4 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2010,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 8.6% per year over the past 3 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (11.7% vs 8.6% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 34.5% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 18.5% per year over the past 3 years.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($2.5B) than total debt ($399M).
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-40.3% vs 8.6% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 275× in the latest year, up from 38× 3 years ago.
Total debt is 0.2× EBITDA.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 4 consecutive years, consuming 46.9% of earnings and 50.2% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 19.2% per year over the past 3 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2010
$7.2B
$2.2B
76.7%
34.5%
$2.1B
$399M
$2.5B
2009
$6.5B
$2.0B
75.2%
34.8%
$2.1B
$663M
$3.0B
2008
$6.3B
$2.0B
76.6%
35.2%
$1.7B
$1.1B
$2.4B
2007
$5.6B
$1.6B
75.0%
33.6%
$1.2B
—
$2.1B
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Dec '10
$1.8B
$521M
76.0%
31.8%
$92M
$399M
$2.5B
Sep '10
$1.8B
$446M
76.0%
28.1%
$522M
$342M
$2.2B
Jun '10
$1.9B
$670M
77.4%
39.8%
$995M
$348M
$2.3B
Mar '10
$1.7B
$573M
77.2%
37.9%
$457M
$721M
$3.1B
Dec '09
$1.7B
$458M
74.0%
31.3%
$73M
$663M
$3.0B
Sep '09
$1.6B
$515M
75.3%
35.8%
$747M
$725M
$2.5B
Jun '09
$1.7B
$582M
75.3%
37.7%
$793M
$941M
$2.3B
Mar '09
$1.5B
$452M
76.3%
34.4%
$461M
—
$3.1B
Dec '08
$1.5B
$424M
79.2%
38.3%
-$180M
$1.1B
$2.4B
Sep '08
$1.5B
$627M
77.2%
32.4%
$711M
—
$2.5B
Jun '08
$1.7B
$567M
76.1%
37.2%
—
—
$2.2B
Valuation over time
How the market has priced ALC against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 9.7× (Mar '23) to 9.4× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 3.0× (Mar '23) to 2.9× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 4.8% (Mar '23) to 5.0% (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is ALC growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 3 years, Alcon Inc's revenue has grown 8.6% per year, and net income grown 11.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does ALC have?
As of FY2010, Alcon Inc reported $399M of total debt against $2.5B of cash; operating income covered interest expense 275×.
What is ALC's profit margin?
In FY2010, gross margin was 76.7%, operating margin 34.5%, and net margin 30.8%.
What is ALC's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Alcon Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 9.4× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.