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Alcon ALC.SW · CHF

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in CHF

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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$8.86bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$834.3m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$1.47bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$17.90bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$8.86bn$8.05bn$7.68bn$7.08bn$6.74bn$5.55bn$6.10bn$5.91bn$5.52bn$5.36bn
Gross profit$4.89bn$4.48bn$4.26bn$3.86bn$3.78bn$2.39bn$2.98bn$2.59bn$2.60bn$2.53bn
Research and development$842.9m$711.9m$698.1m$570.5m$684.3m$546.9m$533.1m$477.1m$474.6m$405.5m
Operating income$1.16bn$1.15bn$829.8m$546.1m$471.4m−$415.3m−$178.0m−$237.3m−$62.6m$8.1m
Net income$834.3m$827.3m$791.6m$272.3m$305.6m−$431.5m−$533.1m−$256.0m$208.1m−$138.2m
Diluted earnings per share1.691.661.590.550.62-0.88-1.09-0.520.43-0.28

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$25.63bn$24.66bn$24.07bn$23.74bn$22.75bn$22.43bn$22.48bn$22.19bn$22.26bn$22.54bn
Cash and short-term investments$1.31bn$1.49bn$894.8m$796.4m$1.28bn$1.28bn$694.9m$406.4m$139.8m$131.7m
Total liabilities$7.73bn$7.15bn$7.31bn$7.75bn$7.11bn$7.13bn$6.79bn$6.33bn$3.54bn$3.84bn
Debt$5.24bn$5.14bn$5.13bn$5.07bn$4.48bn$4.50bn$3.80bn$136.0m$149.0m$159.3m
Shareholders' equity$17.90bn$17.52bn$16.76bn$15.99bn$15.65bn$15.30bn$15.69bn$15.86bn$18.72bn$18.70bn
Shares outstanding492m498m496m492m494m492m488m488m489m489m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$1.93bn$1.69bn$1.13bn$989.1m$1.09bn$668.9m$747.7m$926.5m$989.9m$1.01bn
Capital spending−$462.3m−$544.5m−$691.6m−$605.5m−$959.0m−$460.8m−$549.4m−$578.6m−$403.1m−$411.2m
Free cash flow$1.47bn$1.14bn$436.4m$383.6m$134.1m$208.1m$198.3m$347.8m$586.8m$600.6m
Dividends paid−$141.3m−$105.7m−$94.3m−$81.3m−$43.9m−$43.9m−$43.9m−$43.9m——

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$2.25bn$2.15bn$2.23bn$2.12bn$2.11bn$2.01bn$2.03bn$1.99bn
Gross profit$1.34bn$1.21bn$1.24bn$1.18bn$1.13bn$1.12bn$1.13bn$1.11bn
Operating income$38.3m$333.1m$256.4m$269.8m$200.7m$380.3m$321.0m$269.8m
Net income—$150.3m$177.8m$192.6m$143.0m$284.4m$230.8m$213.7m
Diluted earnings per share—0.310.360.390.290.580.460.43
Cash from operations$410.0m$332.0m$537.0m$567.0m$410.0m$312.0m$373.0m$607.0m
Capital spending−$77.0m−$110.0m−$138.0m−$130.0m−$82.0m−$86.0m−$73.0m−$145.0m
Free cash flow$333.0m$222.0m$399.0m$437.0m$328.0m$226.0m$300.0m$462.0m
Total assets$25.34bn$25.77bn$25.63bn$25.59bn$25.51bn$25.20bn$24.66bn$24.68bn
Cash and short-term investments$1.19bn$1.35bn$1.31bn$1.22bn$1.14bn$1.15bn$1.49bn$1.61bn
Debt$530.5m$3.91bn$597.0m$3.97bn$3.91bn$3.87bn$3.83bn$155.2m
Shareholders' equity$17.60bn$18.04bn$17.90bn$17.93bn$17.97bn$17.88bn$17.52bn$17.38bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 20 Sept 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin55.2%55.6%55.5%54.5%56.1%43.0%
Operating margin13.1%14.3%10.8%7.7%7.0%-7.5%
Net margin9.4%10.3%10.3%3.8%4.5%-7.8%
Return on equity4.7%4.7%4.7%1.7%2.0%-2.8%
Return on assets3.3%3.4%3.3%1.1%1.3%-1.9%
Free cash flow yield11.2%10.3%8.4%7.4%9.5%5.3%
Revenue growth9.9%4.8%8.5%5.1%21.3%-9.0%
Earnings growth0.8%4.5%190.7%-10.9%-170.8%-19.1%
Current ratio2.12x2.77x2.28x1.90x2.18x2.21x
Debt to equity0.03x0.22x0.23x0.24x0.21x0.22x
Equity ratio69.8%71.0%69.6%67.4%68.8%68.2%
Interest coverage6.67x7.36x5.40x5.25x4.83x-4.12x
R&D as a share of sales9.5%8.8%9.1%8.1%10.2%9.8%
Buybacks as a share of market value1.2%-0.3%-0.9%0.5%-0.4%-0.9%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue7.7%9.8%4.9%
Operating income28.5%—11.9%
Net income45.3%—12.8%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin55.4%55.2%53.8%51.1%
Operating margin13.6%11.6%8.5%5.0%
Net margin9.8%8.6%5.9%2.9%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Price to earnings46.551.248.90.1
Price to sales4.45.35.0—

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 5 years. Last went ex-dividend on 5 May 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paid in the year0.280.280.480.210.200.10

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