Alcon Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Alcon's CEO is David Endicott, appointed in Jul 2018, has a tenure of 6.5 years. directly owns 0.042% of the company’s shares, worth CHF14.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 6.5 years respectively.

Key information

David Endicott

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure7yrs
CEO ownership0.04%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure6.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Earnings Tell The Story For Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)

Jul 02
Earnings Tell The Story For Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)

Alcon (VTX:ALC) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

May 21
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Alcon (VTX:ALC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Apr 08
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)?

Mar 24
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC)?
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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 12
Alcon Inc.'s (VTX:ALC) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Alcon Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Feb 28
Alcon Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Returns On Capital

Feb 05
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Returns On Capital

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Alcon (VTX:ALC) Passed With Ease

Jan 22
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Alcon (VTX:ALC) Passed With Ease

Does Alcon (VTX:ALC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Dec 12
Does Alcon (VTX:ALC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Are Investors Undervaluing Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) By 28%?

Nov 27
Are Investors Undervaluing Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) By 28%?

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Alcon Inc.'s (VTX:ALC) Price

Nov 11
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Alcon Inc.'s (VTX:ALC) Price

Alcon (VTX:ALC) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Oct 28
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Do Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Oct 15
Do Alcon's (VTX:ALC) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Alcon (VTX:ALC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Sep 04
Alcon (VTX:ALC) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Investor Optimism Abounds Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) But Growth Is Lacking

Jul 27
Investor Optimism Abounds Alcon Inc. (VTX:ALC) But Growth Is Lacking

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Endicott's remuneration changed compared to Alcon's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2023US$12mUS$1m

US$974m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$450m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$362m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$341m

Dec 31 2022US$10mUS$1m

US$335m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$571m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$457m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$460m

Dec 31 2021US$11mUS$1m

US$376m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$332m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$183m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$390m

Dec 31 2020US$8mUS$1m

-US$531m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$717m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$636m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$604m

Dec 31 2019US$7mUS$1m

-US$656m

Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether David's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the Swiss market.

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

David Endicott (60 yo)

7yrs
Tenure
US$12,325,391
Compensation

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Endicott
CEO & Director7yrsUS$12.33m0.042%
CHF 14.4m
Timothy Stonesifer
Senior VP & CFO6.3yrsno data0.027%
CHF 9.4m
Ian Bell
Senior VP & COOless than a yearno data0.0061%
CHF 2.1m
Margaret Buckley
Chief Accounting Officerno datano datano data
Franck Leveiller
SVP of Global Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer3.1yrsno datano data
Muru Murugappan
Senior VP and Chief Information & Transformation Officerno datano datano data
Royce Bedward
Senior VPno datano datano data
Kimberly Martin
Senior VP5yrsno data0.0024%
CHF 839.3k
Leon Sergio Fraustro
Senior VP & President of Americas9.9yrsno data0.0045%
CHF 1.6m
Laurent Attias
SVP of Corporate Strategyno datano data0.0046%
CHF 1.6m
Ed McGough
Senior VP and Head of Global Manufacturing & Technical Operations17.5yrsUS$2.03mno data
Heather Attra
Senior VP & Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officerno datano datano data
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ALC's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Endicott
CEO & Director6.5yrsUS$12.33m0.042%
CHF 14.4m
F. Ball
Independent Chairman6.5yrsUS$1.17m0.013%
CHF 4.5m
Karen May
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$325.52k0.0057%
CHF 2.0m
D. Grossman
Independent Vice Chair6.5yrsUS$361.69k0.0037%
CHF 1.3m
Thomas Glanzmann
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$352.98k0.0049%
CHF 1.7m
Dieter Spälti
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$236.83k0.0055%
CHF 1.9m
Scott Maw
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$333.87k0.0035%
CHF 1.2m
Lynn Bleil
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$296.31k0.0022%
CHF 763.3k
Ines Pöschel
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$293.86k0.0024%
CHF 842.8k
Arthur Cummings
Independent Director6.5yrsUS$284.68k0.0014%
CHF 476.7k
RaQuel Bono
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$256.66k0.00087%
CHF 300.5k
6.5yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ALC's board of directors are considered experienced (6.5 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/17 10:22
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/17 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Alcon Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Rishabh KocharAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company
Jeffrey JohnsonBaird