Alcon

ALC · NYSE · USD

$63.94Change from previous close: −1.25%Absolute change: −$0.81

Close · October 1, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$30.91B
Enterprise value
$34.75B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
48.8
Forward P/E
16.1
PEG
1.16
Price/book
1.43
Price/sales
2.85
EV/EBITDA
14.5
EV/revenue
3.20

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

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$0.36
Dividend yield
0.6%
Payout ratio
27.0%
Ex-dividend date
May 6, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$84.45
Median price target
$85.00
High price target
$103.00
Low price target
$62.00
Analysts with a price target
15
Consensus
Buy
Forward EPS
$3.97
EPS estimate, current year
$3.49

Shares and trading

Beta
0.70
Average volume
1.91M
Shares outstanding
483.4M
Float
481.83M
Institutional ownership
63.6%
Insider ownership
0.2%
Short ratio (days)
13.0