Alcon Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Alcon's CEO is David Endicott, appointed in Jul 2018, has a tenure of 6.83 years. total yearly compensation is $12.33M, comprised of 10.7% salary and 89.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.042% of the company’s shares, worth CHF14.68M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 6.3 years respectively.
Key information
David Endicott
Chief executive officer
US$12.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.70% |
| CEO tenure | 6.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 6.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues
May 21
Alcon (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 24Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Jun 10These 4 Measures Indicate That Alcon (VTX:ALC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
May 28CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$12m | US$1m | US$974m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$450m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$362m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$341m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$10m | US$1m | US$335m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$571m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$457m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$460m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$11m | US$1m | US$376m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$332m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$183m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$390m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$8m | US$1m | -US$531m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$717m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$636m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$604m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$7m | US$1m | -US$656m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD12.33M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swiss market ($USD5.02M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
David Endicott (59 yo)
Mr. David J. Endicott is President and Chief Executive Officer at Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since November 21, 2022. He had been the Chief Executive Officer of Alcon, Inc. since July 1, 2018. He is the C...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 6.8yrs | US$12.33m | 0.042% CHF 14.7m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.027% CHF 9.5m | |
| Senior VP & COO | less than a year | no data | 0.0061% CHF 2.1m | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| SVP of Global Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer | 2.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP and Chief Information & Transformation Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.0024% CHF 853.8k | |
| Senior VP & President of Americas | 9.8yrs | no data | 0.0045% CHF 1.6m | |
| SVP of Corporate Strategy | no data | no data | 0.0046% CHF 1.6m | |
| Senior VP and Head of Global Manufacturing & Technical Operations | 17.3yrs | US$2.03m | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ALC's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 6.3yrs | US$12.33m | 0.042% CHF 14.7m | |
| Independent Chairman | 6.3yrs | US$1.17m | 0.013% CHF 4.6m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$325.52k | 0.0057% CHF 2.0m | |
| Independent Vice Chair | 6.3yrs | US$361.69k | 0.0037% CHF 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$352.98k | 0.0049% CHF 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$236.83k | 0.0055% CHF 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$333.87k | 0.0035% CHF 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$296.31k | 0.0022% CHF 776.5k | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$293.86k | 0.0024% CHF 857.3k | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$284.68k | 0.0014% CHF 484.9k | |
| Independent Director | 3.1yrs | US$256.66k | 0.00087% CHF 305.7k |
Experienced Board: ALC's board of directors are considered experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/25 01:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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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 |