Alcon

ALC · SIX · CHF

CHF 52.86Change from previous close: −2.07%Absolute change: −CHF 1.12

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 1, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
CHF 25.55B
Enterprise value
CHF 29.4B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
48.5
Forward P/E
14.5
PEG
1.17
Price/book
1.42
Price/sales
2.35
EV/EBITDA
12.2
EV/revenue
2.71

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
57.2%
Operating margin
14.6%
Net margin
5.9%
ROE
2.9%
ROA
2.8%
Revenue growth (year over year)
8.7%

Financial health

Total cash
CHF 1.46B
Total debt
CHF 5.3B
Debt/equity
0.25
Current ratio
2.09
Quick ratio
1.12

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
CHF 0.28
Dividend yield
0.5%
Payout ratio
27.0%
Ex-dividend date
May 5, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
CHF 75.80
Median price target
CHF 76.96
High price target
CHF 87.39
Low price target
CHF 49.18
Number of analysts
17
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
CHF 3.65
EPS estimate, current year
CHF 3.49

Shares and trading

Beta
0.70
Average volume
1.2M
Shares outstanding
483.4M
Float
481.83M
Institutional ownership
63.6%
Insider ownership
0.2%