ALC P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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ALC's p/e ratio is higher than 65% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
ALC P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of ALC’s p/e ratio from 2019 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -95.3 to 235.8, averaging 34.4.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37.2 | 45.2 | 58.0 | 51.2 |
| 2025 | 34.1 | 39.7 | 47.2 | 40.0 |
| 2024 | 35.7 | 40.4 | 45.2 | 41.4 |
| 2023 | 77.3 | 103.6 | 120.3 | 86.8 |
| 2022 | 49.1 | 77.2 | 114.0 | 59.6 |
| 2021 | -95.3 | 46.4 | 235.8 | 114.0 |
| 2020 | -60.5 | -44.1 | -29.7 | -60.5 |
| 2019 | -83.3 | -52.1 | -36.6 | -42.2 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is ALC P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Alcon Inc.'s P/E ratio is currently 51.2, which is above average relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for ALC is approximately 41.1. See all ALC valuation metrics →
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