ALC
Alcon Inc. (ALC)
Last Price$94.11.8%
Market Cap$46.6B
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
8.4%
5Y avg
2.3%
Medical - Instruments & Supplies industry median
(3.9%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.1%) overvalued

Alcon Inc. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
ALC
Healthcare
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Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
1.4%
(0.2%)
1.2%
(0.7%)
(2.0%)
(1.5%)
2.1%
2.1%
4.4%
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ALC key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23
% growth
6,518.0
0.0%
6,596.0
1.2%
6,792.0
3.0%
7,153.0
5.3%
7,508.0
5.0%
6,833.0
(9.0%)
8,291.0
21.3%
8,717.0
5.1%
9,455.0
8.5%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)3,394.63,485.03,588.03,961.03,846.03,893.03,639.03,969.04,208.0
% margin
3,123.3
47.9%
3,111.0
47.2%
3,204.0
47.2%
3,192.0
44.6%
3,662.0
48.8%
2,940.0
43.0%
4,652.0
56.1%
4,748.0
54.5%
5,247.0
55.5%
Operating Expenses2,722.23,101.03,281.03,440.03,849.03,422.04,072.04,076.04,208.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)440.6499.0584.0587.0656.0673.0842.0702.0859.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)2,248.02,526.02,596.02,801.02,847.02,694.03,076.03,068.03,209.0
401.1
6.2%
10.0
0.2%
(77.0)
(1.1%)
(248.0)
(3.5%)
(187.0)
(2.5%)
(482.0)
(7.1%)
580.0
7.0%
672.0
7.7%
1,039.0
11.0%
Interest Income17.01.00.02.08.06.03.016.034.0
Interest Expense0.031.027.024.0113.0124.0120.0134.0189.0
Pre-tax Income337.6(113.0)(127.0)(300.0)(332.0)(635.0)418.0463.0832.0
% effective tax rate
41.4
12.3%
57.0
(50.4%)
(383.0)
301.6%
(73.0)
24.3%
324.0
(97.6%)
(104.0)
16.4%
42.0
10.0%
128.0
27.6%
(142.0)
(17.1%)
% margin
296.3
4.5%
(170.0)
(2.6%)
256.0
3.8%
(227.0)
(3.2%)
(656.0)
(8.7%)
(531.0)
(7.8%)
376.0
4.5%
335.0
3.8%
974.0
10.3%
EPS0.61(0.35)0.52(0.46)(1.34)(1.09)0.770.701.98
Diluted EPS0.61(0.35)0.52(0.46)(1.34)(1.09)0.760.701.96
% margin
1,567.0
24.0%
1,170.0
17.7%
1,217.1
17.9%
1,352.1
18.9%
1,256.1
16.7%
1,112.0
16.3%
1,760.7
21.2%
1,776.4
20.4%
2,242.0
23.7%

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1) What is Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 8.4%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for Alcon Inc. have been 3.9% over the past three years, and 2.4% over the past five years.

2) Is Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Good?

As of today, Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 8.4%, which is higher than industry median of (3.9%). It indicates that Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is Good.

3) How does Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) compare to its peers?

As of today, Alcon Inc.'s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 8.4%, which is higher than peer median of 7.4%. The list of peers includes RMD, WST, ISRG, ATR, HOLX, BDX, COO, RGEN, BAX, MASI.