Alcon Inc. ALC

What this company does

Alcon researches, develops, manufactures, distributes and sells eye care products. It employs over 25,000 associates operating in 56 countries and serves consumers and patients in over 140 countries and territories. It is organized into two global business segments: Surgical and Vision Care. Its Surgical segment offers implantable products, consumables and equipment for use in surgical procedures addressing cataracts, vitreoretinal conditions, refractive errors and glaucoma, with a portfolio that includes equipment, instrumentation and diagnostics, IOLs and other implantables, and a broad line of consumables including viscoelastics, surgical solutions, incisional instruments and surgical custom packs. Its Vision Care segment comprises daily disposable, reusable and color-enhancing contact lenses, cell therapies to treat ocular diseases and a comprehensive portfolio of ocular health products, including products for dry eye, ocular allergies, glaucoma and contact lens care, as well as ocular vitamins and redness relievers. For the year ended December 31, 2025, its Surgical business had approximately $5.8 billion in net sales of implantables, consumables and equipment, as well as services and other surgical products, and its Vision Care business had approximately $4.6 billion in net sales of contact lens and ocular health products.

Written from the business description in ALCON INC's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 24 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.