Alcon Inc. (ALC)
NEUTRALFundamental
37
Kurs
$73.27
Marktkapitalisierung
$35.41B
Teil 1 · Was das Unternehmen wert ist
Übersicht
Alcon makes products for eye care: surgical equipment and disposable supplies used in cataract and vitreoretinal operations, plus contact lenses and eye drops sold over the counter and through optometrists. Spun off from Novartis in 2019 and domiciled in Switzerland, it is one of the largest companies focused solely on the eye, selling to surgeons, hospitals and eye-care practitioners worldwide.
Wie das Geld verdient wird
The Surgical segment follows a razor-and-blade pattern: Alcon sells or places a surgical console or laser once, then earns recurring revenue for years from the consumables, lenses and service that surgeons must keep buying to use it. Vision Care behaves more like a consumer-health business, with contact lenses and eye drops repurchased regularly through optometrists and retail.
Umsatz nach Segment
Cataract and vitreoretinal surgical equipment, intraocular lenses (implantables) and the consumables surgeons use with them.
Contact lenses and ocular-health products such as lubricating eye drops, sold through optometrists and retail rather than surgeons.
Wettbewerbsvorteil
Wechselkosten · SchmalOnce a surgical practice is set up around Alcon's consoles, lens formulas and diagnostic tools, moving to a rival platform means retraining staff and requalifying equipment, which keeps buyers locked into Alcon's consumables. The advantage is real but not exclusive: Johnson & Johnson Vision, Bausch + Lomb and Zeiss compete for the same installed-base strategy.
Was die Nachfrage antreibt
DefensivMost Surgical revenue tracks cataract surgery volumes, which are driven by an aging population and are rarely postponable once vision is impaired, so demand holds up better than in most medtech categories during downturns. Vision Care is a bit more discretionary but still tied to a recurring need rather than a one-off purchase.
Wichtigste Risiken
- Reliance on single-source suppliers — The company relies on global supply chains and, for some components, on single-source suppliers; a disruption at one of them can halt production of a device or lens line with no quick substitute.
- Exposure to China and volatile markets — Alcon flags an increasingly challenging economic, political and legal environment in China as a risk factor, alongside broader exposure to currency and political volatility in the emerging markets where it sells.
- Cybersecurity and data privacy — The company cites cybersecurity and cloud-migration vulnerabilities, and the complexity of complying with data-privacy rules across the many jurisdictions where it operates, as ongoing risks to its business.
- Competition from large medtech rivals — Alcon competes against large, well-resourced eye-care and medical-device companies that can match its research spending and pursue the same installed-base strategy, pressuring both pricing and market share.
Die Argumente dafür
Buyers argue that Alcon's installed base of roughly 28,000 surgical systems locks in years of recurring consumables revenue, that cataract surgery demand is structurally supported by an aging population, and that new product launches keep growth ahead of the broader eye-care market.
Die Argumente dagegen
Sellers fear that reliance on single-source suppliers and a difficult China environment could disrupt supply or demand with little warning, and that well-funded rivals pursuing the same installed-base strategy will eventually compress the pricing power that the consumables model depends on.
Written by the editors, published on 18. August 2026
Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on 23. August 2026 with claude-opus-5 — shared with all users
CooperVision is a pure contact-lens rival named by both companies in their annual reports, disputing the same spherical, toric and multifocal lens prescriptions through the same optician and optometrist channel.
Alcon names Bausch & Lomb as a primary competitor in both of its segments, so the two go head to head across cataract surgery equipment and intraocular lenses as well as contact lenses and eye drops sold to the same eye-care professionals.
Its Johnson & Johnson Vision arm is the other global player Alcon names in both surgical and vision care, competing directly on premium intraocular lenses and, with the Acuvue brand, on daily disposable contact lenses.
Listed first among Alcon's surgical competitors, Zeiss sells the ophthalmic surgical platforms, refractive lasers and diagnostic systems that compete for the same capital budgets of cataract and refractive surgery clinics.
Hoya's Vision Care and medical divisions compete with Alcon on intraocular lenses implanted in cataract surgery, with particular strength in Japan and the rest of Asia.
Glaukos is the specialist rival Alcon names in surgical glaucoma, selling the micro-stents implanted during cataract surgery that compete directly with Alcon's own glaucoma devices for the same surgeons.
Bilanz & Liquidität
Umsatz
$224M
Letzte 12 Monate (bis 31.3.2013)
Nettogewinn
$-40M
Letzte 12 Monate (bis 31.3.2013)
Freier Cashflow
-
Gesamtes Eigenkapital
$278M
Gesamtverbindlichkeiten
$238M
Current Ratio
0.18
Zinsdeckungsgrad
-
Schulden/EBITDA
2.20
Gewinn je Aktie
Umsatz & Nettogewinn
Freier Cashflow
Ertragsaufschlüsselung
Historische Aufstellung
Margen im Zeitverlauf
Verschuldung im Zeitverlauf
Wie schwer die Schulden wiegen
Wachstumsraster
Wachstum — Umsatz
Innerer-Wert-Schätzung
Innerer Wert
$43.57
Aktueller Kurs
$73.27
Sicherheitsmarge
-68.2%
Innerer-Wert-Spanne
$28.32 - $58.82
Bewertungsmethoden
Bewertungskennzahlen
P/E-Verhältnis
44.50
ROE
-9.4%
P/B-Verhältnis
132.11
P/FCF
-
Bruttomarge
-
ROIC
-13.2%
Rentabilitäts-Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
-13.2%
WACC
8.8%
ROIC − WACC
-22.0 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamentalanalyse-Kriterien
Bestanden (6)
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Debt/EBITDA
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Revenue Growth 5Y 8.8%
- Analyst Consensus 80% Buy
- Share Dilution -0.3%
Nicht bestanden (11)
- Price CAGR 3.84%
- ROIC -13.2%
- P/B Ratio 132.11
- Operating Margin -24.4%
- Current Ratio
- Return on Tangible Assets
- DCF valuation (Unknown)
- ROE 3.7%
- Earnings Surprise avg 2.3%
- Net Margin Trend -17.8% vs 10.6%
- Piotroski F-Score 2/9
Nicht verfügbar (10)
- EPS data insufficient
- Gross Margin NaN%
- P/FCF NaN
- Dividend Payout NaN%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
- Interest Coverage
- Price below Graham Number
- PEG Ratio (need PE > 0 and growth > 0)
- Earnings Quality (OCF/Net Income)
Piotroski F-Score
Ernsthafte finanzielle Bedenken
Gewinnqualität
Niedrige Qualität: Rechnungslegung prüfen
Aktienverwässerung
Aktienrückkäufe. Aktionärsfreundlich
Unternehmensführung
Führungsteam
| Name | Position | Alter |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. David J. Endicott | CEO & Director | 60 |
| Mr. Timothy C. Stonesifer | Senior VP & CFO | 58 |
| Mr. Ian Bell | Senior VP & COO | 54 |
| Margaret Buckley | Chief Accounting Officer | - |
| Dr. Franck Leveiller Ph.D. | SVP of Global Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer | - |
| Mr. Muru Murugappan | Senior VP and Chief Information & Transformation Officer | - |
| Mr. Daniel Cravens | Vice President of Investor Relations | - |
| Mr. Royce R. Bedward J.D. | Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 59 |
| Ms. Kimberly Martin | Senior VP and Chief HR & Corporate Communications | 50 |
| Mr. Leon Sergio Duplan Fraustro | Senior VP & President of Americas | 57 |
Prüfungsrisiko
9
Vorstandsrisiko
4
Vergütungsrisiko
3
Aktionärsrechterisiko
1
Teil 2 · Der Preis und der Einstiegszeitpunkt
Dieser Teil sagt nicht, ob das Unternehmen etwas taugt: Er hilft bei der Wahl des Kaufzeitpunkts, nachdem die Fundamentaldaten überzeugt haben. Enthalten: technische Analyse, Potenzial, historische Drawdowns, Gamma-Exposure.
Latest News
Recent headlines for ALC, sourced from Markets Gazette.
- 2/25/2026NEUTRALAlcon (ALC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Markets Gazette announces the availability of the Alcon (ALC) Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. This routine event for publicly traded companies provides investors and analysts with a detailed account of discussions between management and the financial community. While the specific content of the results and projections has not yet been disclosed in this announcement, the publication of the transcript is a crucial step for transparency and in-depth analysis of the company's performance. Market participants are now awaiting to examine the details to assess Alcon's financial health, future prospects, and potential impact on its stock price. The earnings call typically covers revenues, profits, margins, guidance, and future strategies, all critical elements for investment decisions.
via Markets Gazette