The earnings call presented a mixed outlook, with strong performance in Vision Care and strategic acquisitions positioning the company for future growth. However, the surgical franchise underperformed, market growth was below expectations, and tariff impacts posed challenges.

Company Guidance

During the Alcon Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call, the company provided guidance with an updated full-year revenue projection of $10.3 billion to $10.4 billion, representing a sales growth rate of 4% to 5% in constant currency. The second quarter sales were reported at $2.6 billion, marking a 3% increase year-over-year. The core operating margin for the full year is expected to be between 19.5% and 20.5%. Alcon reaffirmed its commitment to long-term goals, targeting a core diluted earnings per share range of $3.05 to $3.15, equating to a year-over-year change of between 0% and 2% in constant currency. The guidance reflects a cautious outlook due to a soft surgical market and currency fluctuations.

New Product Launches and Strategic Acquisitions

Several major product launches are underway, including Unity VCS, PanOptix Pro, and Tryptyr. Strategic acquisitions, such as STAAR Surgical and LumiThera, are expected to strengthen the product portfolio and drive growth.

Solid Contact Lens Performance

Contact lens sales were up 7% to $692 million, driven by product innovation and price increases.

Strong Free Cash Flow Generation

The company generated $681 million of free cash flow in the first half of the year, enabling $287 million to be returned to shareholders.

Vision Care Stability

Vision Care sales were up 5% to $1.1 billion, with contact lenses showing particularly strong performance.

Alcon (ALC) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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ALC Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Nov 12, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.76 / -	0.89	―	―	―
Jul 30, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.72 / 0.76	0.786	-3.17% (-0.02)	―	―
May 13, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.80 / 0.76	0.881	-13.30% (-0.12)
Feb 26, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.79 / 0.80	0.767	4.38% (+0.03)
Nov 12, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.80 / 0.89	0.729	22.22% (+0.16)
Aug 20, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.81 / 0.79	0.755	4.13% (+0.03)
May 13, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.81 / 0.88	0.775	13.67% (+0.11)
Feb 27, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.73 / 0.77	0.491	56.35% (+0.28)
Nov 14, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.73 / 0.73	0.587	24.20% (+0.14)
Aug 15, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.71 / 0.75	0.737	2.36% (+0.02)

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ALC Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Jul 30, 2025	$89.18	$87.55	-1.83%
May 13, 2025	$92.92	$87.24	-6.11%
Feb 26, 2025	$92.98	$91.64	-1.44%
Nov 12, 2024	$91.95	$86.58	-5.84%

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FAQ

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Alcon Inc (ALC) is schdueled to report earning on Nov 12, 2025, After Close (Confirmed).

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ALC EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q3) is 0.76.

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