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NYSE · ALC

Alcon Inc.

Healthcare · Medical - Instruments & Supplies

$72.01

Down-$0.22 (-0.30%)

Updated Aug 31, 2026, 9:41 AM

SID Score

5.9/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

47/100

Neutral

Market cap
42.99B
P/E ratio
43.53
Dividend yield
0.46%
52-week range
$61.84 – $87.64
Volume
1.18M
Avg. volume
1.54M

Price performance

ALC price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

ALC closed at $72.01 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.56% for the selected period.

Last close
$72.01
Period change
+2.56%
Period low
$69.54
Period high
$75.35
Daily close
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ALC OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 28, 2026$71.69$72.07$71.38$72.011.18M
Aug 27, 2026$72.46$72.82$72.16$72.23716.52K
Aug 26, 2026$72.85$73.11$72.585$72.67772.16K
Aug 25, 2026$73.35$73.4299$72.695$73.37816.27K
Aug 24, 2026$73.34$73.91$73.21$73.701.16M
Aug 21, 2026$72.80$73.84$72.64$73.63994.23K
Aug 20, 2026$74.46$74.68$72.87$72.931.5M
Aug 19, 2026$73.67$74.825$73.43$74.261.65M
Aug 18, 2026$73.60$74.40$73.50$73.551.56M
Aug 17, 2026$73.14$73.4573$72.43$72.491.28M
Aug 14, 2026$74.33$74.92$74.015$74.251.16M
Aug 13, 2026$73.87$73.93$72.935$73.521.73M
Aug 12, 2026$72.34$73.88$72.085$73.582.95M
Aug 11, 2026$75.49$76.20$74.70$75.353.97M
Aug 10, 2026$71.16$73.73$71.15$73.633.59M
Aug 7, 2026$70.34$71.815$70.23$71.812.18M
Aug 6, 2026$70.36$70.73$69.17$69.541.86M
Aug 5, 2026$70.82$70.96$70.04$70.571.22M
Aug 4, 2026$70.83$71.18$70.02$70.991.66M
Aug 3, 2026$70.20$70.89$69.53$70.211.9M

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Overview

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Company profile

Alcon is one of the leading visioncare companies in the world. Following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, it was spun off as a public company in April 2019. Alcon operates in two segments: visioncare and surgical. Visioncare comprises contact lenses, lenscare solutions, and a suite of ocular health products. With brands like Dailies, Total1, and Air Optix, Alcon controls about one fourth of the US contact lens market. Surgical comprises intraocular lenses, ophthalmic surgical equipment, and consumables used during surgeries. Its main products include Centurion, a phacoemulsification device used during cataract surgeries, and a portfolio of IOLs including PanOptix and Vivity. Alcon has one of the largest installed bases of eye surgical equipment in the world.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$92.35
Implied upside
Analysts
5
ALC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jul 13, 2026BERENBERGBuy
Jul 12, 2026DAY BY DAYSell
Jul 9, 2026EQUITA SIMBuy
Jun 24, 2026BAADER EUROPE / ALPHAVALUEBuy
Jun 4, 2026NEEDHAM & COMPANY INC.Buy
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Yahoo · Aug 24, 2026

SGA Exits Alcon (ALC) as Cataract Demand Slows and Competition Rises

Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA), an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Global Growth Strategy.” The letter can be downloaded here. The SGA Global Growth Portfolio returned 7.4% gross and 7.2% net, compared with 14.9% for the MSCI ACWI and 19.8% for the MSCI ACWI Growth Index. Momentum leadership and enthusiasm around […]

Yahoo · Aug 19, 2026

What Makes Alcon (ALC) a Bullish Bet?

Pershing Square Holdings, an investment holding company, released its second quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Pershing Square is an alternative asset manager that primarily manages capital in publicly traded investment vehicles, with 98% of its capital structure dedicated to such assets, including Howard Hughes Holdings. This capital […]

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