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ALC

Alcon Inc
$66.87 -1.46 (-2.14%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$32.61B
Shares
487,700,000

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$66.87 Open$68.80 Day$65.99–69.00 52W$61.84–92.55 Avg vol 30d1.9M Short int8.6M · 1.8% float · 5.0d Short vol75% Last earningsMay 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Neutral
50 / 200-day cross no cross
Price vs 200-day avg −11% below
Price vs 50-day avg −1% below
RSI (14) 49 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
52-week position 16% · mid-range
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $67 › 200d $75 — 200d above 50d
+ Institutional flow 13 of 654 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +280 sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest 1.77% of float · ▲ +52.9% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
+ Institution breadth 654 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Excellent
+ EPS growth +9% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $2.1B
+ Buyback $750.0M authorized
+ Balance sheet net cash $2.5B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
no cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−11% below Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−1% below Neutral
RSI (14)
49 · neutral Neutral
MACD trend
positive Bullish
52-week position
16% · mid-range Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $67 › 200d $75 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
13 of 654 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +280 sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
1.77% of float · ▲ +52.9% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
654 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $62 Now $67 · 16% 52-wk high $93
vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg -1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Medical Instruments & Supplies — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
ALC
Alcon Inc
this stock
$32.61B -15.2% 1.8%
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical Inc
$151.33B -24.6% +20.5% 51.9 2.2%
MDLN
Medline Inc.
$56.50B +2.4% +11.5% 2.1%
BDX
Becton Dickinson & Co
$43.07B +3.1% +8.2% 39.7 2.6%
RMD
Resmed Inc
$31.88B -8.6% +13.4% 21.2 8.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
654
% held
48.6%
Reported
13 of 654
Top holder
Bank of New York Mellon C…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
65
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
8.6M
Days to cover
5.0d
Change
+3.0M sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
75%
As of
Jul 7, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
274
Value
$18.2K
As of
Jun 12, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
48.3%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Josh Gottheimer
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Mar 12, 2026
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Financials
Financials
EPS diluted
$7.27
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Buybacks
Authorized
$750.0M
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
6-K
Filed
May 5, 2026
This year
6
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Proposed Sales
Value
$1.3M
Shares
15.0K
Filed
Feb 26, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
May 6, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Alcon and RxSight Announce Collab…
Published
Jul 6, 2026
Upcoming events
2
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ALC -0.9% +0.1% -17.3% -0.3% -15.2%
SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
vs SPY -1.8% -1.3% -24.9% -0.5% -24.8%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.358 / share · ex May 5, 2026
Raised 8.2%
Paid (TTM)
$0.358 / share · 1 payout
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
· history filling in
Buyback program · as of Feb 25, 2025
Authorized
$750.00M
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1167379 CUSIP H01301128 13F (30d) 16 filings 15 filers Visit website Investor relations