Alcon Inc.

Last price update: 26 Apr 24 23:00 GMT

Price:
$78.77
Open:
$78.32
Previous close:
$78.84
Day's range:
$78.30 - $79.00
Year's range:
$69.44 - $88.23
Net Income per Share:
1.96
Price-to-Earnings ratio:
40.19
52-week Price Range:
$82.67
Volume:
$1,113,874.00
Average volume:
$916,477.00

Company profile for Alcon Inc.

Alcon Inc. logo

Alcon Inc. is a leading eye care company that researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products for eye care professionals and their patients worldwide. Founded in 1945, the company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has established itself as a trusted source for eye care products. Alcon Inc.’s Surgical segment offers a wide range of products, including equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, intraocular lenses (IOLs), and other implantables, as well as consumables such as viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments, surgical custom packs, and more.

The company’s cataract products include the Centurion Vision System, LenSx Femtosecond Laser, LuxOR Surgical Ophthalmic Microscope, NGENUITY 3D Visualization System, and ORA System for intra-operative measurements, as well as custom pak surgical procedure packs. For vitreoretinal products, Alcon Inc. provides the Constellation Vision Systems, procedure packs, lasers and hand-held microsurgical instruments, Grieshaber and MIVS instruments, as well as scissors, forceps and micro-instruments, medical grade vitreous tamponades, and Hypervit vitrectomy probes.

Alcon Inc.’s refractive surgery products include WaveLight lasers and Contoura Vision used for LASIK treatment, as well as the EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device. The company also offers a range of implantables products, including AcrySof IQ IOLs, which include monofocal IOLs and advanced technology IOLs under the PanOptix and ReSTOR brands for the correction of presbyopia and astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery.

In addition to its Surgical segment, Alcon Inc. also offers a range of products through its Vision Care segment. These include daily disposable, reusable, and color-enhancing contact lenses; ocular health products such as dry eye, glaucoma, contact lens care, and ocular allergies; and ocular vitamins and redness relievers under the TOTAL, PRECISION, DAILIES AquaComfort PLUS, Air Optix, Opti-Free, Clear Care, Tears Naturale, Genteal, ICAPS, and Vitalux brands.

Alcon Inc. is dedicated to helping patients around the world see better and live better through its innovative products and services. The company has more than 20,000 employees across 75 countries, and has invested over $1 billion in research and development in the last five years. Alcon Inc. is committed to providing the highest quality eye care products and services to its customers.

Stock exchanges:
NYSE
Sector:
Healthcare
Industries:
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Ticker:
ALC
CIK:
1167379
ISIN:
CH0432492467
Website:
https://www.alcon.com
Phone:
41 58 911 20 00
Origin:
Switzerland
Employees:
25,000