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Alcon (CHIX:ALCZ) Shiller PE Ratio : (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Alcon Shiller PE Ratio?

Alcon does not have a history long enough to calculate E10. Therefore GuruFocus does not calculate Shiller PE Ratio for this company.

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Alcon Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcon's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

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Alcon Shiller PE Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Alcon's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Alcon's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Alcon's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Alcon's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Alcon Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Alcon does not have a history long enough to calculate E10. Therefore GuruFocus does not calculate Shiller PE Ratio for this company.


Alcon  (CHIX:ALCz) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Alcon Business Description

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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.

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