ALCON INC (ALC)
Next report date and post-earnings actuals — standardized metrics from the filed statements. No analyst estimates, no narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
The next report date (from the company's filing cadence) and how the business has been running.
Next report
Nov 10, 2026
Expected from filing cadence
EPS target
$0.90
Estimates not sourced
Revenue target
$2.73B
Estimates not sourced
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$0.81
Beat rate last 4: 75%
Latest EPS YoY
+10.5%
vs 2025-08-19
Latest revenue YoY
+7.5%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$2.67B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
75%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Aug 10, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$0.84 / $0.77
+9.1%
Revenue actual / est
$2.79B / $2.72B
+2.5%
Result
Target reached
EPS vs prior estimate, when one exists
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2026upcoming | $0.90 | Pending | — | $2.73B | Pending | — |
| 8/10/2026 | $0.77 | $0.84 | +9.1% | $2.72B | $2.79B | +2.5% |
| 5/5/2026 | $0.80 | $0.85 | +6.2% | $2.64B | $2.65B | +0.4% |
| 2/24/2026 | $0.79 | $0.78 | -1.3% | $2.69B | $2.64B | -1.9% |
| 11/11/2025 | $0.77 | $0.79 | +2.6% | $2.71B | $2.61B | -3.6% |
| 8/19/2025 | $0.71 | $0.76 | +7.0% | $2.65B | $2.60B | -2.1% |
| 5/13/2025 | $0.76 | $0.73 | -3.9% | $2.63B | $2.47B | -5.8% |
| 2/25/2025 | $0.70 | $0.72 | +2.9% | $2.47B | $2.50B | +1.4% |
| 11/12/2024 | $0.72 | $0.81 | +12.5% | $2.46B | $2.45B | -0.3% |
| 8/20/2024 | $0.74 | $0.74 | 0.0% | $2.52B | $2.51B | -0.4% |
| 5/13/2024 | $0.72 | $0.78 | +8.3% | $2.52B | $2.46B | -2.5% |
| 2/27/2024 | $0.68 | $0.69 | +1.5% | $2.42B | $2.48B | +2.4% |
| 11/14/2023 | $0.67 | $0.66 | -1.5% | $2.29B | $2.33B | +1.8% |
| 8/15/2023 | $0.62 | $0.69 | +11.3% | $2.33B | $2.42B | +4.2% |
| 5/9/2023 | $0.60 | $0.70 | +16.7% | $2.22B | $2.35B | +5.8% |
| 2/27/2023 | $0.42 | $0.42 | 0.0% | $2.19B | $2.17B | -0.8% |
| 11/15/2022 | $0.48 | $0.50 | +4.2% | $2.09B | $2.14B | +2.5% |
| 8/9/2022 | $0.55 | $0.63 | +14.5% | $2.25B | $2.22B | -1.5% |
| 5/10/2022 | $0.52 | $0.68 | +30.8% | $2.12B | $2.19B | +3.4% |
| 2/15/2022 | $0.49 | $0.56 | +14.3% | $2.11B | $2.15B | +1.9% |
| 11/9/2021 | $0.49 | $0.54 | +10.2% | $2.04B | $2.10B | +3.0% |
| 8/17/2021 | $0.43 | $0.56 | +30.2% | $2.04B | $2.11B | +3.4% |
| 5/4/2021 | $0.44 | $0.49 | +11.4% | $1.76B | $1.93B | +9.8% |
| 2/23/2021 | $0.42 | $0.41 | -2.4% | $1.94B | $1.94B | 0.0% |
| 11/10/2020 | $0.18 | $0.39 | +116.7% | $1.55B | $1.84B | +18.5% |
| 8/18/2020 | $-0.17 | $-0.21 | -23.5% | $809.3M | $1.21B | +50.0% |
| 5/12/2020 | $0.39 | $0.45 | +15.4% | $1.39B | $1.84B | +32.4% |
| 2/25/2020 | $0.46 | $0.45 | -2.2% | $1.96B | $1.91B | -2.2% |
| 11/19/2019 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 0.0% | $1.87B | $1.87B | 0.0% |
| 8/20/2019 | $0.48 | $0.47 | -2.1% | $1.94B | $1.90B | -2.0% |
| 5/15/2019 | $0.48 | $0.51 | +6.3% | $1.71B | $1.82B | +6.7% |
| 4/9/2019 | — | $-0.33 | — | — | $1.91B | — |
| 9/30/2018 | — | $-0.42 | — | — | $1.76B | — |
| 6/30/2018 | — | $0.03 | — | — | $1.82B | — |
| 3/31/2018 | — | $0.05 | — | — | $1.80B | — |
| 12/31/2017 | — | $0.13 | — | — | $6.79B | — |