Alcon Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Alcon has a total shareholder equity of $22.0B and total debt of $4.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 21.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $31.0B and $9.0B respectively. Alcon's EBIT is $1.3B making its interest coverage ratio 8.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.4B.
Key information
21.36%
Debt to equity ratio
US$4.70b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 8.5x |
| Cash | US$1.41b |
| Equity | US$22.02b |
| Total liabilities | US$8.99b |
| Total assets | US$31.01b |
Recent financial health updates
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Apr 08
Does Alcon (VTX:ALC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 12Alcon (VTX:ALC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 04Recent updates
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues
May 21Alcon (VTX:ALC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Apr 08Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)?
Mar 24
Unity VCS And PRECISION7 Launches Will Strengthen Position In Eye Care Market
Alcon's broad product pipeline and innovations in Surgical, Vision Care, and Ocular Health are positioned to propel revenue growth.Alcon Inc.'s (VTX:ALC) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion
Mar 12Alcon Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Feb 28There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Returns On Capital
Feb 05We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Alcon (VTX:ALC) Passed With Ease
Jan 22Does Alcon (VTX:ALC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 12Are Investors Undervaluing Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) By 28%?
Nov 27Subdued Growth No Barrier To Alcon Inc.'s (VTX:ALC) Price
Nov 11Alcon (VTX:ALC) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Oct 28Do Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Oct 15Alcon (VTX:ALC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Sep 04Investor Optimism Abounds Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) But Growth Is Lacking
Jul 27A Look At The Fair Value Of Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)
Jul 13Should You Be Adding Alcon (VTX:ALC) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jun 24Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ALC's short term assets ($6.1B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: ALC's short term assets ($6.1B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($6.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ALC's net debt to equity ratio (14.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: ALC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 18% to 21.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ALC's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (45.1%).
Interest Coverage: ALC's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/20 02:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Alcon Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Rishabh Kochar | AlphaValue |
| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Jeffrey Johnson | Baird |