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Alcon Inc. (ALC)

Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Geneva, Switzerland | NYSE
63.00 USD -1.35 (-2.098%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a confluence of deteriorating fundamentals and defensive positioning. The company is trapped in a multi-year downtrend, having lost nearly a quarter of its value in the trailing twelve months, while earnings growth has completely stalled with a reported zero percent quarterly increase. Despite a 'Buy' recommendation from analysts, the market has priced in a severe reality check, evidenced by the massive put open interest acting as a resistance ceiling. The stock trades at a premium valuation relative to its current earnings power, despite a forward P/E that looks attractive only if aggressive growth resumes. The dividend yield is negligible and insufficient to offset the capital destruction occurring in the share price. Investors should wait for a confirmed reversal in the price trajectory and a return to positive earnings growth before considering a long position.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.046723
AutoARIMA0.050068
AutoETS0.050069
MSTL0.050459

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 2.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.092
Excess Kurtosis -1.57
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 24.537
Revenue per Share 22.208
Market Cap 30,454,200,320
Trailing P/E 47.73
Forward P/E 15.89
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 5.92%
Website https://www.alcon.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest at strikes below the current price (62.5, 60, 55), creating a significant floor. While there is some call activity at near-term strikes, the overwhelming open interest concentration in deep out-of-the-money puts suggests a fear of a significant downside move rather than a bullish breakout. Implied volatility is elevated on these protective strikes, indicating the market prices in substantial downside risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 0.48% 0.38% 0.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-05 0.358 0.480860
2025-05-13 0.331 0.354960
2024-05-14 0.264 0.295699
2023-05-10 0.236 0.292659
2022-05-03 0.205 0.288895
2021-05-04 0.110 0.147592
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.57
exDividendDate 2026-05-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.353
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0054856255
lastDividendValue 0.358
lastDividendDate 2026-05-05
dividendDate 2026-05-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13028789
Address1 Chemin de Blandonnet 8
Address2 Vernier
All Time High 101.1
All Time Low 39.37
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,707,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,815,350
Average Volume 1,815,350
Average Volume10Days 1,707,440
Beta 0.726
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 4
Book Value 44.673
City Geneva
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country Switzerland
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.0
Current Ratio 2.092
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 64.19
Day Low 62.105
Debt To Equity 24.537
Display Name Alcon
Dividend Date 1,778,112,000
Dividend Yield 0.57
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,794,427,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,794,427,200
Earnings Quarterly Growth -1.0
Earnings Timestamp 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,340,800
Ebitda 2,404,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.22134
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.267
Enterprise To Revenue 3.158
Enterprise Value 34,297,200,640
Eps Current Year 3.49692
Eps Forward 3.96467
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,025,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 68.9042
Fifty Day Average Change -5.9041977
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.085687056
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.028789
Fifty Two Week High 87.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -24.64
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.28115016
Fifty Two Week Low 61.835
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.1650009
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.018840477
Fifty Two Week Range 61.835 - 87.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,554,816,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.29
Float Shares 481,833,784
Forward Eps 3.96467
Forward P E 15.890351
Free Cashflow 1,272,749,952
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 25,000
Fullday Change -1.3499985
Fullday Change Percent -2.0978997
Fullday Price 64.16
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.57223
Gross Profits 6,215,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00196
Held Percent Institutions 0.63443
Implied Shares Outstanding 483,400,000
Industry Medical Instruments & Supplies
Industry Disp Medical Instruments & Supplies
Industry Key medical-instruments-supplies
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,777,939,200
Last Dividend Value 0.358
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Alcon Inc. researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Surgical and Vision Care. It 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 surgical procedures. The company's cataract products include Unity CS, LenSx laser system, Verion reference unit and Verion digital marker, ARGOS biometer, SMARTCATARACT health platform, NGENUITY 3D visualization system, LuxOR surgical ophthalmic microscope, and ORA system for intra-operative measurements; ADI cloud-based platform; and implantable products, including monofocal, Toric, and Presbyopia-Correcting IOLs, as well as delivery systems, such as AutonoMe and UltraSert. In addition, it provides Custom Pak surgical procedure packs vitreoretinal products comprising constellation vision systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, Grieshaber, MIVS instruments; scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit probes; and refractive surgery products, including WaveLight and Contoura Vision used for LASIK refractive procedure. Further, the company offers daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products, such as dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. The company was formerly known as Alcon Universal S.A. and changed its name to Alcon Inc. in December 2001. Alcon Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Long Name Alcon Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 30,454,200,320
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_694234
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 643,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 31,808,403,627
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 63.91
Operating Cashflow 2,310,000,128
Operating Margins 0.1463
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2656
Peg Ratio 1.15
Phone 41 589 112 110
Pre Market Change 1.1600037
Pre Market Change Percent 1.8412757
Pre Market Price 64.16
Pre Market Time 1,791,970,224
Previous Close 64.35
Price Eps Current Year 18.015854
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4102478
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.803996
Profit Margins 0.0592
Quick Ratio 1.123
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.62963
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.35
Regular Market Change Percent -2.0979
Regular Market Day High 64.19
Regular Market Day Low 62.105
Regular Market Day Range 62.105 - 64.19
Regular Market Open 63.91
Regular Market Previous Close 64.35
Regular Market Price 63.0
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 2,502,975
Return On Assets 0.02799
Return On Equity 0.029409999
Revenue Growth 0.087
Revenue Per Share 22.208
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 483,400,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.037
Shares Short 17,875,463
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 14,566,618
Short Name Alcon Inc.
Short Ratio 10.44
Source Interval 15
Symbol ALC
Target High Price 103.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 82.73438
Target Median Price 82.5
Total Cash 1,456,999,936
Total Cash Per Share 3.014
Total Debt 5,298,999,808
Total Revenue 10,860,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.353
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0054856255
Trailing Eps 1.32
Trailing P E 47.727272
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1595
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 72.78385
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.783852
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.13442339
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,502,975
Website https://www.alcon.com
Zip 1,214