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Alcon (ALC) Market Cap

: $38,909 Mil (As of Today)
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Market cap is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of Shares Outstanding (EOP). Alcon's share price for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $78.12. Alcon's Shares Outstanding (EOP) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 493 Mil. Therefore, Alcon's market cap for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38,532 Mil.

Alcon's quarterly market cap declined from Jun. 2023 ($40,382 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($38,009 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($38,009 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($38,532 Mil).

Alcon's annual market cap declined from Dec. 2021 ($42,696 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($33,595 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($33,595 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($38,532 Mil).

Enterprise Value is the theoretical takeover price. It is more comprehensive than market capitalization (market cap), which only includes common equity. Enterprise Value is calculated as the market cap plus debt and minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. Alcon's Enterprise Value for Today is $43,484 Mil.


Alcon Market Cap Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcon's Market Cap can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Alcon Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Market Cap
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27,621.04 32,278.67 42,696.38 33,595.46 38,532.22

Alcon Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Market Cap Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33,595.46 34,691.57 40,381.70 38,009.38 38,532.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Alcon's Market Cap, along with its competitors' market caps and Market Cap data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alcon Market Cap Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Alcon's Market Cap distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alcon's Market Cap falls into.



Alcon Market Cap Calculation

Market cap is the short version of market capitalization. It is the total market value to buy the whole company. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding.

Alcon's Market Cap for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Market Cap (A: Dec. 2023 )=Share Price (A: Dec. 2023 )*Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2023 )
=$78.12*493.244
=$38,532

Alcon's Market Cap for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Market Cap (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Share Price (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Shares Outstanding (EOP) (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=$78.12*493.244
=$38,532

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Alcon  (NYSE:ALC) Market Cap Explanation

Market cap is not the real price you pay for a company. If you buy the company and become its owner, you become the owner of the cash the company has, and you also assume the company’s debt. The real price you pay is the Enterprise Value.

Warren Buffett uses the ratio of total market cap of all public traded companies over GDP to measure if the market is expensive. As of April 2012, the US total market cap is about $14.7 trillion, while the US GDP is about $15 trillion. The market was modestly overvalued.


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Alcon (ALC) Business Description

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Alcon is one of the leading visioncare companies in the world. Following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, it was spun off as a public company in April 2019. Alcon operates in two segments: visioncare and surgical. Visioncare comprises contact lenses, lenscare solutions, and a suite of ocular health products. With brands like Dailies, Total1, and Air Optix, Alcon controls one fourth of the U.S. contact lens market. Surgical comprises intraocular lenses, ophthalmic surgical equipment, and consumables used during surgeries. Its main products include Centurion, a phacoemulsification device used during cataract surgeries, and a portfolio of IOLs including PanOptix and Vivity. Alcon has one of the largest installed bases of eye surgical equipment in the world.