TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 2.5B
Gross Profit 1.4B 55.92%
Operating Income 468.0M 18.92%
Net Income 350.0M 14.15%
EPS (Diluted) $0.70

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 31.0B
Total Liabilities 9.0B
Shareholders Equity 22.0B
Debt to Equity 0.41

Cash Flow Metrics

Free Cash Flow 384.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Alcon Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i9.9B9.5B8.7B8.3B6.8B
Cost of Goods Sold i4.4B4.2B4.0B3.6B3.9B
Gross Profit i5.5B5.2B4.7B4.7B2.9B
Gross Margin % i55.6%55.5%54.5%56.1%43.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i876.0M828.0M702.0M842.0M673.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i3.2B3.2B3.1B3.1B2.7B
Other Operating Expenses i-27.0M171.0M306.0M154.0M55.0M
Total Operating Expenses i4.1B4.2B4.1B4.1B3.4B
Operating Income i1.4B1.0B672.0M580.0M-482.0M
Operating Margin % i14.3%11.0%7.7%7.0%-7.1%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i84.0M45.0M16.0M3.0M6.0M
Interest Expense i192.0M189.0M134.0M120.0M124.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-37.0M-52.0M-79.0M-35.0M-26.0M
Pre-tax Income i1.3B832.0M463.0M418.0M-635.0M
Income Tax i238.0M-142.0M128.0M42.0M-104.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i18.9%-17.1%27.6%10.0%0.0%
Net Income i1.0B974.0M335.0M376.0M-531.0M
Net Margin % i10.3%10.3%3.8%4.5%-7.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i2.7B2.3B1.8B1.8B1.1B
EPS (Basic) i$2.06$1.98$0.68$0.77$-1.09
EPS (Diluted) i$2.05$1.96$0.68$0.76$-1.09
Basic Shares Outstanding i494400000493000000491400000490000000489000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i494400000493000000491400000490000000489000000

Income Statement Trend

Alcon Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i1.7B1.1B980.0M1.6B1.6B
Short-term Investments i154.0M7.0M03.0M12.0M
Accounts Receivable i1.9B1.9B1.8B1.6B1.5B
Inventory i2.3B2.3B2.1B1.9B1.6B
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i6.3B5.6B5.2B5.4B5.0B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i36.0M31.0M29.0M29.0M28.0M
Goodwill i26.5B26.9B27.5B26.6B26.9B
Intangible Assets i8.6B9.1B9.7B8.8B9.1B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets865.0M889.0M803.0M763.0M742.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i24.0B24.0B24.0B22.6B22.6B
Total Assets i30.3B29.6B29.2B28.0B27.6B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i773.0M811.0M861.0M903.0M876.0M
Short-term Debt i161.0M206.0M168.0M174.0M232.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities12.0M10.0M10.0M7.0M22.0M
Total Current Liabilities i2.3B2.5B2.7B2.5B2.3B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i5.0B4.9B4.9B4.3B4.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i724.0M797.0M1.1B1.0B1.2B
Other Non-Current Liabilities128.0M166.0M230.0M168.0M237.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i6.5B6.5B6.8B6.3B6.5B
Total Liabilities i8.8B9.0B9.5B8.7B8.8B
Equity
Common Stock i20.0M20.0M20.0M20.0M20.0M
Retained Earnings i-----
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i21.6B20.6B19.7B19.3B18.8B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i5.1B5.1B5.1B4.5B4.5B
Working Capital i4.0B3.2B2.5B2.9B2.7B

Balance Sheet Composition

Alcon Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.0B974.0M335.0M376.0M-531.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i1.2B1.2B1.1B1.2B1.6B
Stock-Based Compensation i150.0M144.0M140.0M138.0M105.0M
Working Capital Changes i-189.0M-404.0M-522.0M-314.0M-45.0M
Operating Cash Flow i2.5B1.7B1.3B1.6B1.1B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-473.0M-658.0M-636.0M-700.0M-473.0M
Acquisitions i-220.0M-10.0M-666.0M00
Investment Purchases i-278.0M-233.0M-50.0M-19.0M-11.0M
Investment Sales i9.0M2.0M81.0M1.0M0
Investing Cash Flow i-970.0M-901.0M-1.8B-718.0M-484.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----
Dividends Paid i-130.0M-116.0M-100.0M-54.0M0
Debt Issuance i59.0M29.0M2.6B52.0M744.0M
Debt Repayment i-196.0M-113.0M-2.4B-115.0M-69.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-322.0M-245.0M-50.0M-166.0M466.0M
Free Cash Flow i1.4B537.0M472.0M165.0M256.0M
Net Change in Cash i1.2B585.0M-497.0M668.0M1.1B

Cash Flow Trend

Alcon Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 40.84
Forward P/E 26.11
Price to Book 2.07
Price to Sales 4.62
PEG Ratio 26.11

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 11.28%
Operating Margin 13.30%
Return on Equity 5.23%
Return on Assets 2.74%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.70
Debt to Equity 23.63
Beta 0.70

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $2.25
Book Value per Share $44.39
Revenue per Share $20.06

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
alc45.8B40.842.075.23%11.28%23.63
Intuitive Surgical 172.2B67.089.6516.04%28.51%0.00
Becton, Dickinson 56.3B35.892.216.18%7.41%75.93
ResMed 41.7B29.936.9925.86%27.22%14.27
West Pharmaceutical 17.7B36.916.0417.72%16.48%10.52
Hologic 15.1B28.143.1111.38%13.79%52.09

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.