Alcon Inc.

NYSE:ALC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$41.4b

Alcon Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Alcon is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10% and 6.1% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 9.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 8.6% in 3 years.

Key information

10.0%

Earnings growth rate

9.7%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment earnings growth16.5%
Revenue growth rate6.1%
Future return on equity8.6%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated09 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Alcon Q2: Positive News From Unity VCS/CS And AR-15512

Sep 04

Alcon: Trading At An Undeserved Premium Valuation

Aug 01

Alcon Q1: Robust Product Pipeline Drives Future Growth (Rating Upgrade)

May 14

Alcon: Buy An Eyecare Leader With $2 Billion In Quarterly Sales

Oct 10

Alcon: Lackluster Growth Given Its Valuation

Jul 26

Alcon: The Steady Force Of 'Boring'

Jun 27

Alcon reached $199M settlement with J&J Surgical Vision

Feb 13

Alcon: Case Of Growth Destructive To Value, Reiterate Hold At 24x Earnings

Feb 01

Alcon a buy at Mizuho on 'eyecare dominance'

Dec 22

Alcon Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Nov 14

Alcon: Looking To Break Downtrend Before Entry

Sep 04

Alcon downgraded to hold at Societe Generale on macro headwinds

Aug 11

Alcon: Revisiting The Investment Thesis

Jun 03

The Recent Pullback Makes Alcon More Attractive

Mar 18

Alcon: Good Quarterly Results, But It Is Still Expensive

Dec 22

Looking At Alcon Through A Different Lens

Sep 11

Alcon Inc. 2021 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

May 06

Alcon to acquire U.S. commercialization rights to ophthalmic eye drops Simbrinza from Novartis

Apr 28

Alcon: Global Leader In An Attractive End-Market

Dec 16

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:ALC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202711,8901,4161,9982,9448
12/31/202611,2241,3941,7182,52317
12/31/202510,5141,1131,4782,28020
12/31/20249,8749521,3102,06618
9/30/20249,7611,1611,2172,069N/A
6/30/20249,6361,1021,0861,849N/A
3/31/20249,5621,0487771,644N/A
12/31/20239,4559745351,388N/A
9/30/20239,2744505251,282N/A
6/30/20239,0853623171,157N/A
3/31/20238,8803414801,236N/A
12/31/20228,717335-131,217N/A
9/30/20228,695571-611,259N/A
6/30/20228,657457-171,273N/A
3/31/20228,550460-4061,255N/A
12/31/20218,2913761651,345N/A
9/30/20218,0823323221,397N/A
6/30/20217,8181833071,307N/A
3/31/20216,922-390364949N/A
12/31/20206,833-531256823N/A
9/30/20206,806-717132730N/A
6/30/20206,836-63662677N/A
3/31/20207,525-604275920N/A
12/31/20197,508-656244920N/A
9/30/20197,386-638134800N/A
6/30/20197,280-779178886N/A
3/31/20197,177-362178893N/A
12/31/20187,153-2274281,140N/A
9/30/20187,1231756971,375N/A
12/31/20176,792256N/A1,218N/A
12/31/20166,596-170N/A1,245N/A
12/31/20156,776308N/A1,370N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ALC's forecast earnings growth (10% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: ALC's earnings (10% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15% per year).

High Growth Earnings: ALC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: ALC's revenue (6.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ALC's revenue (6.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: ALC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (8.6%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 10:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Alcon Inc. is covered by 63 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.

AnalystInstitution
Rishabh KocharAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company
Jeffrey JohnsonBaird