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Alcon Inc.

ALC Health Care Ophthalmic Goods
$70.63
▲ +4.1% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:45 ET
Last 30 days +4.27% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$62.39 $64.60 $66.81 $69.03 $71.24 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$68.02
High
$70.68
Low
$68.00
Volume
$2M
Avg Vol
$2M
Mkt Cap
$32.0B
P/E (TTM)
—
Beta
—
52w High
$87.64
52w Low
$61.84
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
—

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ALC earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±3.2% after the report, a range of roughly $68.34 to $72.92 from today's $70.63. Over its last 2 reports the stock rose the next day 1 time and fell 1, moving ±1.5% on average; after the most recent report on May 5, 2026 it moved +1.3%. That means options currently expect more movement than ALC has typically delivered. ALC beat the consensus EPS estimate in 3 of its last 4 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 27%. The share price of $70.63 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$62
$88
34% of range
Avg surprise (last 4)
+3.0%
Avg reaction (last 2)
-0.2%
50% positive
Latest IV / EM
27%
EM ±3.2% · $63 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$0.71$0.74$0.78$0.81$0.85 Actual $0.73Est $0.76Actual $0.76Est $0.71Actual $0.79Est $0.77Actual $0.85Est $0.80 Mar/2025Jun/2025Sep/2025Mar/2026

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Tue May 5, 2026Mar/2026 $0.85 $0.80 +6.2% +16.4% +1.3% earnings
Tue Nov 11, 2025Sep/2025 $0.79 $0.77 +2.6% — — earnings
Tue Aug 19, 2025Jun/2025 $0.76 $0.71 +7.0% — — earnings
Tue May 13, 2025Mar/2025 $0.73 $0.76 -4.0% — -1.6% earnings

Implied volatility — last 90 days

20%30%40%50%60% Jun 07 — IV 31% · EM ±4.2%Jun 08 — IV 32% · EM ±4.2%Jun 09 — IV 30% · EM ±3.7%Jun 10 — IV 33% · EM ±3.9%Jun 11 — IV 30% · EM ±3.3%Jun 12 — IV 27% · EM ±2.8%Jun 15 — IV 40% · EM ±2.9%Jun 16 — IV 38% · EM ±2.2%Jun 17 — IV 52% · EM ±2.2%Jun 19 — IV 25% · EM ±5.5%Jun 22 — IV 25% · EM ±5.3%Jun 23 — IV 26% · EM ±5.4%Jun 24 — IV 26% · EM ±5.3%Jun 25 — IV 26% · EM ±5.1%Jun 26 — IV 26% · EM ±5.1%Jun 29 — IV 23% · EM ±4.1%Jun 30 — IV 21% · EM ±3.5%Jul 01 — IV 26% · EM ±4.4%Jul 02 — IV 27% · EM ±4.4%Jul 03 — IV 28% · EM ±4.4%Jul 06 — IV 30% · EM ±4.1%Jul 07 — IV 28% · EM ±3.7%Jul 08 — IV 30% · EM ±3.8%Jul 09 — IV 26% · EM ±3.1%Jul 10 — IV 24% · EM ±2.6%Jul 13 — IV 34% · EM ±2.9%Jul 14 — IV 32% · EM ±2.3%Jul 15 — IV 61% · EM ±3.6%Jul 16 — IV 39% · EM ±1.6%Jul 20 — IV 36% · EM ±8.4%Jul 21 — IV 36% · EM ±8.4%Jul 22 — IV 36% · EM ±8.3%Jul 23 — IV 36% · EM ±8.0%Jul 24 — IV 36% · EM ±7.9%Jul 27 — IV 39% · EM ±8.1%Jul 28 — IV 38% · EM ±7.8%Jul 29 — IV 40% · EM ±7.9%Jul 30 — IV 40% · EM ±7.8%Jul 31 — IV 39% · EM ±7.5%Aug 03 — IV 44% · EM ±7.8%Aug 04 — IV 45% · EM ±7.7%Aug 05 — IV 46% · EM ±7.7%Aug 06 — IV 46% · EM ±7.5%Aug 07 — IV 49% · EM ±7.6%Aug 10 — IV 58% · EM ±8.1%Aug 11 — IV 32% · EM ±4.2%Aug 12 — IV 30% · EM ±3.8%Aug 13 — IV 28% · EM ±3.4%Aug 14 — IV 26% · EM ±2.9%Aug 17 — IV 29% · EM ±2.4%Aug 18 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Aug 19 — IV 34% · EM ±2.0%Aug 20 — IV 42% · EM ±1.7%Aug 24 — IV 26% · EM ±5.4%Aug 25 — IV 25% · EM ±5.1%Aug 26 — IV 24% · EM ±4.9%Aug 27 — IV 24% · EM ±4.6%Aug 28 — IV 23% · EM ±4.4%Aug 31 — IV 24% · EM ±4.2%Sep 01 — IV 24% · EM ±4.2%Sep 02 — IV 24% · EM ±3.9%Sep 03 — IV 24% · EM ±3.8%Sep 04 — IV 24% · EM ±3.7%Sep 07 — IV 27% · EM ±3.7%Sep 08 — IV 26% · EM ±3.5%Sep 09 — IV 27% · EM ±3.4%Sep 10 — IV 27% · EM ±3.2%Sep 11 — IV 28% · EM ±3.1%Sep 14 — IV 27% · EM ±2.3%Sep 15 — IV 29% · EM ±2.1%Sep 16 — IV 41% · EM ±2.4%Sep 17 — IV 32% · EM ±1.3%Sep 21 — IV 24% · EM ±5.0%Sep 22 — IV 24% · EM ±4.9%Sep 23 — IV 24% · EM ±4.8%Sep 24 — IV 24% · EM ±4.7%Sep 25 — IV 23% · EM ±4.5%Sep 28 — IV 24% · EM ±4.3%Sep 29 — IV 24% · EM ±4.2%Sep 30 — IV 24% · EM ±3.9%Oct 01 — IV 25% · EM ±4.0%Oct 02 — IV 25% · EM ±3.9%Oct 06 — IV 22% · EM ±3.0%Oct 07 — IV 25% · EM ±3.2%Oct 08 — IV 27% · EM ±3.2%

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ALC earnings FAQ

What is ALC's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±3.2%, or $2.29 per share either way from $70.63.

How does ALC stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 2 reports the average next-day move was ±1.5%, up 1 times and down 1 times.

What is ALC's implied volatility?

ALC's at-the-money implied volatility is about 27% based on the latest options snapshot.

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