Alcon (ALC) stock

Eye products , market cap $34B

Eye products

Market cap $34B

$73.63

+3.05%

After-hours $73.63 0.00%

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Quality Score

Below Average

In its industry

#44of 85

Medical Devices

Checks firing

3of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-16.0%

Above the 200-day

ALC's Quality Score fell 1 point on Fri, Oct 30, to 4. Closed away from the day's high. 1 more reason, for Pro members.

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Why does ALC lag the market?

Up 3.1% today, while its medical device peers are down 0.3%; no story names it yet.

Lags the market

Its price rose 2% over three years while the S&P 500's rose 82%.

Its filed figures improved while the shares lagged the market.

No filing or news in our sources explains it.

Sources: Price history, Oct 30, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025

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Key facts on ALC

Key facts on ALC
Holding it back	Above a flat or falling 200-day average down over one year, down over two years
Latest filing	20-F, Feb 24 Filed its annual report (20-F) for the year to Dec 31, 2025

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ALC in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

ALC catalysts

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Why ALC scores 4

Below Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+3Chart checks 3 of 14 firing right now, one point each
−1Long-term trend above a flat or falling 200-⁠day average, down over one year, down over two years

Size adds
Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.

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ALC has 3 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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ALC RSI today: 73.3, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

RSI 1473.3
70 or above.
MACD (12, 26, 9)Above signal
Crossed above its signal line 16 sessions ago.
50-day average$67.64
The price is 8.9% above it.
200-day average$71.92
The price is 2.4% above it.
50/200 crossDeath cross
The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on Jun 2, 2025.
ADX 1430.0
25 or more, with +DI above -DI.
Support$73.12
Swing low from Mar 24, 0.7% below the price.
Resistance$76.20
Swing high from Aug 11, 3.5% above the price.
52-week high$87.64
From Feb 26, 19.0% above the price.
52-week low$61.84
From May 11, 16.0% below the price.
Chart patternNone
No triangle, channel, or wedge in the last year.
Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
The bands run from $60.70 to $73.81.
Volume1.3x
Against its 20-day average, for the time of day.

The deep dive on ALC

What it does and how it makes money4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on what ALC does and how it makes money, for Pro members
What changed in its filings3 findingsA new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Migration to cloud platforms could disrupt critical systems and increase costs." (20-F for fiscal 2025; not in fiscal 2024's)SEC filing · Feb 24, 2026, against the one of Feb 25, 2025
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How ALC ranks in Medical Devices

ALC is #44 of 85 by Quality Score.

How ALC ranks in Medical Devices
1	HAEHaemonetics	7/14	17
2	ATRCAtriCure	6/14	17
3	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services	6/14	17
	ALGNAlign Technology		Open for its score
	ANGOAngioDynamics		Open for its score
	ZBHZimmer Biomet		Open for its score
44	ALCAlcon	3/14	4

ALC sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $10B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the three years.

Insiders trading ALC

ALC trades by Congress and the executive branch

2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellKevin Hern$1K to $15KHousetraded Aug 5, disclosed Sep 1(27 days later)

SellKevin HernHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Aug 5, disclosed Sep 1(27 days later)

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About Alcon

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 about one fourth of the US 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.

25,942 employeesalcon.com

What Alcon says it competes with

“The eye care industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change and evolving industry requirements and standards.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 24, 2026

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As of Nov 2, 2026: ALC's Quality Score is 4 (Below Average), #44 of 85 in Medical Devices.

Is ALC a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

ALC scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #44 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Its price rose 2% over three years while the S&P 500's rose 82%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ALC's Quality Score?

ALC scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #44 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ALC's 4.

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