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Alcon Inc. (ALC)

Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Geneva, Switzerland | NYSE
72.01 USD -0.22 (-0.305%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 72.15 +0.14 (0.194%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT

Alcon presents a classic value-in-disfavor scenario where the market has punished the stock for a single year of weakness (-13.96%) despite a robust six-year cumulative gain (+37.32%). The long-term rating is solid (3 stars) because the business fundamentals—specifically the massive gap between forward P/E (18.5x) and trailing P/E (56x)—suggest a significant mean reversion opportunity, and the company maintains a fortress-like balance sheet with manageable debt relative to its cash flow. However, the short-term outlook remains neutral (2.5 stars) due to the lingering pressure of the recent earnings miss and the fact that the stock is still trading below its 200-day moving average, indicating the broader market has not yet fully accepted the recovery thesis. The options market confirms this hesitation, with traders buying protection at lower strikes rather than betting aggressively on an immediate surge. While the dividend yield is modest, the payout ratio is healthy, providing a small cushion, but the primary investment case rests on the potential for earnings multiples to expand as the recent performance anomaly fades.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.030698
AutoETS0.031561
AutoARIMA0.031784
AutoTheta0.038230

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 7.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.900
Excess Kurtosis -0.16
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 34,809,634,816
Trailing P/E 55.39
Forward P/E 18.10
Beta 0.69
Profit Margins 5.92%
Website https://www.alcon.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 60-70) acting as a floor, while call volume is concentrated near the money and slightly OTM (75-80). This distribution suggests a 'long put' hedge against further downside rather than aggressive bullish speculation, despite the recent price recovery.


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
dividendRate 0.36
dividendYield 0.5
exDividendDate 2026-05-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.353
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0048871655
lastDividendValue 0.358
lastDividendDate 2026-05-05
dividendDate 2026-05-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.07716876
Address1 Chemin de Blandonnet 8
Address2 Vernier
All Time High 101.1
All Time Low 39.37
Ask 80.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.6 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,161,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,968,127
Average Volume 1,968,127
Average Volume10Days 1,161,870
Beta 0.693
Bid 71.04
Bid Size 100
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 72.01
Current Ratio 2.092
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 72.07
Day Low 71.38
Debt To Equity 24.537
Display Name Alcon
Dividend Date 1,778,112,000
Dividend Rate 0.36
Dividend Yield 0.5
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 16.078
Enterprise To Revenue 3.559
Enterprise Value 38,652,633,088
Eps Current Year 3.49908
Eps Forward 3.97863
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.3
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,025,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 69.677
Fifty Day Average Change 2.3330002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.033483073
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.716876
Fifty Two Week High 87.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.629997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17834319
Fifty Two Week Low 61.835
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.175003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16455087
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 481,828,950
Forward Eps 3.97863
Forward P E 18.099195
Free Cashflow 1,272,749,952
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 25,000
Fullday Change -0.220001
Fullday Change Percent -0.304584
Fullday Price 72.15
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.57223
Gross Profits 6,215,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00196
Held Percent Institutions 0.66086
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 34,809,634,816
Market State CLOSED
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 35,097,985,250
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 71.69
Operating Cashflow 2,310,000,128
Operating Margins 0.1463
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2703
Peg Ratio 1.47
Phone 41 589 112 110
Post Market Change 0.13999939
Post Market Change Percent 0.19441658
Post Market Price 72.15
Post Market Time 1,787,961,011
Previous Close 72.23
Price Eps Current Year 20.579697
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.6119356
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.205012
Profit Margins 0.0592
Quick Ratio 1.123
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.61538
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.220001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.304584
Regular Market Day High 72.07
Regular Market Day Low 71.38
Regular Market Day Range 71.38 - 72.07
Regular Market Open 71.69
Regular Market Previous Close 72.23
Regular Market Price 72.01
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,177,000
Return On Assets 0.02799
Return On Equity 0.029409999
Revenue Growth 0.087
Revenue Per Share 22.208
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 483,400,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024500001
Shares Short 13,658,171
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 13,005,560
Short Name Alcon Inc.
Short Ratio 5.15
Source Interval 15
Symbol ALC
Target High Price 103.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 85.24
Target Median Price 86.0
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 0.0048871655
Trailing Eps 1.3
Trailing P E 55.39231
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.4662
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 74.6261
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.6160965
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.035056055
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,177,000
Website https://www.alcon.com
Zip 1,214