Alcon Inc. ALC
72.37 USD -1.26 (-1.71%)
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
72.37 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Nov 3, 4:00 PM ET
72.35 Day range 73.24
61.84 52-week range 87.64
- YTD
- -8.17%
- 1 year
- -2.04%
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 81.98 +13.3% upside
Now 72.37
- Target (low)
- 62.00
- Target (mean)
- 81.98
- Target (high)
- 103.00
Ratings (0m) 27 21 buy · 5 hold · 1 sell
- Strong buy4
- Buy17
- Hold5
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Recommendation trend
- This month 27
- 1 month ago 27
- 2 months ago 26
- 3 months ago 26
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.89001 | 0.85 – 0.962 | 0.79 | +12.7% | 2.74B | +4.9% | 15 |
| Next quarter | 0.55201 | 0.11 – 0.74 | 0.44 | +25.5% | 2.85B | +4.9% | 6 |
| Current year | 3.50 | 3.37 – 3.54 | 3.07 | +13.9% | 11.08B | +6.6% | 24 |
| Next year | 3.95 | 3.71 – 4.20 | 3.50 | +13.0% | 11.75B | +6.0% | 25 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Needham | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Needham | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 12, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | Initiated | — | Equal-Weight |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Jefferies | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Needham | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 12, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 11, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 8, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 7, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 7, 2026 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 6, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| May 6, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 23, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Equal-Weight | Overweight |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 25, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Stifel | Downgrade | Buy | Hold |
| Dec 11, 2025 | B of A Securities | Downgrade | Buy | Underperform |
| Nov 24, 2025 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Baird | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |