Alcon Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 43.29% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.

Alcon Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 14.29% from $1.41B last year to $1.61B, signaling increasing performance

Alcon Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.24, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Alcon Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.24 last year to 0.24 today, signaling weakened financials

Alcon Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.55x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability

Alcon Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 6.32 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

Alcon Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (24.98%) in the last year from 10.27% to 7.71%, signaling decreasing performance

Alcon Inc.'s short-term assets of $6.45B exceed its short-term liabilities of $3.05B

Alcon Inc.'s return on assets of 2.56% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Alcon Inc.'s return on equity of 3.69%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Alcon Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Alcon Inc. had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Alcon Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Alcon Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.48%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Alcon Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 3.73% since last year from $1.02B to $980.00M, signaling decreasing performance

Alcon Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 4.94% since last year from $9.91B to $10.40B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 3.68% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Alcon Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 6.06% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Alcon Inc. had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Alcon Inc. had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Alcon Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 55.30 based on Discounted Cash Flow model

Alcon Inc. has an earnings yield of 2.27%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Alcon Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 26.14 based on EBITDA multiple model

Alcon Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 16.82x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Alcon Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 48.96 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Alcon Inc. had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Alcon Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.61x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Alcon Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.39x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue