SWX/ALC (SWX/ALC)

SIX Swiss Exchange: SWX/ALC · CHF

CHF 60.1

-0.32 (-0.5%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	29.1B
Revenue (ttm)	8.8B
Net income (ttm)	519.5M
EPS (ttm)	CHF 1.06
Shares out	483.4M
P/E (trailing)	56.7x
P/E (forward)	19.7x
Dividend	CHF 0.28 (0.47%)
Volume	475,595
Beta	0.72

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 8.8B
Net income (ttm): 519.5M
EPS (ttm): CHF 1.06
P/E (trailing): 56.7x
P/E (forward): 19.7x
Market cap: 29.1B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-11-03 14:30 UTC

Forward P/E19.7

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/E56.7

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROE2.9

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC4.7

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	CHF
Country	Switzerland
Country code	CH
Earnings date	2026-11-11
Employees	25,000
Employees change	0
Employees growth	0%
Enterprise value	CHF 32.2B
Exchange	SIX Swiss Exchange
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-10
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1945
Industry	Medical Instruments & Supplies
Is primary listing	Yes
ISIN number	CH0432492467
Last earnings date	2026-08-11
Last refreshed	2026-11-03
Market cap	CHF 29.1B
Next earnings date	2026-11-11
Price	CHF 60.10
Price currency	CHF
Sector	Healthcare
SIC code	3851
Stock price date	2026-11-03
Symbol	swx/ALC
Website	https://www.alcon.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	22.49x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	44.99x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	65.11x
Earnings yield	1.76%
EV/Earnings	62.19x
EV/EBIT	28.77x
EV/EBITDA	16.06x
EV/FCF	22.98x
EV/Sales	3.68x
FCF / EV yield	4.35%
FCF yield	4.81%
Forward P/E	19.75x
Graham number	29.34516
Graham upside	-50.99%
Industry forward P/E	22.35x
Industry P/E	52.7x
Lynch fair value	CHF 26.51
Lynch upside	-55.73%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	23.05x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	16.91x
P/B ratio	1.67x
P/E ratio	56.68x
P/FCF ratio	20.77x
P/OCF ratio	15.65x
P/S ratio	3.33x
Price / tangible book value	8.89x
Price/EBITDA ratio	15.04x
Sector forward P/E	19.76x
Sector P/E	34.12x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	12.88%
EBITDA margin	22.13%
Effective tax rate	13.23%
FCF margin	15.86%
Gross margin	57.22%
Operating margin	12.88%
Pretax margin	6.82%
Profit margin	5.92%
Profit per employee	CHF 20,782
Profitable years	5
Revenue per employee	CHF 351,028
ROA	2.8%
ROA (5Y)	2.31%
ROCE	5.01%
ROE	2.94%
ROE (5Y)	3.57%
ROIC	4.75%
ROIC (5Y)	3.89%
SBC / revenue	1.58%
Tax / revenue	0.9%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-39.24%
EPS growth 10Y	-14.86%
EPS growth 3Y	21.53%
EPS growth 5Y	28.69%
EPS growth years	3
FCF growth	7.54%
FCF growth (Q)	2.73%
FCF growth (QoQ)	48.39%
FCF growth 3Y	48.16%
FCF growth 5Y	17.59%
Gross profit growth	11.58%
Gross profit growth (Q)	17.05%
Gross profit growth 3Y	7.38%
Gross profit growth 5Y	8.8%
Net income growth	-40.08%
Net income growth 3Y	21.11%
Net income growth 5Y	28.57%
Net income growth years	3
OCF growth	10.26%
OCF growth (Q)	0.99%
OCF growth (QoQ)	22.01%
OCF growth 10Y	0.9%
OCF growth 3Y	25.92%
OCF growth 5Y	12.06%
Operating income growth	8.53%
Operating income growth (Q)	42.41%
Operating income growth 3Y	14.99%
Operating income growth 5Y	21.8%
Revenue growth	8.34%
Revenue growth (Q)	8.74%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	4.32%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.63%
Revenue growth 3Y	6.13%
Revenue growth 5Y	6.8%
Revenue growth quarters	23
Revenue growth years	5

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	CHF -460.6M
Depreciation and amortization	CHF 820.3M
EBIT	CHF 1.1B
EBITDA	CHF 1.9B
EPS	CHF 1.06
FCF per share	CHF 2.91
Financing cash flow	CHF -1B
Free cash flow	CHF 1.4B
Free cash flow minus SBC	CHF 1.3B
Gross profit	CHF 5B
Income taxes	CHF 79.2M
Investing cash flow	CHF -850M
Net borrowing	CHF -70.2M
Net cash flow	CHF -42.8M
Net income	CHF 519.5M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	CHF 1.7B
Operating income	CHF 1.1B
Revenue	CHF 8.8B
Stock-based compensation	CHF 139M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Book value per share	CHF 36.10
Debt / EBITDA	2.12
Debt / equity	0.25
Debt / FCF	3.05
Goodwill	CHF 7.6B
Interest coverage	6.69
Long-term assets	CHF 19.7B
Long-term liabilities	CHF 5.1B
Net cash (debt)	CHF -3.1B
Net cash / market cap	-10.63%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.6
Net debt / equity	0.18
Net debt / FCF	2.21
Piotroski F-Score	7
Property, plant and equipment	CHF 4.3B
Shareholders' equity	CHF 17.4B
Tangible book value	CHF 3.3B
Tangible book value per share	CHF 6.80
Total assets	CHF 25.1B
Total cash	CHF 1.2B
Total debt	CHF 4.3B
Total liabilities	CHF 7.7B
WACC	7.6%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.35
Current assets	CHF 5.4B
Current liabilities	CHF 2.6B
Current ratio	2.09
Inventory turnover	1.89
Net working capital	CHF 2.1B
Quick ratio	1.12
Working capital	CHF 2.8B
Working capital turnover	2.39

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.24%
Dividend growth	0%
Dividend growth (3Y)	10.06%
Dividend growth years	4
Dividend payment date	2026-05-07
Dividend payment years	6
Dividend payout frequency	Annual
Dividend per share	CHF 0.28
Dividend yield	0.47%
Ex-dividend date	2026-05-05
FCF payout ratio	9.63%
Last dividend	CHF 0.28
Payout ratio	27.06%
Shareholder yield	1.7%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	CHF 55.84
1D price change	-0.53%
1M price change	13.44%
1M total return	13.44%
1W price change	4.1%
1W total return	4.1%
1Y price change	0.23%
1Y return CAGR	0.72%
1Y total return	0.72%
20-day SMA	CHF 56.03
200-day SMA	CHF 57.38
3M price change	8.23%
3M total return	8.23%
3Y price change	-9.04%
3Y return CAGR	-2.73%
3Y total return	-7.98%
50-day SMA	CHF 55.56
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	CHF 68.34
52-week high date	2026-02-26
52-week low	CHF 47.80
52-week low date	2026-05-11
5Y price change	-23.11%
5Y return CAGR	-4.79%
5Y total return	-21.74%
6M price change	2.95%
6M total return	3.45%
All-time high	CHF 87.00
All-time high date	2025-02-26
All-time low	CHF 38.63
All-time low date	2020-03-23
Average true range (ATR)	CHF 1.20
Average volume	894.6K
Beta (1Y)	0.69
Beta (2Y)	0.81
Beta (5Y)	0.72
Change from 52-week high	-12.06%
Change from 52-week low	25.73%
Change from all-time high	-31.1%
Change from all-time low	55.18%
Change from open	0.17%
Day's gap	-0.7%
Dollar volume	CHF 28.6M
High price	CHF 60.40
Low price	CHF 59.66
Monthly RSI	45.46
Open price	CHF 60.00
Position in 52-week range	59.46%
Previous close	CHF 60.42
Price vs 150-day SMA	7.34%
Price vs 20-day SMA	6.98%
Price vs 200-day SMA	4.45%
Price vs 50-day SMA	7.89%
Relative volume	0.53
RSI	71.22
Sharpe ratio	0.02
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	-0.12
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.2
Sortino ratio	0.23
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.06
Sortino ratio (5Y)	-0.06
Volume	475.6K
Weekly RSI	58.05
YTD price change	-5.28%
YTD total return	-4.82%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	481.8M
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.31%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.24%
Shares held by insiders	0.17%
Shares held by institutions	56.97%
Shares outstanding	483.4M

Deeper analysis on SWX/ALC

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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