Alcon AG (ALC) · Peers
Alcon against the 7 other companies here in its SEC industry, Ophthalmic Goods. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 8, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | ALC | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $32.26B | median $1.38B | 1 of 8 |
| P/E | 32.9× | median 162.9× | 4 of 5 |
| Forward P/E | 18.9× | median 20.4× | 4 of 6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.7× | median 15.4× | 3 of 6 |
| P/S | 3.1× | median 2.0× | 3 of 8 |
| FCF yield | 5.4% | median 0.7% | 1 of 8 |
| Gross margin | 55.7% | median 60.1% | 4 of 7 |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | median 4.0% | 1 of 8 |
| Net margin | 9.5% | median 0.8% | 1 of 8 |
| ROIC | 4.3% | median 2.3% | 3 of 8 |
| ROE | 4.4% | median 1.1% | 2 of 8 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 5.8% | median 8.8% | 6 of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6× | median 2.6× | 3 of 4 |
| Current ratio | 2.1× | median 2.6× | 5 of 8 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 1.7% | median 3.8% | 6 of 8 |
| Share count change | -0.3% | median 2.5% | 8 of 8 |
Green where Alcon is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCAlcon AG | $32.26B | P/E 32.9× | 4.3% | 5.4 |
| COOThe Cooper Companies, Inc | $11.30B | P/E 47.9× | 3.7% | 5.0 |
| BLCOBausch & Lomb Corp | $5.89B | P/E – | 2.3% | 4.2 |
| WRBYWarby Parker Inc. | $2.93B | P/E 379.1× | 1.2% | 5.1 |
| EYENational Vision Holdings, Inc. | $1.38B | P/E 27.4× | 5.9% | 4.8 |
| STAAStaar Surgical Co | $1.07B | P/E 277.8× | 5.9% | 4.1 |
| RXSTRxSight, Inc. | $187.59M | P/E – | -79.7% | 4.2 |
| LUCYInnovative Eyewear Inc | $6.80M | P/E – | -104.2% | 5.0 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.