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ALC · Alcon Inc.

Medical Instruments & SuppliesSwitzerlandAnalyst view: Buy

$67.91

+2.72% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bearish1 bullish · 3 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (1.54 from 15 analysts)
To mean target: +28.6%

Market cap

$33B

Enterprise value

$36B

Trailing P/E

40.3

Forward P/E

17.0

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.70

Avg volume

2M

Employees

25K

2D change

5D change

0.10%

10D change

-4.24%

30D change

-0.77%

60D change

1.49%

MTD change

0.69%

YTD change

-14.21%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.54
Covering analysts15
Mean price target$87.32
Low price target$62.00
Upside to mean target+28.6%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)54.8
50-day MA$66.95
200-day MA$74.65
Price vs 50-day MA+3.2%
Price vs 200-day MA-7.4%
MACD histogram-0.05
Volume vs 3-month avg1.3×
52w low $62.0252w high $91.41

Analyst sentiment over time — ALC

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-15

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$78.00

+14.9% vs price
▼ cut from $90.00Maintains · 2026-05-08

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$86.00

+26.6% vs price
▼ cut from $97.00Maintains · 2026-05-07

Bank of America

Underperform

$75.00

+10.4% vs price
▼ cut from $100Downgrade · 2025-12-11

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$80.00

+17.8% vs price
▼ cut from $84.00Maintains · 2025-08-21

JP Morgan

Neutral

$77.53

+14.2% vs price
▼ cut from $106Downgrade · 2025-08-21

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-15MizuhoMaintainsOutperform$85.00 $80.00
2026-05-08BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$90.00 $78.00
2026-05-07Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$97.00 $86.00
2026-05-07MizuhoMaintainsOutperform$95.00 $85.00
2026-05-07BairdMaintainsOutperform$98.00 $90.00
2026-05-06NeedhamMaintainsBuy$100 $95.00
2026-05-06BTIGMaintainsBuy$87.00 $82.00
2026-03-23BTIGReiteratesBuy$92.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 55 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 3.2% above the 50-day MA ($66.95).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 7.4% below the 200-day MA ($74.65).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.05) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($62.02) and high ($91.41).

ALC Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$11B
EBITDA$2.0B
Free cash flow$1.0B
Operating cash flow$2.0B
Book value / share$45.38
Net debt / EBITDA1.6
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth9.00%
Earnings growth-45.00%

About Alcon Inc.

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.

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