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After finishing at $80.86 in the prior trading day, Alcon Inc (NYSE: ALC) closed at $78.99, down -2.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.94 million shares were traded. ALC stock price reached its highest trading level at $81.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.885.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ALC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 2.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
On December 11, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Duplan Sergio bought 12,600 shares for $93.20 per share.
STONESIFER TIMOTHY C. bought 20,000 shares of ALC for $1,841,800 on Feb 28 ’25. On Feb 27 ’25, another insider, Attias Laurent, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,000 shares for $91.88 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALC now has a Market Capitalization of 38948810752 and an Enterprise Value of 42542886912. As of this moment, Alcon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.177 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.949.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALC is 0.99, which has changed by -0.028941989 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALC has reached a high of $99.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.80M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1256020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 491.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 489.25M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.89% stake in the company. Shares short for ALC as of 1767139200 were 6950885 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1764288000 on 6164426.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Alcon Inc (ALC) involves the perspectives of 16.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.83, with high estimates of $0.88 and low estimates of $0.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.15 and $3.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.08. EPS for the following year is $2.2, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $3.28 and -$2.58.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $2.71B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.75B to a low estimate of $2.66B. As of. The current estimate, Alcon Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.5BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.71B. There is a high estimate of $2.77B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.62B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.36B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.91BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $11.26B and the low estimate is $10.94B.
