61.84; –
20-Day Moving Average: $71.82; –
50-Day Moving Average: $67.98; –
200-Day Moving Average: $71.64; –
Average True Range (14): $2.03; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.09%; 0.99%
Price Change (1 Month): 11.3%; -3.52%
Price Change (3 Months): 2.25%; -7.86%
Price Change (6 Months): 16.5%; -1.12%
Price Change (YTD): -5.95%; -2.92%
Price Change (1 Year): -6.70%; -1.37%
Price Change (3 Years): -1.12%; 3.24%
Price Change (5 Years): -8.69%; -50.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 1.44; 0.76
Relative Strength Index (14): 59.7; 46.7
Volatility (1 Year): 29.0%; 64.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.82; 1.04

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 55.2%; 55.9%
Operating Margin: 13.1%; -5.12%
Pretax Margin: 11.2%; -2.32%
Profit Margin: 9.42%; -9.29%
EBITDA Margin: 13.1%; -2.52%
FCF Margin: 16.6%; 0.65%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 4.48%; -17.3%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.14%; -12.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 4.56%; -2.83%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 4.87%; -8.13%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.09; 2.49
Quick Ratio: 1.08; 1.53
Debt / Equity: 0.22; 0.42
Debt / EBITDA: 3.47; 2.23
Debt / FCF: 2.73; 3.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.47; 1.49
Interest Coverage: 6.67; -1.63

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 4.94%; 9.42%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -3.73%; 13.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): -3.41%; 15.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 7.73%; 7.64%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 6.06%; 7.08%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 8.77%; 11.8%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 42.8%; 3.11%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.33; 0.59
Inventory Turnover: 1.87; 2.20
Revenue Per Employee: $416.04K; $331.99K
Profits Per Employee: $39.20K; -$46.47K
Employee Count: 25,000; 193
WACC: 8.62%; 9.91%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $10.40B; $108.17M
Gross Profit: $5.75B; $62.29M
Operating Income: $1.36B; -$3.72M
Pretax Income: $1.16B; -$1.83M
Net Income: $980.00M; -$6.19M
EBITDA: $1.36B; -$1.98M
EPS (Diluted): $1.98; -$0.11

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.36B; $38.97M
Total Debt: $4.72B; $96.00M
Net Cash (Debt): -$3.36B; $3.95M
Net Cash Per Share: -$6.90; $0.26
Equity (Book Value): $21.60B; $63.80M
Book Value Per Share: $44.30; $3.26
Tangible Book Value: $4.07B; $11.61M
Working Capital: $3.46B; $57.32M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $2.27B; -$483.87K
Capital Expenditures: -$543.00M; -$3.94M
Free Cash Flow: $1.73B; -$238.00K
FCF Per Share: $3.55; -$0.00

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.71%; -4.76%
FCF Yield: 4.78%; 0.28%
Buyback Yield: 1.87%; 0.80%
Shareholder Yield: 1.87%; 1.12%
Payout Ratio: 16.9%; 24.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 9.61%; 22.0%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $204.00M; $5.40M
Income Tax: $180.00M; $1.55M
Effective Tax Rate: 15.5%; 18.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $44.43; $38.11
Graham Upside: -40.1%; -56.1%
Altman Z-Score: 2.89; 2.47
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Lynch Fair Value: $49.50; –
Lynch Upside: -33.2%; -45.2%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ALC	S&P 500	Difference	ALC per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+17.7%	-3.0%	+20.7 pts
3 months	+0.8%	-2.8%	+3.6 pts
Year to date	-5.5%	+11.5%	−17.0 pts
1 year	-5.3%	+13.5%	−18.7 pts
3 years	+4.1%	+77.7%	−73.6 pts	+1.3%	+21.1%
5 years	-7.1%	+72.6%	−79.7 pts	-1.5%	+11.5%
10 years	+529.6%	+308.2%	+221.5 pts	+20.2%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

18M ALC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.7% from the previous report, or 3.78% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 12.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	18,446,259	-5.7%	1,458,932	12.6
Oct 15, 2026	19,554,732	+9.4%	1,800,298	10.9
Sep 30, 2026	17,875,463	+2.2%	1,912,263	9.3
Sep 15, 2026	17,487,148	+20.0%	1,553,860	11.3
Aug 31, 2026	14,566,618	+22.8%	1,158,591	12.6
Aug 14, 2026	11,865,695	-13.1%	2,219,839	5.3
Jul 31, 2026	13,658,171	+5.0%	2,253,386	6.1
Jul 15, 2026	13,005,560	+25.2%	2,428,529	5.4
Jun 30, 2026	10,385,331	+20.4%	1,901,435	5.5
Jun 15, 2026	8,622,220	+52.9%	1,729,638	5.0
May 29, 2026	5,637,580	-5.7%	2,628,259	2.1
May 15, 2026	5,977,239	+11.4%	2,926,751	2.0