Alcon (ALC) FCF Yield % : 0.23 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is Alcon FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Alcon's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $90 Mil, and Market Cap is $38,913 Mil. Therefore, Alcon's FCF Yield % for today is 0.23%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alcon's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ALC' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.4 Med: 0.72 Max: 1.63
Current: 0.23

During the past 8 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Alcon was 1.63%. The lowest was -0.40%. And the median was 0.72%.

ALC's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
62.47% of 866 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: -2.8 vs ALC: 0.23

Alcon's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%.

Alcon FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcon's FCF Yield % 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 FCF Yield % Chart

Alcon Annual Data

Trend

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Dec17

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

FCF Yield %

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0.88

0.79

0.39

1.40

1.39

Alcon Quarterly Data
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FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.07	-	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Alcon's FCF Yield %

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Alcon's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alcon's FCF Yield % falls into.

Alcon FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Alcon's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	537	/	38532.22128
	=	1.39%

Alcon's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	0	*	4	/	38532.22128
	=	0.00%

Alcon FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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Alcon (ALC) Business Description

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Website

https://www.alcon.com

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.