# Alcon Inc. (ALC)

- Sector: Healthcare · Industry: Medical Instruments and Supplies
- SEC CIK: 0001167379 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001167379))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/alc
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-08-10; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**B** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $9.5B | $8.7B |
| Revenue growing recently | failed | $9.5B | $10.3B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $1.7B |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $1.7B | $581M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $1.7B | $1.6B |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 4 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 10.3% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 10.3% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 12.4% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | 4.4% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.24 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 18.1% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $9.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $980M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $1.7B |
| Net margin | 10.3% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% |
| Return on equity | 4.4% |
| Debt to equity | 0.24 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.98 |
| Share price | $65.25 |
| Market value | $31.8B |
| Price / earnings | 33.0x |
| Price / sales | 3.3x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/alc)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/alc/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/alc/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/alc/earnings)

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